Charles Lindbergh

Charles Augustus Lindbergh was an American aviator and military officer. On May 20–21, 1927, he made the first nonstop flight from New York City to Paris, a distance of 3,600 miles (5,800 km), flying alone for 33.5 hours. His aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, was designed and built by the Ryan Airline Company specifically to compete for the Orteig Prize for the first flight between the two cities. Although not the first transatlantic flight, it was the first solo transatlantic flight and the longest at the time by nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km). It became known as one of the most consequential flights in history and ushered in a new era of air transportation between parts of the globe.

4 February 1902

Born on the same birth date (4 February 1902): Hartley Shawcross

Born on the same birth day (4 February): Alexander Imich • Birju Maharaj • Byron Nelson • Claude Nobs • Conrad Bain • Dan Quayle • Darren O'Dea • Denis Savard • Eulalio Gutiérrez • Friedrich Glauser • Friedrich Hund • Hans Erasmus Aßmann • Janet Waldo • Jason Kapono • Lisa Eichhorn • M. A. Ayyangar • MacKinlay Kantor • Malik Monk • Nigel Bruce • Noodles (musician) • Patrick Bergin • Rosa Parks • Tomasz Pacyński • Yahya Khan

Born in the same month (February 1902): Ansel Adams • Arne Jacobsen • Arthur Nock • Demchugdongrub • Gene Sarazen • George Brunies • Harold Lasswell • Hartley Shawcross • John Steinbeck • Kay Boyle • Langston Hughes • Lúcio Costa • Newbold Morris • Thelma Ritter • Therese Brandl • Walter Houser Brattain • William Collier Jr.