Finnish motorcycle racer

Mika Kallio

Mika Kallio is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racer, currently serving as the lead test and development rider for the Red Bull KTM team in MotoGP. He debuted in the 125cc World Championship with the Finnish rookie team Ajo Motorsport in the 2001 German Grand Prix and was awarded the "Rookie of the Year" with the team in 2002. After moving to the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team during the 2003 season, he finished runner-up in the 125cc class in both 2005 and 2006, and also finished runner-up in the 2014 Moto2 World Championship. Moving up to MotoGP full-time for 2009 and 2010, he obtained the "Rookie of the Year" award in his first season in the premier class.

Born

1982

November 8

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Key dates

1982 Born

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960 Battle of Andrassos: Byzantines under Leo Phokas the Younger score a crushing victory over the Hamdanid Emir of Aleppo, Sayf al-Dawla.
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1291 The Republic of Venice enacts a law confining most of Venice's glassmaking industry to the "island of Murano".
1519 Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

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The world in 1982

When Mika arrived

april 11 American-Israeli reservist Alan Harry Goodman carries out a mass shooting at the Dome of the Rock, killing two Palestinians and injuring at least seven others.
april 17 Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
april 2 Falklands War: Argentina invades the Falkland Islands.
april 21 Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.

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Christiaan Barnard 1922–2001 South African surgeon and academic (died 2001) Des Corcoran 1928–2004 Australian politician, 37th Premier of South Australia (born 1928) Gordon Ramsay 1966– British chef, restaurateur, and television host/personality Gottlob Frege 1848–1925 German mathematician and philosopher (born 1848) Joseph James DeAngelo 1945– American serial killer L. K. Advani 1927– Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India Margaret Mitchell 1900–1949 American journalist and author (born 1900) Matthew Rhys 1974– Welsh actor Nerva 30–98 Roman emperor (born 35)

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Anderson Varejão 1982– Brazilian basketball player Asia O'Hara 1982– American drag performer Becky Bayless 1982– American wrestler Boosie Badazz 1982– American rapper Brent Tate 1982– Australian rugby league player and sportscaster Bridget Regan 1982– American actress Christina Stürmer 1982– Austrian singer-songwriter Dwyane Wade 1982– American basketball player Ezekiel Kemboi 1982– Kenyan runner

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