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Farina Sergio (b. 1926-09-08 / d. 2012-07-03) alias Sergio Pininfarina
He was an Italian automobile designer and Senator for life. In 1965 it was Sergio Pininfarina who personally persuaded Enzo Ferrari to adopt a "mid-engined" engine configuration for a new line of road cars, with the engine positioned behind the driver, but ahead of the rear wheels. The resulting Ferrari Dino Berlinette Speciale was presented at the Paris Motor Show in October, although it would be another two years before the cars were offered for sale. After his father's death in 1966, Pininfarina became chairman of the company. In 2006 Sergio and his son Andrea, who died in 2008 were named Honorary Chairmen of Pininfarina,
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Born 1949-07-04. Domain:Sport. Cause of death:Accident
Alain Prieur was a French cascadeur. On October 10, 1986, in Burkina Faso, he jumped from a plane at an altitude of 4,000 m without a parachute. Two of his teammates (including Patrick de Gayardon) brought him the parachute in progress. Alain Prieur installed and opened it before the limit. It was a world first. He repeated the jump in May 1987 over Gap airport. It was while repeating this almost identical stunt, which he had named "Zero Risk", (passing from one glider to another, one below the other, without a parachute) that he fell and killed himself. His colleagues brought him the parachute, but there were problems installing it. In fact, only one of the two carabiners could be installed and locked, and when it came to opening it snapped. He is buried in the Forcalquier cemetery.