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| Alberto Santos-Dumont | | Born: July 20, 1873 | | Died: July 23, 1932 |
Briefly
Early aviation pioneer who designed, built, and flew the first practical dirigible balloons (i.e. airships.) which made him famous in the early 1900s. In doing so he became the first person to demonstrate that routine, controlled flight was possible. |
