2011 Event At the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Danedream wins with a record racing speed of 2:24.49, the second German horse to win since 1975 2011 Event An undersea fiber-optic cable arrives in Cuba, linking it to Venezuela. Venezuela offered to help Cuba speed its internet connection when the U.S. refused 1997 Event Japanese Maglev train builders claim world speed record at 332 MPH 1997 Event Japan's maglev train breaks world speed record at 280.3 mph 1995 Death Evelyn Wood, speed reading guru, dies at 86 1994 Death Doris Speed, actress (Annie-Coronation Street), dies at 95 1994 Event Rockwell B-1B Lancers break 11 world speed records 1993 Event Todd Bridges arrested for transporting methamphetamine (speed) 1993 Death Klaas Schenk, Dutch speed skater/coach/father of Ard, dies at 86 1992 Death Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, speed skater 1952 Olympics silver, dies 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" closes at Belasco Theater New York City after 36 performances 1991 Event "Speed of Darkness" opens at Belasco Theater New York City for 36 performances 1990 Event French TGV-train hits record speed of 510.6 kph 1989 Event France TGV train reaches world record speed of 482.4 kph 1988 Event Bonnie Blair (U.S.) wins Olympic 500m speed skating in record 39.1 1988 Event Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41) 1987 Event Mario Andretti sets one-lap speed record at Indy at 218.204 MPH 1987 Event Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed record, 124.9 mph 1987 Event Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph) 1986 Event Jozef Pribilinec speed walking world record time (15,447k) 1986 Event Bill Elliott sets stock car speed record of 212.229 mph 1983 Event Scott Michael Pellaton sets barefoot waterski speed rec (119.36 mph) 1983 Event Official speed record for a piston-driven aircraft, 832 kph, California 1982 Event Eddie Hill sets propeller-driven boat water speed record of 229 mph 1982 Event Record speed for a snowmobile (239 kph) 1981 Event Fiona Brothers sets women's propeller boat speed record (116.279 MPH) 1981 Death Richard Talmadge, actor (Speed Reporter), dies 1981 Event John Severin sets 100-mi unicycle speed record, 9 h 21 m 1980 Event Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph 1980 Event Eric Heiden wins all 5 speed skating golds at Lake Placid Olympics 1980 Event Highest speed attained by a warship, 167 kph, USN hovercraft 1979 Event Stanley Barrett 1st to exceed land sonic speed (739.666 MPH) 1979 Event Fred Markham set a bicycle speed record of 818 kph over 200 m 1978 Event Ken Warby set world water speed record at 319.627 mph (514 kph) 1977 Event Donna Patterson Brice sets high speed water skiing rec (111.11 mph) 1977 Event Eric Heiden is 1st American to win world speed skating championship 1977 Birthday Christine Scheels, New Berlin Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1976 Event Eldon Joersz and Geo Morgan set world air speed record of 3,530 kph 1976 Event Wings release "Wings at the Speed of Sound" album 1974 Event Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 1974 Event 50 MPH speed limit in Britain lifted 1974 Event Dutch speed limit set at 100km due to oil crisis 1974 Event Maximum speed on Autobahn reduced to 100 kph 1974 Event 55 MPH speed limit imposed by Richard Nixon 1973 Event Maximum speed limit cut to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure 1973 Birthday Brian Smith, Cedar Rapids Iowa, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1972 Birthday David Tamburrino, Saratoga Springs, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Event Gary Gabelich sets auto speed record 622.4 mph (1,001 kph) 1970 Birthday Kristin Talbot, Schuylerville, New York, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Nathaniel Mills, Evanston, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1970 Birthday Brendan Eppert, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1969 Event Kenneth H. Wallis achieved record speed for an autogiro-179 KPH 1969 Birthday Peggy Clasen, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1969 Birthday Dave Cruikshank, born in Northbrook, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Michelle Kline, Circle Pines, Minnesota, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1968 Birthday Johann Olav Koss, speed skater, Olympics-3 gold-1994 1968 Birthday Jason Patric, actor, Speed 2 Cruise Control 1967 Event William Knight sets X-15 speed rec of 7,297 KPH/4,534 MPH/Mach 6.72 1967 Birthday Brian Wanek, born in Mequon, Wisconsin, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1967 Birthday Stefan Johnstown, Norwegian speed walker, world record 20 km 1966 Death Don Castle, actor (Motor Patrol, Born to Speed), dies at 47 1965 Event Great Britain sets maximum speed at 70 MPH 1965 Event Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph) 1965 Event Lee Breedlove sets female land speed record (308.56 MPH) in Utah 1965 Birthday Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Chantal Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1965 Birthday Angela Zuckerman, born in St. Louis, Missouri, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1964 Event Donald Campbell (UK) sets world water speed record (276.33 mph) 1964 Event Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH 1964 Event Craig Breedlove sets auto speed record of 846.97 kph 1964 Birthday Keanu Reeves, Beirut, actor, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, Speed 1964 Birthday Sandra Bullock, born in Washington D.C., actress, Speed, Net, Love and War 1964 Birthday Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics 1963 Event Craig Breedlove sets world auto speed record at 407.45 MPH 1963 Birthday Dave Besteman, Madison Wis, speed skater 1994 Olympics 1961 Birthday Karin Enke, born in Dresden, East Germany, speed skater, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics 1961 Birthday Grigoriy Kornev, Russian speed walker, world record 5 km 1961 Death Jack Whiting, actor (Top Speed, Life of the Party), dies at 59 1961 Birthday Mary Docter, U.S., 3000m speed skater, Olympics-1980, 84, 88, 92 1960 Birthday Jozef/Josef