Birthdate: July 1, 1872
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cambrai
Died: August 2, 1936
Louis Blériot was a French aviator, inventor, and engineer credited with developing the first practical car headlamp and founding a successful business to manufacture them. He used the profits to support his aircraft building projects and was the first to implement the joystick and foot-operated rudder control system that is still used today. In 1909, Blériot gained renown for completing the first powered monoplane flight across the English Channel, earning a prize from the Daily Mail newspaper. He went on to establish Blériot Aéronautique, a prosperous aircraft manufacturing company.
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