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Sir David Kirke ( c. 1597 – 1654), also spelled David Ker, [1] was an adventurer, privateer and colonial governor. He is best known for his successful capture of Québec in 1629 during the Anglo-French War and his subsequent governorship of lands in Newfoundland.
The Dangerous Sports Club was co-founded by David Kirke, Chris Baker, Ed Hulton and Alan Weston in the 1970s. They first came to wide public attention by inventing modern day bungee jumping , by making the first modern jumps on 1 April 1979, from the Clifton Suspension Bridge , Bristol , England. [4]
David Antony Christopher Potter, known as David Kirke, (26 September 1945 – 21 October 2023) was a British sportsperson. Early life and education. Born on September 26, 1945, in Shawbury, Shropshire, Kirke was the eldest of seven children of Arnold Potter, a schoolmaster, and Fraye (Kirke) Potter, a concert pianist. [1] .
Nov 3, 2023 · David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct. 21 at his home in Oxford,...
Oct 25, 2023 · David Kirke and his friends jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 1 April 1979, after he was inspired by a ritual carried out on Vanuatu in the South Pacific. His...
Oct 22, 2023 · Bungee jump inventor David Kirke recounts arrest after first ever attempt. The maverick godfather of bungee jumping, who took the world’s first leap clutching a bottle of champagne and without...
Oct 23, 2023 · David Kirke, the man credited with inventing bungee jumping, has died peacefully in his bed. The Independent says family and friends confirmed the news of the 78-year-old’s death. Kirke made the first jump on April Fool’s Day in 1979 off a bridge in London.
Nov 3, 2023 · As founder of the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford, David Kirke orchestrated stunts including the first bungee jump and skiing down Swiss slopes on a grand piano.
Nov 9, 2023 · David Kirke believed safe sport repressed people’s imaginations. The world’s first bungee-jumper and founder of the Dangerous Sports Club died on October 21st, aged 78. Image: Dafydd...
Oct 26, 2023 · The extraordinary life of madcap maverick David Kirke, the world’s first bungee jumper. He was an oddball intellectual and founder of the Dangerous Sports Club, cheating death as he hurtled...
