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On This Day in Automotive History: September 19

On This Day in Automotive History
September 19

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Birthdays: Eddie Zalucki (1914), Kenneth Wagner (1917), Bill Stickler (1920), Bud Kelleher (1927), Marcel Martin (1929), Alain Serpaggi (1938), Lester Gupton (1939), Brian Henton (1946), Scotty Lovelady (1946), Johnny Brazier (1950), Bernard de Dryver (1952), Philip Shearer (1952), Herb Eddy (1954), Randy Hass (1954), Jimmy McClain (1955), Gary Tamborelli (1955), Juan Manuel Fangio II (1956), John Silverthorne (1960), Dan Holtz (1962), Cruz Pedregon (1963), Enrico Bertaggia (1964), Theo Koundouris (1968), Bobby Coffey (1973), Cristiano da Matta (1973), Andy Loden (1976), George Lindsay (1977), Aaron Harris (1978), Tom Powers Jr. (1981), Ken Gushi (1986), James Pritchard Jr. (1988), Kyle Grissom (1989), Kyle DeSouza (1992), Patrick Emerling (1992), Santiago Tovar (1993), Gustavo Menezes (1994), Anthony Giannone (1995), Jaxon Evans (1996), Calvin Carroll (2000)

1949: Having opened August 23, the United Nations Conference on Road and Motor Transportation in Geneva, Switzerland, concludes with 20 nations, including the United States, signing a “Convention on Road Traffic” that establishes a basis for reciprocal worldwide recognition in such areas as motor vehicle registration, drivers' permits, equipment requirements, and rules for safe driving. H. H. Kelly of the State Department heads the United States delegation, with Bureau of Public Roads' H. S. Fairbank as Vice-Chairman.

1963: In anticipation of Bureau of Public Roads' 70th anniversary on October 3, President John F. Kennedy extends his heartiest congratulations in a letter to Administrator Rex Whitton: “All Americans can be proud of [its] accomplishments . . . in contributing to safe and comfortable highway travel and in stimulating economic growth and development.”

1991: The fourth generation Honda Prelude was introduced to the Japanese market.

1991: President George Bush visits a construction site on I-105 (the Glenn Anderson Freeway/Transitway) in Los Angeles, California, to renew his challenge to Congress to pass the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1991, which became ISTEA. He declares, “We want a bill that works . . . that spends our money effectively and truly addresses national needs.”

1991: Tom Cochrane released his album Mad Mad World, which included the song “Life is a Highway.”

2003: Imelda May released her album No Turning Back, which included her version of the song “Bring My Cadillac Back.”

2013: The first Saab rolls off the assembly line since the company's purchase by NEVS.