Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão
Brazilian politician, journalist, inventor and aeronaut
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Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão (11 January 1864 – 12 May 1902) was a Brazilian politician, journalist, inventor and aeronaut.
Born11 January 1864
Macaíba, Brazil
Died12 May 1902 (aged 38)
Paris, France
Causeof death
Pax airship disasterOccupationsAviator, inventor
Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão | |
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| Born | 11 January 1864 Macaíba, Brazil |
| Died | 12 May 1902 (aged 38) Paris, France |
Cause of death | Pax airship disaster |
| Occupations | Aviator, inventor |
Severo was born in Macaíba. He died on 12 May 1902, together with his French mechanic, Georges Saché, when they were flying over Paris in an airship called Pax. A marble plaque at number 81 of the Avenue du Maine in Paris, commemorates the location of Augusto Severo accident.[1][2] The Catastrophe of the Balloon "Le Pax" is a 1902 short silent film recreation of the wreck.
