Difference between revisions of "1906"
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| + | *[[November 18]]: [[Alec Issigonis]], the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the [[1950s|50s]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:37, October 2, 2006
Events
- April 22: The 1906 Athens "Olympiad" commences. This competition was outside the Olympic Games' four-year cycle and was organised in order to revive the Games which were in danger of dying out after the 1904 St Louis circus-like flop.
Births
January
- January 15 - Aristotle Onassis, shipping tycoon
July
- July 14: Tom Carvel, Greek-American businessman
November
- November 18: Alec Issigonis, the engineer who designed the legendary Mini in the 50s