Jean Bastien-Thiry, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Bastien-Thiry

French engineer and air force officer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1927

Place of Birth: Lunéville, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1963

Profession: combat engineer, aerospace engineer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry (French pronunciation: ?[??~ ma?i bastj?~ ti?i]; 19 October 1927 – 11 March 1963) was a French Air Force lieutenant-colonel and military air-weaponry engineer.
He was the creator of the Nord SS.10/SS.11 missiles.
He attempted to assassinate French President Charles de Gaulle on 22 August 1962, following de Gaulle's decision to accept Algerian independence.
The attack made international headlines.
Bastien-Thiry was the last person to be executed by firing squad in France. Though the assassination attempt almost claimed de Gaulle's life, the President and his entire entourage escaped without injury.
The event is chronicled in detail in the (otherwise fictional) 1971 work The Day of the Jackal and the 1973 film adaptation of the same name, the latter of which has character actor Jean Sorel playing Bastien-Thiry.