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Events on Saturday 29 April 1899 2
1899Duke Ellington born in Washington, D.C.Edward Kennedy EllingtonGrows up in a middle-class family in Washington.
1899La Jamais Contente breaks 100 km/hFirst vehicle to exceed 100 kilometers per hourOn 29 April 1899, Belgian driver Camille Jenatzy drove the electric car "La Jamais Contente" to a speed of 105.88 km/h at Achères, France, becoming the first vehicle to exceed 100 km/h. The torpedo-shaped car was built specifically to break land speed records. Jenatzy's record stood for several years before gasoline-powered cars surpassed it.