Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Jacques Cousteau Biography and Timeline

Follow Jacques Cousteau through 4 dated historical records for France.

Jacques Cousteau, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

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1910–1997Years on this page

1910

Birth of Jacques Cousteau

Science / Technology

Birth of Jacques Cousteau

1961

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Monaco · Warfare / Nuclear

The Agency signs a trilateral agreement with the Monaco and the Oceanographic Institute headed by Jacques Cousteau for research on the effects of radioactivity in the sea, leading to the creation of the IAEAs Marine Environment Laboratory

Marine Environment Laboratory

Monaco · Warfare / Nuclear

The Agency signs a trilateral agreement with the Monaco and the Oceanographic Institute headed by Jacques Cousteau for research on the effects of radioactivity in the sea, leading to the creation of the IAEAs Marine Environment Laboratory

1997

Death of Jacques Cousteau

Science / Technology

Death of Jacques Cousteau

Records, sources and methodology

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