No close family anniversaries. Born in France on this date in 1910: Jacques-Yves Cousteau, naval officer, diver, inventor, and conservationist. His legacy includes more than 50 books, 120 television documentaries, and a foundation for environmental protection boasting 300,000 members. Many episodes of his popular series, “The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau,” are on YouTube, including the full episode linked below.
