- Born
- Died
- Birth nameCharles Augustus Lindbergh Jr.
- Nicknames
- The Eaglet
- The Lindbergh Baby
- Height2′ 9″ (0.84 m)
- Charles Lindbergh Jr. was born on June 22, 1930. He died on March 1, 1932 in Hopewell, New Jersey, USA.
- Son of the famous aviator Charles A. Lindbergh.
- His kidnapping and murder became the biggest news event in the United States since Charles Sr. had flown solo across the Atlantic.
- The result of the kidnapping was The Lindbergh Law, making kidnapping a Federal crime.
- On the night of his kidnapping, his parents had gone out and left him with a sitter. They were going to take young Charles with them but he had a cold and stayed home.
- His death was the inspiration for the British author Agatha Christie's murder mystery novel brought to the silver screen as Murder on the Orient Express (1974).
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