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On This Day in Automotive History: August 26

On This Day in Automotive History
August 26

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Birthdays: Charles Bigelow (1872), Joe Downey (1881), Caberto Conelli (1889), Gus Zarka (1909), Bill Weiman (1922), Bobby Ball (1925), Dave Whitcomb (1931), Dorus Wisecarver (1931), Wib Spalding (1933), James Hylton (1934), Wayne Woodward (1934), Don Dionne (1939), John Ware (1942), Johnny Parsons (1944), Lonnie Rush (1944), Gary DuPuis (1945), Ivan Baldwin (1946), Swede Savage (1946), Mike Stolarcyk (1947), Colin Pool (1949), Walter Breuer (1953), Tracy Krohn (1954), Dominique Dupuy (1957), Ray Evernham (1957), Craig Huartson (1958), Barney McRae (1959), Dale Shearer (1959), Pierre Bruneau (1961), Yukihiro Hane (1961), Anthony Lazzaro (1963), Chris Raudman (1963), Michael Gomez (1964), Travis Powell (1964), J.R. Dudley (1965), Toto Lasally (1969), Jerrod Sessler (1969), Chris Cumming (1970), Jim Hamilton II (1970), Duncan Cameron (1971), Dewayne Johnson (1971), Jimmy Blewett (1980), Michael Scholz (1981), Nick Tucker (1985), Davide Rigon (1986), Simon Roussin (1986), Scott Dodd (1987), Frankie Kimmel (1990), Austin Sangster (1990), Brad Babb (1992), Clint King (1995)

1977: A 6-year U.S.-Saudi Arabian Highway Development Technical Assistance Agreement is signed in USDOT headquarters. Deputy Administrator Karl Bowers signs for FHWA. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is planning a $5-billion, 5-year highway program, agrees to reimburse FHWA for technical advisory services in the fields of highway organization, planning, programming, design, construction, and maintenance. The agreement, estimated to cost $6.3 million, will be carried out under the auspices of the Saudi Arabian-U.S. Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation.

1997: The song “Little Red Rodeo” by Collin Raye was released on his album The Best of Collin Raye: Direct Hits.

2009: The film The Final Destination was released in limited markets.

2012: Scania AB announces that NEVS will not be allowed to use the Griffin logo on their new Saab cars.