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
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You’ll drift apart, it’s true, but you’ll be out in the open, part of everything alive again. Philip Pullman