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A team led by Richard NobleRichard Noble, OBE (born March 6, 1946) was a holder of the land speed record, and was the project director of the ThrustSSC, which currently holds the land speed record. External links Noble, Richard. and driver Andy GreenSquadron Leader Andy Green (born 1962), a British RAF pilot, is the current holder of the land speed record and the first person to break the sound barrier on land. On September 25, 1997 in ThrustSSC he beat the previous record in Black Rock Desert, USA, became the first to break the sound barrier in a land vehicle October 15October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). There are 77 days remaining. Events 533 Byzantine general Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Vandals. 1552 Khanate of Kazan is conquered by troops of 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t, almost exactly 50 years after Yeager's flight.
Hans Guido MutkeHans Guido Mutke ( March 25, 1921 in Neisse April 8, 2004 in Munich, Germany) was a fighter pilot for the German Luftwaffe during World War II. He claimed to be the first person to break the sound barrier and to achieve supersonic flight, although this cl claimed to have broken the sound barrier before Yeager, on April 9April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). There are 266 days remaining. Events 193 Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans). 1241 Battle of Liegnitz: Mongol forces d 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II: in a Messerschmitt Me 262. However, this claim is disputed by most experts and lacks a scientific foundation.