Thursday 8th September 1966
Born on this day, John Taylor, English motor racing driver from England who participated in 5 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on July 11, 1964, died aged 33. He died from injuries following an accident at the 1966 German Grand Prix, when his Brabham collided with Jacky Ickx’s Matra on the first lap of the race. He emerged from the wreckage badly burned, and died from his injuries four weeks later.
