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Louis-Joseph Chevrolet was born on December 25, 1878, in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a center of watchmaking in northwestern Switzerland. [1] He was the second child of Joseph-Félicien Chevrolet, a watchmaker, and Marie-Anne Angéline Mahon. [2]
Gaston was unable to defend his win because of his death later that year. Chevrolet was the last driver born in France to win the Indianapolis 500 until Simon Pagenaud won the 2019 Indianapolis 500, 99 years after the 1920 race.
Abraham Lee Shakespeare (April 24, 1966 – c. April 7, 2009) was a casual laborer from the US who won a $30 million lottery jackpot in Florida, receiving $17 million in 2006. In 2009, his family declared him missing , and in January 2010 his body was found buried under a concrete slab in the backyard of an acquaintance.
The Powerball lottery, which will be drawn on Wednesday evening, has an estimated jackpot of $450 million. It's a lot of money, but if you do the math, buying a ticket probably won't be worth it ...
Castro won the largest-ever lottery jackpot, and he opted for a lump sum of $997.6 million, just shy of $1 billion, according to the California Lottery. After taxes, Castro walked away with $628.5 ...
Claim to Fame: Was the Wheel of Fortune's first $1 million winner in 2008.She first tried to get on the show when she was 13. After the Show: Moore, then known by her married name Loewenstein ...
On February 15, 1998, Earnhardt finally won the Daytona 500 in his 20th attempt after failing to win in his previous 19 attempts. [19] He began the season by winning his Twin 125-mile qualifier race for the ninth straight year, and the week before was the first to drive around the track under the newly installed lights, for coincidentally 20 laps.
After seeing his movie “look-alike” win in the fictional lottery, a Michigan man decided to purchase a ticket. He won big. | Read more No. 10: Woman makes a pitstop while picking up pizza ...