26 July

1914 Bernd Nacke born 1914 Gunther Bechem born 1928 Don Beauman born 1942 Teddy Pilette born 1946 Emilio De Villota born 1953 Élie Bayol won the non-championship Circuit Du Lac 1987 Nelson Piquet won the German Grand Prix 1992 Nigel Mansell won the German Grand Prix 1998 Mika Häkkinen won the Austrian Grand Prix