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Alberto Santos-Dumont

Brazilian aviation pioneer (1873-1932).

Born July 20th, 1873 in Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais. [ref]

Died July 23rd, 1932 at 59 years old in Guarujá (hanging). [ref]

Occupations
aircraft pilot, balloonist, inventor, scientist

Let children walk with Nature, let them see the beautiful blendings and communions of death and life, their joyous inseparable unity, as taught in woods and meadows, plains and mountains and streams of our blessed star, and they will learn that death is stingless indeed, and as beautiful as life. John Muir