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    Baron Pierre de Caters (25 December 1875, in Berchem – 21 March 1944, in Paris) was a Belgian adventurer, aviator and car and motorboat racer. In 1908...
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  • entrants in the race run to the ACF rules (won by the Belgian Baron Pierre de Caters in a Mercedes). The alternative race, using the Kaiserpreis regulations...
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    agreement between the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), respective governing bodies...
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    Two days later, on 18 February, another demonstration was given by Pierre de Caters, when he flew his aircraft in public. The history of civil aviation...
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    Rigolly of Gobron-Brillié, Xavier Civelli de Bosch of Grégoire and Cagno of Itala failed; Pierre de Caters of Itala, Shepard and Hubert Le Blon of Hotchkiss...
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    established in a short time as Louis Blériot and the Belgian pilot Baron Pierre de Caters performed the first flight demonstration in the Empire on 2 December...
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    Prince Pierre of Monaco, Duke of Valentinois (born Count Pierre Marie Xavier Raphaël Antoine Melchior de Polignac; 24 October 1895 – 10 November 1964)...
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    He covered a 1 kilometre course in 21.6 seconds, beating Belgian Pierre de Caters mark of 97.25 mph (156.51 km/h), set the previous May over the same...
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    lived in La Hulpe. Baron Pierre de Caters (1875–1944), The first Belgian aviator, lived in the estate known today as Domaine de Nysdam. Michael Klawans...
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    in the civil aviation sector, Baron Pierre de Caters earned the first civil pilot's brevet that same year. De Caters would promptly establish an aviation...
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  • India report dated 22 December 1910 mentions that the Belgian baron, Pierre de Caters, took off on a biplane from the grounds of the Tollygunge Club with...
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    aircraft. On 2 December 1909, Louis Blériot and the Belgian pilot Baron Pierre de Caters performed the first flight demonstration in the Ottoman Empire. After...
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    1st Mercedes Simplex May 25, 1904 May Ostend (Belgium) land speed Pierre de Caters Belgium 97.25 mph (World record) Mercedes Simplex 90 hp June 19, 1904...
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    aeroplane was born from the close cooperation between Belgian adventurer Pierre de Caters and the Bollekens Brothers. It was intended to appear at the Aviator...
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  • 1926), peace activist Johannes Jacobus Smith, botanist (1867–1947) Pierre de Caters, adventurer, aviator, car and motorboat racer (1875–1944) Eugeen Van...
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    six hours and 39 minutes, at an average speed of 79.2 km/h (49.2 mph). Rene de Knyff and Henry Farman, both driving Panhards and representing France finished...
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    Aviation Meeting held at Doncaster Racecourse. 22 October – Baroness Raymonde de Laroche flies in a fixed-wing aircraft. (See also September 1908). 26 October...
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    Paul Bablot Berliet 24/40 hp 3 4 9 Victor Rigal Itala 35/40 hp 3 5 8 Pierre de Caters Itala 35/40 hp 3 6 2 Hubert Le Blon / Madame Le Blon (Riding mechanic)...
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  • Deutschland, the official starter, and M. Tampier of the Automobile Club de France, who was timekeeper. The chronographs for timing the event were supplied...
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  • rally championships. The first race, held in 1902, was organised by Baron Pierre de Crawhez, and was run over 6 laps of the circuit, with cars divided into...
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  • Mors 30 June Coppa Italia Guido Adami Panhard 24 August Piombino–Grosseto race Felice Nazzaro Fiat 1 September Oostende Meeting Pierre de Caters Mors...
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  • concentration camp) 21 March – Pierre de Caters, aviator 12 April – Emmanuel de Blommaert, Olympic rider 10 May – Adolphe De Meulemeester, colonial official...
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  • Nazzaro in a Panhard 70HP (5m12s), followed by Pierre de Caters in a Mors and Alexander Burton in a De Dietrich 45HP. The sprint ended in the same order...
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  • LS-3) Jensen Sport trainer (Jeof srl., Candiana, Italy) Jeof Candiana (Pierre de Caters and the Bollekens Brothers) Jero N° 9 Antwerpen 1911 (Chantelle, Allier...
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    O.M. Sopwith used them. In France, pioneers such as Henri Rougier, Pierre de Caters, Arthur Duray and Rene Metrot won prizes flying E.N.V. powered Voisin...
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  • which meant that the rights to host the race fell to the Automobile Club de France (ACF). France were to attempt to defend the Gordon Bennett Cup against...
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    Zeppelin raids on England. For the first mission on 22 September, Baron Pierre de Caters provided a force of Belgian armoured cars which was sent out to create...
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    May 1904 (category CS1 German-language sources (de))
    funeral of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák in Prague. Belgian driver Pierre de Caters set a new world land speed record of 97.539 miles per hour (156.974 km/h)...
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    Reginald Marix (category Recipients of the Croix de guerre (Belgium))
    Zeppelin raids on England. For the first mission on 22 September, Baron Pierre de Caters provided a force of Belgian armoured cars which was sent out to create...
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    Paris (redirect from Département de Paris)
    salons; it was dominated by Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Pierre de Marivaux and Pierre Beaumarchais. During the 19th century, Paris was the home and...
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