Camille Jenatzy (1868 - 1913) was a Belgian race car driver. 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Auto racing (also known as automobile racing or autosport) is a sport involving racing automobiles. ...

Jenatzy is known for breaking the land speed record three times. On January 17, 1899 in Achères, France he achieved a speed of 66.66 km/h (41.42 MPH) over 1 kilometer, driving a CGA Dogcart. That same day the record was broken by Gaston de Chasseloup-Laubat, but ten days later on January 27 he achieved a speed of 80.35 km/h (49.93 MPH). This record was again broken by Chasseloup-Laubat, but Jenatzy set his third and final land speed record on April 29, reaching 105.88 km/h (65.79 MPH) in the CITA No 25 La Jamais Contente. This was the first record over 100 km/h. 1970 land speed record being set at Bonneville Salt Flats by Gary Gabelich Land Speed Records 1898-2002 The information below is for self-propelled wheeled vehicles travelling over open ground. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... The hour was originally defined in Egypt as 1/24 of a day, based on their duo-decimal numbering system (which counted finger joints on each hand). ... Miles per hour is a unit of speed, expressing the number of international miles covered per hour. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). ...

He also won the 1903 Gordon Bennet Cup race in Athy, Ireland, driving a Mercedes. One of three Gordon Bennett Cups, established by James Gordon Bennett, Jr. ... Athy (Irish: Baile Átha Í) is in County Kildare, Ireland. ... The word Mercedes can refer to a number of things: A brand of automobiles and trucks: Mercedes-Benz, brand of automobiles and trucks from the German automobile manufacturer DaimlerChrysler A number of places: Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, Argentina Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines Mercedes, Texas, United States Mercedes, Soriano department, Uruguay...

Jenatzy died in 1913 in a hunting accident. He went behind a bush and made animal noises as a prank on his friends who were hunting with him. It worked too well, they heard the noise and shot because they thought there was an animal there. When they realised it was Jenatzy they tried to rush him to hospital but he died on the way. This fulfilled his own prophesy that he would die in a Mercedes. Hunting is, in its most general sense, the pursuit of a target. ... The word Mercedes can refer to a number of things: A brand of automobiles and trucks: Mercedes-Benz, brand of automobiles and trucks from the German automobile manufacturer DaimlerChrysler A number of places: Mercedes, Buenos Aires province, Argentina Mercedes, Eastern Samar, Philippines Mercedes, Texas, United States Mercedes, Soriano department, Uruguay...