English racing driver

James Calado

James John Calado is a British professional racing driver from England who is competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Ferrari - AF Corse in the Hypercar class and other selected GT races for AF Corse. He won the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship in the Hypercar class and the LMGTE Pro class of the 2017 FIA World Endurance Championship and 2019 24 Hours of Le Mans, and overall victory in the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans. He drove for Panasonic Jaguar Racing in Formula E. His career has been funded by the Racing Steps Foundation.

Born

1989

June 13

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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James, in brief

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Key dates

1989 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

313 The decisions of the Edict of Milan, signed by Constantine the Great and co-emperor Valerius Licinius, granting religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire, are published in Nicomedia.
1325 Ibn Battuta begins his travels, leaving his home in Tangiers to travel to Mecca (gone 24 years).
1381 In England, the Peasants' Revolt, led by Wat Tyler, comes to a head, as rebels set fire to the Savoy Palace.
1514 Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard in England, is dedicated.

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The world in 1989

When James arrived

april 1 Margaret Thatcher's new local government tax, the Community Charge (commonly known as the "poll tax"), is introduced in Scotland.
april 15 Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
april 15 Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
april 19 A gun turret explodes on the USS Iowa, killing 47 sailors.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Alessandro Piccolomini 1508– Italian astronomer and philosopher (died 1579) Augusto Roa Bastos 1917–2005 Paraguayan journalist, author, and academic (born 1917) Ban Ki-moon 1944– South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations Diego Mendieta 1980– Paraguayan footballer (died 2012) Frances Burney 1752–1840 English author and playwright (born 1752) Gao Qifeng 1889–1933 Chinese painter (died 1933) Jamario Moon 1980– American basketball player Ryan McDonagh 1989– American ice hockey defenseman Sal Paolantonio 1956– American lieutenant and journalist

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Alia Shawkat 1989– American actress Aly Michalka 1989– American singer-songwriter and guitarist Anton Yelchin 1989–2016 American actor (born 1989) Blaine Gabbert 1989– American football player Blake Griffin 1989– American basketball player Cam Newton 1989– American football player Earl Thomas 1989– American football player Gedhun Choekyi Nyima 1989– the 11th Panchen Lama Hannah Miley 1989– English-Scottish swimmer

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