Pierre Levegh
Race car driver, Disaster victim
1905 – 1955
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Who was Pierre Levegh?
Pierre Eugène Alfred Bouillin was a French sportsman and racing driver. He took the racing name Pierre Levegh in memory of his uncle, a pioneering driver who died in 1904. Levegh is mainly remembered for a disaster that killed him and 83 spectators during the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans automobile race.
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- Born
- Dec 22, 1905
Paris - Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- Jun 11, 1955
Le Mans - Resting place
- Père Lachaise Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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