When is Carl Benz's birthday?

Carl Benz's birthday is November 25. He was born on November 25, 1844 in Mühlburg, Germany.

How old was Carl Benz when he died?

Carl Benz died on April 4, 1929, aged 84.

Who shares a birthday with Carl Benz?

Famous people who share Carl Benz's November 25 birthday include John XXIII, Lope de Vega, Augusto Pinochet, Andrew Carnegie and Xabi Alonso.

Art · Technology · 1844–1929

Carl Benz — Age, Birthday & Biography

Born: 25 November 1844 · Died: 4 April 1929 · Age: 84

German engineer who built the Benz Patent-Motorwagen of 1885, widely regarded as the first practical petrol-powered car

Did you know?His wife, Bertha, completed the first long-distance car journey to prove the vehicle was a viable method of transport.

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Date of birth25 November 1844
Date of death4 April 1929
Age at death84
Cause of deathHereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy
NationalityGerman
BirthplaceMühlburg, Germany
Occupationengineer, inventor

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Carl Benz built the first practical motor car. Born near Karlsruhe, he was the son of a train driver who died when Carl was two. He trained as an engineer and set up his own workshop. In 1886 he patented his three-wheeled Motorwagen, powered by a petrol engine. Few people believed in it. In 1888 his wife Bertha took it, without telling him, on a 106-kilometre drive to her mother's house. It proved the car worked. His firm later became part of Mercedes-Benz.

Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (German:; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical, modern automobile and the first car to be put into series production.

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Carl Benz: Inventor of the Motor Car

German engineer, 1844–1929

Carl Benz was born in Mühlburg, Karlsruhe, on 25 November 1844.

He patented the Motorwagen in 1886.

His wife Bertha drove it 106 km in 1888.

His firm later merged into Daimler-Benz.

Career highlights

1871Workshop: founded
1886Motorwagen: patent
1888Bertha Benz: first long drive
1893Victoria: car
1926Daimler-Benz: merger

Did you know?Bertha took the car without telling him.

Age at death: 84
Years since death: 97

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Spouse: Bertha Benz
Children: Eugen Benz, Richard Benz

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When is Carl Benz's birthday?: Carl Benz's birthday is November 25. He was born on November 25, 1844 in Mühlburg, Germany.
How old was Carl Benz when he died?: Carl Benz died on April 4, 1929, aged 84.
Who shares a birthday with Carl Benz?: Famous people who share Carl Benz's November 25 birthday include John XXIII, Lope de Vega, Augusto Pinochet, Andrew Carnegie and Xabi Alonso.

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