The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, or FIA, began in Paris as the Association Internationale des Automobile Clubs Reconnus, a body created by national motoring clubs to organize and regulate international motor racing. It took its present name after the Second World War, in 1946. Today it is the governing body of world motorsport and sets the rules for Formula One, the World Rally Championship, the World Endurance Championship and Formula E. It also represents motoring clubs and drivers' organizations around the world and campaigns on road safety and mobility. Its headquarters are in Paris, with a major office in Geneva.
Before and after
- 4 May 1904Founding of Schalke 04
- 11 May 1904Birth of Salvador Dalí
- 21 May 1904Founding of FIFA
- 21 May 1904FIFA is founded in Paris
- 20 June 1904Founding of Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
- 12 July 1904Birth of Pablo Neruda
- 15 July 1904Death of Anton Chekhov
- 22 August 1904Birth of Deng Xiaoping
- 2 October 1904Birth of Graham Greene
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- c. 1800sRise of nationalism
- 17 February 1863Founding of International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- 23 June 1894Founding of International Olympic Committee
- from 6 April 1896 to 15 April 1896The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens
- 1 January 1901Founding of Australia
The era
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