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The death of Franz Reichelt (d. 1912), who jumped off the Eiffel Tower expecting his contraption to act as a parachute. Ismail ibn Hammad al-Jawhari (died c. 1003–1010), a Kazakh Turkic scholar from Farab, attempted to fly using two wooden wings and a rope. He leapt from the roof of a mosque in Nishapur and fell to his death. [5]
Internet celebrity politician television producer pig farmer vocational driver patostreamer building manager vigilante: Poland: Kętrzyn: Białystok: natural causes: Q5991301: Iftikhar Ahmed Sirohey: 2025-03-06 Pakistani Navy admiral electrical engineer autobiographer: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee: Pakistan: Q6721519: Mabel Segun ...
George Edward Alcorn Jr. (March 22, 1940 – June 19, 2024) was an American physicist, engineer, inventor, and professor.He taught at Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, and worked primarily for IBM and NASA.
William “Bill” Post, the man credited with inventing the iconic toaster pastry Pop-Tarts, has died at 96.. Post worked as the plant manager for the Michigan-based Hekman Biscuit Co., later ...
Lloyd Trammell (born 1953), U.S. – inventor in the field of dimensional sound processing Richard Trevithick (1771–1833), UK – high-pressure steam engine , first full-scale steam locomotive Franc Trkman (1903–1978), Slovenia – electrical switches, accessories for opening windows
Francesco Rivella, 97, Italian chemist and businessman, inventor of Nutella. [ 454 ] Irma S. Rochlin , 100, American politician, member of the Florida House of Representatives (1984–1988).
Image credits: Bettmann / gettyimages #3 Connie Converse. Elizabeth Eaton Converse, most commonly known by her stage name Connie, is often hailed as one of the first modern singer-songwriters, and ...
Thomas Mensah was born in Kumasi, Ghana, in 1950. [1] His father, J. K. Mensah, was a merchant who shipped cocoa products to chocolate manufacturers in France. [5] Mensah was fluent in French, and won the National French competition held in Accra, Ghana, both at the Ordinary Level (1968) and Advanced Level (1970).