here's an excerpt. get the whole article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas-Joseph_Cugnot .
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot (26 February 1725 - 2 October 1804) was a French inventor. He is believed to have built the first self-propelled mechanical vehicle. This claim is disputed by some sources, however, which suggest that Ferdinand Verbiest, as a member of a Jesuit mission in China, may have been the first to build a 'car' around 1672
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born on September 25, 1725.
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born on September 25, 1725.
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot died on October 2, 1804 at the age of 79.
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot died on October 2, 1804 at the age of 79.
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Cugnot was born at Void, in the Meuse province of France
Cugnot was born at Void, in the Meuse province of France
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot was born on September 25, 1725 and died on October 2, 1804. Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot would have been 79 years old at the time of death or 289 years old today.
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Nicolas Joseph Cugnot
He Died In A Car Crash