John Moisant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American aviator
Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1868
Place of Birth: Kankakee, Illinois, United States
Date of Death: 31-Dec-1910
Profession: aircraft pilot
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About John Moisant
- John Bevins Moisant (April 25, 1868 – December 31, 1910), known as the "King of Aviators," was an American aviator, aeronautical engineer, flight instructor, businessman, and revolutionary.
- As a pilot, he was the first to conduct passenger flights over a city (Paris), as well as across the English Channel, from Paris to London.
- He also co-founded a prominent flying circus, the Moisant International Aviators.Moisant funded his aviation career with proceeds from business ventures in El Salvador, where he had led two failed revolutions and coup attempts against President Figueroa in 1907 and 1909.Only months after becoming a trained pilot, Moisant died after being ejected from his airplane over a field just west of New Orleans, Louisiana, where he was competing for the 1910 Michelin Cup.
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