Pribilinec, born in Czechoslovakia, speed walker, world record 10K 1959 Birthday Beth Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 3000m speed skater 1980 Olympics bronze 1959 Birthday Ronald Weigel, East Germany speed walker, 5 km indoor 1958 Birthday Eric Heiden, U.S. speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1958 Birthday Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980 1958 Event Wind speed reaches 450 kph in tornado, Wichita Falls, Texas (record) 1958 Birthday Simon Baker, Australian speed walker, Olympics-84, 88, 96 1957 Event Marine Major John Glenn sets transcontinental speed record (03:28:08) 1957 Birthday Maurizio Damilano, Italian speed walker, 30K World Record 1956 Event Bell X-2 rocket plane sets world aircraft speed record of 3,050 kph 1955 Birthday Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1955 Event Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed" 1955 Birthday Jeff Daniels, born in Georgia, actor, Something Wild, Dumb and Dumber, Speed 1952 Event North American F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record, 1124 KPH 1952 Birthday Raul Gonzalez, Mexican 50K speed walker, world record 1951 Birthday Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold 1950 Birthday Sheila Young Ochowicz, Birmingham, Michigan, speed skater, Olympic-gold/sil-76 1950 Birthday Tatyana Averina, U.S.S.R., speed skater 1K, 3K 1976 Olympics gold 1948 Event F-86 Sabre sets world aircraft speed record of 1080 kph 1948 Event 1st civilian to exceed speed of sound-Herb H Hoover, Edwards AFB Ca 1947 Birthday David Mamet, Chicago, playwright/dir, Speed the Plow, House of Games 1947 Event John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 394.2 MPH 1947 Event Marion Carl in D-558-I sets world aircraft speed record, 1,047 kph 1947 Event Turner Caldwell in D-558-I sets aircraft speed record, 1131 kph 1947 Birthday John Howard, U.S., speed record, 152.284 mph at Bonneville Flats, UT 1946 Birthday Mary Meyer, U.S., 500m speed skater, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics 1945 Birthday Lemmy, Ian Kilminster, rocker, Hawkwind, Motorhead-Built for Speed 1945 Event New world air speed record 606 mph (975 kph) set by HJ Wilson of RAF 1944 Birthday Erhard Keller, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1968, 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1940 Event "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY 1939 Birthday David Hobbs, born in Royal Leamington Spa, England, auto racer, commentator for Speed, raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans twenty times 1939 Birthday Lydia Skoblikova, U.S.S.R., speed skater, Olympics-6 gold-1960, 64 1938 Birthday Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ 1938 Event George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 357.5 MPH 1938 Event John Cobb sets world auto speed record at 350.2 MPH (lasts 1 day) 1938 Birthday Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1937 Event George E T Eyston sets world auto speed record at 345.49 MPH 1935 Event England establishes 30 MPH speed limit for towns and villages 1934 Birthday Helga Haase, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater 1960 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Keith Speed, born in Evesham, England, politician, Conservative Party, Member of Parliament for Meriden in Warwickshire 1968 - 1974 1934 Birthday Ralph Nader, consumer advocate, Unsafe at Any Speed 1933 Birthday Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold 1932 Event Malcolm Campbell drives record speed (253.96 mph) at Daytona 1931 Birthday Yevgeni Grischin, born in U.S.S.R., 500m/1500m speed skater, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1931 Event Captain G H Stainworth flies world speed record (655 kph) 1930 Event Clessie Cummins sets diesel engine speed record of 129.39 kph 1929 Birthday Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold 1928 Birthday Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater 1952 Olympics silver 1925 Death Jaap Eden, Dutch World champion bicyclist/speed skating, dies at 51 1924 Event Malcolm Campbell sets world auto speed record at 146.16 MPH 1923 Birthday Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold 1922 Event 1st speed test of 1st genuine Japanese aircraft carrier Hosho 1921 Birthday Donald Malcome Campbell, born in Surrey, England, boat racer, 1955 speed records 1919 Birthday Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics 1918 Event Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min 1918 Birthday Don Castle, Texas, actor, Born to Speed, Tombstone, Motor Patrol 1911 Event Nieuport sets an aircraft speed record of 83 mph, 133 kph 1911 Birthday Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater 1936 Olympics gold 1910 Birthday John Shea, U.S., 500m/1500m speed skater 1932 Olympics gold 1910 Event Barney Oldfield sets land speed record of 131.7 mph at Daytona 1906 Birthday Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater, Olympic-bronze-1932 1904 Event Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH 1904 Birthday Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver 1904 Birthday Milton Krims, writer, Speed 1901 Event 3 autos race on Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, fastest speed achieved by Henry Fournier who drives a mile in 51 4/5 seconds 1900 Birthday Charles Jewtraw, U.S., 500m speed skater 1924 Olympics gold 1899 Birthday Doris Speed, actress, Annie-Coronation Street 1898 Event Automobile speed record set-63 kph (39 mph) 1893 Birthday Clas Thunberg, born in Finland, speed skater, Gold Medals 1924, 1928, Olympics 1879 Death James Clerk Maxwell, Scotish physicist (speed of light), dies at 48 1873 Birthday Jaap Eden, Dutch World Champion cycling and speed skating 1865 Event Great Britain delegate's world 1st maximum speed laws 1851 Death J M William Turner, British painter (Rain, Steam and Speed), dies at 76 1817 Birthday Speed Smith Fry, Brigadier General Union volunteers 1812 Birthday James Speed, Attorney General Union 1652 Event New Amsterdam (now New York City) passes 1st speed limit law in US 1644 Birthday Olaus Romer, Denmark, 1st to accurately measured speed of light
