September 3rd
Antonio Prina was born in Asti this day. Best known for his bicycles, he produced the Orix-Prina scooter.
The Argus reports that the previous day Mrs Barcola was seriously injured when her motorcycle crashed during a "Wall of Death" performance at the Hamilton show (Victoria, Australia).
Albert Roder died in Heilbronn this day. He held over 100 international patents and was an expert in both two-stroke and four-stroke technology.