George W. De Long

George Washington De Long was a United States Navy officer and explorer who led the ill-fated Jeannette expedition of 1879–1881, in search of the Open Polar Sea.

22 August 1844

Born on the same birth day (22 August): Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje • Alexander Bogdanov • Ari Stidham • Beenie Man • Bill Parcells • Dinos Dimopoulos • Eurelijus Žukauskas • Henry Bachtold • James Kirkwood Jr. • Jerry Iger • Marius Bezykornovas • Mats Wilander • Max Scheler • Olli Määttä • Regina Taylor • Rob Witschge • Vernon Reid

Born in the same month (August 1844): Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Auguste Michel-Lévy • Edward Carpenter • Emily Ruete • Henri Berger • Ilya Repin • James Henry Greathead • Thomas-Alfred Bernier