Sunday 5th November 1905
Born on this day, Louis Rosier, a French racing driver. A very tactical racer, Rosier participated in 38 Grands Prix, who won many post-war races non-championship races in his Talbot-Lago as well as Le Mans in 1950. He won the French Championship from 1949 to 1952 but was fatally injured when he crashed his Ferrari sports car during the Coupe du Salon meeting at Montlhery at the age of 40.