January 4, 1967 – Donald Campbell dies during water speed record attempt
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December 6, 1976 – Kitty O’Neil sets a land speed record
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November 15, 1965 – Craig Breedlove breaks 600 MPH
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March 29, 1927 – Henry Segrave becomes the first person to go 200 MPH on land
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February 1, 1907 – Steam pioneer Léon Serpollet dies
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January 25, 1905 – A new land speed record
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