American race car driver

Ryan Hunter-Reay

Ryan Christopher Hunter-Reay nicknamed RHR, is an American professional racing driver who won the Indianapolis 500 (2014) and the IndyCar Series championship (2012). He currently competes part-time in the IndyCar Series for Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. Hunter-Reay also won in the now defunct Champ Car World Series twice and the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach. Hunter-Reay has competed in the Race of Champions, A1 Grand Prix, and sports car racing series including American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Grand-Am Sports Car Series and the IMSA Tudor United SportsCar Championship.

Born

1980

December 17

Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

-497 The first Saturnalia festival is celebrated in ancient Rome.
546 Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Eastern Roman garrison.
920 Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII.
942 Assassination of William I of Normandy.

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The world in 1980

When Ryan arrived

april 12 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
april 12 Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
april 12 Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
april 18 The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Arthur Fiedler 1894–1979 American conductor (died 1979) Chelsea Manning 1987– American soldier and intelligence analyst Chuck Liddell 1969– American mixed martial artist and kick-boxer Humphry Davy 1778–1829 English chemist and physicist (died 1829) John Kennedy Toole 1937–1969 American novelist (died 1969) Kerry Packer 1937–2005 Australian businessman, founded World Series Cricket (died 2005) Paul Tracy 1968– Canadian race car driver and sportscaster Roger L'Estrange 1616– English pamphleteer and author (died 1704) Susanthika Jayasinghe 1975– Sri Lankan sprinter

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Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Anthony Minichiello 1980– Australian rugby league player Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model Bradley Wiggins 1980– English cyclist Byron Leftwich 1980– American football player and coach Clinton Toopi 1980– New Zealand rugby league player Cody Ross 1980– American baseball player Daniel MacPherson 1980– Australian actor and television host Daniel Sedin 1980– Swedish ice hockey player

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