BirthOctober 161996

Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)

Andrea Locatelli, Italian motorcycle racer

30th anniversary in 2026

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When
Wednesday, October 16 199630 years ago
Category
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Era
20th century · 1990s
Anniversary
30th in 2026
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Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)

Who they were

Andrea Locatelli is an Italian motorcycle racer competing in the Superbike World Championship for Yamaha. He was the 2020 Supersport world champion.

Path and career

Career Early career In 2012, Locatelli was the winner of the 2012 Italian Honda NSF250R Trophy, [ 1 ] and in 2013, he was the 2013 CIV Moto3 Champion. [ 2 ] Moto3 World Championship For the 2013 Moto3 World Championship , Locatelli was given two wild-card appearances, for the races in Italy and San Marino. He did not score any points, however, finishing in 22nd and 25th. San Carlo Team Italia (2014) For the 2014 season , Locatelli was given a full-time ride in Mahindra 's San Carlo Team Italia,

Why this date

Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist) appears on our October 16 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.

October 16 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1991Luby's
  2. 1995Skye Bridge
  3. 1995Million Man March
  4. 1996Estadio Doroteo Guamuch Flores disaster
  5. 1996Andrea Locatelli (motorcyclist)
  6. 1998Augusto Pinochet
  7. 19991999 Hector Mine earthquake
  8. 2002Bibliotheca Alexandrina
  9. 2013Lao Airlines Flight 301
  10. 2017Hurricane Ophelia (2017)
  11. 2017Daphne Caruana Galizia

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October 16 1996 — 30 years ago, on a Wednesday.

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