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April 14th is the anniversary of the first Monaco Grand Prix, won by a driver later executed by the Nazis.
The Monaco Grand Prix was born in the late 1920s with political undertones when Anthony Noghes sought to elevate the status of the Automobile Club de Monaco within the AIACR. The inaugural race took place on April 14th, 1929, with British driver William Grover-Williams winning in a Bugatti T35B after completing 100 laps. Grover-Williams retired in the mid-1930s but later joined the Special Operations Executive during World War II, ultimately being captured by the Gestapo and executed in 1945. Despite claims of his escape and a new identity, Grover-Williams remains a celebrated figure in both motorsport history and as a war hero who sacrificed his life for his country.
