- female, deceased (2003)
- Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 - November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim...
- male
- The Battle of Hastings was the decisive Norman victory in the Norman conquest of England. The location was a hill approximately six miles north of...
- female, deceased (1912)
- Harriet Quimby (May 11, 1875 - July 1, 1912) was the first female to get a pilot license in the United States. In 1911, she earned the first US...
- male, deceased (1883)
- Captain Matthew Webb (19 January 1848 - 24 July 1883) was the first person to swim the English Channel without the use of artificial aids. On 25...
- female, 52 years old
- Lynne Cox is an American long-distance open-water swimmer and writer. In 1971 she and her teammates were the first group of teenagers to complete...
- male, deceased (1936)
- Louis Blériot was a French inventor and engineer. In 1909 he achieved the first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft when h...
- male, deceased (1809)
- Jean-Pierre Blanchard (7 July 1753 - 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, most remembered a pioneer in aviation and ballooning. Blanchard made his...
- male, deceased (1819)
- Dr. John Jeffries (1745-1819) was a Boston physician, scientist, and a military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during...
- female, deceased (1995)
- Florence May Chadwick (born November 9, 1918 - died March 15, 1995) was an American swimmer who was the first woman ever to cross the English...
- female
- Alison Streeter has conquered the English Channel 43 times, more than anyone in the world. This total includes a triple-channel swim. She also...
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