🎂 John Boyd Dunlop, tyre inventor, is born (1840)
Where: Dreghorn, Scotland, UK
📅 On This Day: February 5
February 5, 1840: John Boyd Dunlop, tyre inventor, is born. John Boyd Dunlop was born in 1840 in Dreghorn, Scotland. He was an animal doctor, and to stop his son's tricycle from bumping, he wrapped its wheels in air-filled rubber tubes. That idea led to the air-filled tyres on today's bikes and cars.
✨ More events on this day
- 1810 🎨 Norwegian violinist Ole Bull was born; he toured the world playing music inspired by Norway's mountains and folk tunes, and was a star in America too.
- 1852 🏛️ The New Hermitage Museum opened to the public in Saint Petersburg, part of one of the largest and oldest art museums in the world. Winter Palace (Hermitage) →
- 1907 💡 Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced Bakelite, the world's first fully synthetic plastic, soon used for telephones, radios and toys.
🧠 Question of the day
Whose tricycle did Dunlop make tyres for?
- A king's
- A neighbour's dog's
- His son's
Show the answer
Answer: His son's
🎂 Landmarks that opened on February 5
Questions
What happened on February 5?
February 5, 1840: John Boyd Dunlop, tyre inventor, is born. It happened in Dreghorn, Scotland, UK.
Which landmarks opened on February 5?
Henry B. Plant Museum (opened 1891).
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