Jacques Cousteau By louisebradshaw Jun 11, 1910 Birth date Jun 1, 1930 Graduated from boarding school Aug 1, 1930 Enters French naval academy Apr 1, 1936 Travels to naval base near sea - starts exploring undersea May 1, 1937 Marries Simone Melchior Sep 1, 1943 Co-invented aqualung Feb 1, 1946 Aqualung avalible to public Jan 1, 1951 The Calypso sets sail Jan 1, 1961 Recieves National Geographic Society's gold medal Oct 1, 1973 Starts Cousteau Society Jun 25, 1997 Dies of heart failure