Person in history
Nino Vaccarella
Nino Vaccarella, Italian race car driver (born 1933)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2021 · September 23
- Known as
- racing automobile driver, Formula One driver. Citizenship: Italy
Their story
Who they were
Antonino Vaccarella was an Italian sports car racing and Formula One driver from the island of Sicily. He was considered a specialist for the main local race, the Targa Florio, then the world's oldest automobile race, introduced in 1906. It was run over 72km of mountain roads that were hard to memorize, giving locals an advantage.
Why this date
Nino Vaccarella appears on our September 23 calendar for 2021 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Nino Vaccarella
When did Nino Vaccarella die?
September 23 2021.
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