June 26th

June 26th, 1944

Max Turkheimer, son of Moses Turkheimer and Rosa Odenheimer was born in Muenzesheim in Germany on November 19, 1878. Arrested in Lenno (Como), he was interred in Fossoli concentration camp in Emilia-Romagna, as was Primo Levi. He was deported to Auschwitz on 26/06/1944. He did not survive the Shoah.
Max Turkheimer

June 26th, 1955

Geoff Duke wins the German Grand Prix.

Riding for Norton in the 1950 TT, he finished second in the Junior TT and then broke both lap and race records in the Senior TT. Duke won three World Championships for Norton and then won three consecutive 500cc World Championships for Gilera.

He was awarded the OBE in 1953.
Geoff Duke OBE

June 26th, 1971

Born this day in Rome, Max Biaggi won 42 GP races, and four consecutive 250cc GP titles.
Mad Max

June 26th, 1998

The Art of the Motorcycle opens at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
Art of the Motorcycle

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