French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author (1910-1997). Jacques Cousteau was born on 11 June 1910 in what is now France. Jacques Cousteau is remembered as a zoologist, explorer and filmmaker, a citizen of France. Positions held included museum director and Member of the Académie française.
Before and after
- 27 May 1910Death of Robert Koch
- from 31 May 1910 to 31 May 1961Union of South Africa
- from 1 June 1910 to 14 June 1913Terra Nova Expedition
- from 3 June 1910 to 30 January 1912Amundsen's South Pole expedition
- 11 June 1910Birth of Jacques Cousteau
- 13 August 1910Death of Florence Nightingale
- 26 August 1910Birth of Mother Teresa
- 1 October 1910Los Angeles Times bombing
- from 3 October 1910 to 5 October 19105 October 1910 revolution
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