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Roland Garros

French aviator and fighter pilot

Died when: 29 years 364 days (359 months)
Star Sign: Libra

 

Roland Garros

Eugène Adrien Roland Georges Garros (French pronunciation: ?[??l?~ ga?os]; 6 October 1888 – 5 October 1918) was a French aviation pioneer and fighter pilot.

Garros began a career in aviation in 1909 and performed many early feats before joining the French army and becoming one of the earliest fighter pilots during World War I.

In 1928, the Roland Garros tennis stadium was named in his memory; the French Open tennis tournament takes the name of Roland Garros as well as the stadium in which it is held.

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