Indra Lal Roy

Indra Lal Roy was the sole Indian World War I flying ace. While serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, he claimed ten aerial victories; five aircraft destroyed, and five 'down out of control' in just over 170 hours flying time, making him the first Indian flying ace.

2 December 1898

Born on the same birth day (2 December): Aaron Jones (running back) • Action Bronson • Chloé Dufour-Lapointe • Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista • Pedro II of Brazil • Stephen McGinn • Tarcisio Bertone • Toninho Horta • William Cooper (judge)

Born in the same month (December 1898): Alfred Eisenstaedt • Baby Dodds • Carl-Gustaf Rossby • Emmett Kelly • Konstantinos Dovas • Shigematsu Sakaibara • Stuart Garson • Vladimir Fock • Winifred Lenihan