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Facts

Born July 20, 1873 • Brazil
Died July 23, 1932 (aged 59) • Guarujá • Brazil

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Alberto Santos-Dumont, 1931.
Alberto Santos-Dumont.
Illustrated postcard showing Alberto Santos-Dumont's airship flying around the Eiffel Tower above Paris, with text reading The Santos Dumont Air-Ship rounding the Eiffel Tower, on October 19th 1901.
Alberto Santos-Dumont piloting his No. 14-bis biplane in flight, with boxy wings and tail structure visible against the sky.
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