Press Committee in Brussels
Date: 27 January 1945
in Brussels
David Purley Birthday, Date of Birth
David Charles Purley, GM (26 January 1945 – 2 July 1985) was a British racing driver born in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, who participated in 11 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, debuting at Monaco in 1973.
Purley is best known for his actions at the 1973 Dutch Grand Prix, where he abandoned his own race and attempted to save the life of fellow driver Roger Williamson, whose car was upside down and on fire following a serious accident. Purley was awarded the George Medal for his courage in trying to save Williamson, who suffocated in the blaze.
During pre-qualifying for the 1977 British Grand Prix Purley sustained multiple bone fractures after his car's throttle stuck open and he crashed into a wall. His deceleration from 108 mph (173 km/h) to 0 in a distance of 26 inches (66 cm) is one of the highest G-loads survived in a crash (180 G). He scored no championship points during his Formula One career. He died in a plane crash, having retired from motorsport and taken up aerobatics, in 1985.
Read more...- Birthday, Date of Birth
- Friday, January 26, 1945
- Place of Birth
- Bognor Regis
- Age
- 80
- Star Sign
- ♒
The January 26, 1945 was a Friday under the star sign of ♒. It was the 25 day of the year. President of the United States was Franklin D. Roosevelt.
If you were born on this day, you are 80 years old. Your last birthday was on the Sunday, January 26, 2025, 257 days ago. Your next birthday is on Monday, January 26, 2026, in 107 days. You have lived for 29,477 days, or about 707,463 hours, or about 42,447,806 minutes, or about 2,546,868,360 seconds.
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26th of January 1945 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 26, 1945
Brooklyn Photographer Cited
Date: 27 January 1945
By Wireless to THE NEW YORK TIMES
S Goldstein, photographer, awarded Bronze Star, Italy
Russia Asks for Six Billions In Credits for Peace Years; No Commitment Taken RUSSIA IS ASKING 6-BILLION CREDITS Total of Outstanding Debt
Date: 26 January 1945
By JAMES B. RESTON Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
USSR request for $6,000,000,000 post-war credit discussed by US Treas and State Depts and FEA; special legis reptd required; transactions including pre-Soviet Russian debt and lend-lease revd
German's Cross Signals In Propaganda Leaflets
Date: 27 January 1945
By The Associated Press
Ger propaganda leaflets, printed in Russian for Eastern Front, fired into US lines in West; warn of US and Brit 'imperialistic' aims; leaflets in Eng, fired across later, warn US against USSR
Advertising News
Date: 27 January 1945
Joint Coffee Promotion Com and Natl Coffee Assn ad plans
Press Curbs Seen Liberalized
Date: 26 January 1945
Delegates protest Allied policy on Greece