Auguste Lumière 10/19/1862 , (162 years old) in Besançon, Doubs, France

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Biography

Auguste Lumière (1862–1954) was a French engineer, industrialist, biologist, and illusionist. In 1894 and 1895, he and his brother Louis invented an animated photographic camera and projection device, the cinematograph, which met with worldwide success.