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Born on November 25 in Germany.
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Karl Benz and his business partner, August Ritter, establish Benz Cie.
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considered the world’s first car with an internal combustion engine.
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On January 29, Karl Benz patents his automobile as Patent No. 37435.
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Karl’s wife, Bertha Benz, drives 106 km from Mannheim to Pforzheim.
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one of the world’s first mass-produced cars.
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Karl Benz’s company merges with Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft.
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Dies on April 4.