9 April 1806
Birth of Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born in Portsea, Portsmouth, the son of engineer Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom.
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Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born in Portsea, Portsmouth, the son of engineer Marc Isambard Brunel and Sophia Kingdom.
Brunel's son Isambard Kingdom Brunel is born and later becomes a leading civil and mechanical engineer.
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