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On This Day in Automotive History: August 14

On This Day in Automotive History
August 14

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Birthdays: Leslie Marr (1922), Dick Hallock (1925), Sal Tovella (1928), Jackie Oliver (1942), Albrecht Krebs (1943), Ed Damer (1946), Tom Walkinshaw (1946), Edd Davin (1948), Dennis Lampman (1954), Frederic Alliot (1955), Rusty Wallace (1956), Mark Gibson (1957), Michel Pilon (1961), Ken Stiver (1963), Doug Brown (1964), Ron Hlatky (1966), David Hallyday (1966), Niclas Jonsson (1967), Maurice Guenoun (1968), Akinori Ogata (1973), James Clay (1973), Mike Herman Jr. (1974), Jason Solwold (1975), Martin Jensen (1978), Barton Mawer (1981), Sebastien Dhouailly (1983), Ryan Foster (1987), Jimmy Lang (1988), Gary Klutt (1992)

1938: The first Sturgis Motorcycle Rally was held.

1957: After months of consideration and viewing nearly 100 suggested shapes, sizes, and variations of Interstate route markers, AASHO's Route Numbering Committee presents its recommendations to the Executive Committee, which endorses the proposed Interstate shield and forwards the plan to the Committee on Administration. (The final version was a combination of proposals by Missouri and Texas.) The committee adopts the Interstate shield, as well as a purpose and policy statement for numbering the Interstate System (using a mirror image of the numbering plan for U.S. routes). Administrator Bertram Tallamy (a member of the Executive Committee) formally approves the plan on September 10.

1977: Bobby Isaac died.