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Louis Blériot

Louis Blériot
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Louis Charles Joseph Blériot was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer. He developed the first practical headlamp for cars and established a profitable business manufacturing them, using much of the money he made to finance his attempts to build a successful aircraft.

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  1. George WashingtonMay 20, 1871 – March 29, 1946
  2. Slavoljub Eduard PenkalaApril 20, 1871 – February 5, 1922
  3. Jan SzczepanikJune 13, 1872 – April 18, 1926
  4. Louis Blériot (this page)July 1, 1872 – August 1, 1936
  5. Mary Engle PenningtonOctober 8, 1872 – December 27, 1952
  6. Traian VuiaAugust 17, 1872 – September 3, 1950

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