This Day in Auto History: 2.4.1909 Automobile parts manufacturer John Jacob Bohmrich is born in Milwaukee, WI 2.4.1927 Malcolm Campbell, driving the “Bluebird” at Pendine Sands, Wales, raises the land speed record to 174.88 mph 2.4.1941 76-year-old Ransom E. Olds is issued his last automotive patent for an internal combustion engine design 2.4.1945 Cecil Kimber of M.G. is killed in a railway accident at age 56 2.4.1970 American Motors shareholders approve the acquisition of the Kaiser-Jeep Corporation

Source: Automobile History Day By Day, by Douglas