Amelia Earhart Earhart beneath the nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra, March 1937, Oakland, California Born Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-07-24)July 24, 1897 Atchison, Kansas, U.S. Disappeared July 2, 1937 (aged 39) Pacific Ocean, en route to Howland Island from Lae, Papua New Guinea Status Declared dead in absentia January 5, 1939(1939-01-05) (aged 41) Known for Many early aviation records, including first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean Spouse(s) George P. Putnam (m. 1931) Website Official website Signature