Tony Jannus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American aviator
Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1889
Place of Birth: Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States
Date of Death: 12-Oct-1916
Profession: aircraft pilot
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Tony Jannus
- Antony Habersack Jannus, more familiarly known as Tony Jannus (July 22, 1889 – October 12, 1916), was an early American pilot whose aerial exploits were widely publicized in aviation's pre-World War I period.
- He flew the first airplane from which a parachute jump was made, in 1912.
- Jannus was also the first airline pilot, having pioneered the inaugural flight of the St.
- Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line on January 1, 1914, the first scheduled commercial airline flight in the world using heavier-than-air aircraft.
- The Tony Jannus Award, created to perpetuate his legacy, recognizes outstanding individual achievement in the scheduled commercial aviation industry and is conferred annually by the Tony Jannus Distinguished Aviation Society founded in Tampa, Florida, in 1963.
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