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Le Mans

20th Century General Victorian Era 

On the same day in history: Nicholas II, Bram Stoker, 24-Hour Le Mans

May 26, 2016September 26, 2016 David James Bram Stoker, Dracula, Films, Le Mans, movies, On this day, Romanovs

Three significant events occurring on May 26. Nicholas II is crowned last Tsar of Imperial Russia. Bram Stoker’s gothic horror

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