July 2nd
Paul "Dare Devil" Derkum born. Riding an Indian V-twin, in 1908 he broke ten speed records at a one-mile dirt track in Los Angeles. The following year he lowered the 17 hour record for Los Angeles - San Diego return by six hours.
T. E. Lawrence defeats the Ottoman forces at Aba el Lissan, an outpost of Aqaba.
Russell Wright sets a new World Land Speed Record of 184.83 mph at Swannanoa, Canterbury, New Zealand, riding a Vincent Black Lightning. He then bolted a sidecar to it and set the sidecar record at 162 mph.
Joey Dunlop dies in Tallinn, Estonia.
Dunlop won 26 races at the Isle of Man TT, along with 5 consecutive TT Formula One world titles. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 and the OBE in 1996.