Georges Legagneux, French aviator (died 1914)

Georges Théophile Legagneux was a French aviator, the first person to fly an aircraft in several countries, and the first to fly a fixed-wing aircraft higher than both 10,000 and 20,000 feet.

December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; seven days remain until the end of the year.