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Charles Rolls
(1877-1910)
British businessman
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Charles Stewart Rolls (27 August 1877 – 12 July 1910) was an English motoring and aviation pioneer. With Henry Royce, he co-founded the Rolls-Royce car manufacturing firm. He was the first Briton to be killed in an aeronautical accident with a powered aircraft, when the tail of his Wright Flyer broke off during a flying display in Bournemouth. He was aged 32.

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Born Charles Stewart Rolls
27 August 1877
Berkeley Square, London
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12 July 1910 (aged 32)
Hengistbury Airfield, Southbourne, Bournemouth
Zodiac Virgo
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