Ken Downing
Kenneth Henry Downing was an English racing driver. From a wealthy family, he began racing in the late 1940s, competing in his first event the Eastbourne Rally in a Healey. Initially racing a Brooke Special, he switched to a Connaught in 1951, winning 17 races throughout the year.
5 December 1917
Born on the same birth day (5 December): Alun Gwynne Jones, Baron Chalfont • Ashia Hansen • Ellis Parker Butler • Helen Dettweiler • Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière • Hilary Koprowski • John Henry Leech • Lauren London • Michel'le • Montee Ball • Sonny Boy Williamson II • Yury Vlasov
Born in the same month (December 1917): Arthur C. Clarke • Buddy Boudreaux • David Bohm • Elyse Knox • Evelyn Knight (singer) • Irv Robbins • James Rainwater • Kamal Jumblatt • Kenneth Dike • Onni Palaste • Ossie Davis • Ramanand Sagar • T. Nadaraja • Tom Bradley (mayor)