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18 August 1823. (1823-08-18) (aged 54) Paris, France. Known for. Pioneer balloonist and parachuter. André-Jacques Garnerin (31 January 1769 – 18 August 1823) was a French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute. He was appointed Official Aeronaut of France.
André-Jacques Garnerin (born Jan. 31, 1769, Paris, France—died Aug. 18, 1823, Paris) was a French aeronaut, the first person to use a parachute regularly and successfully. He perfected the parachute and made jumps from greater altitudes than had been possible before.
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Oct 22, 2019 · On October 12, 1799, she became the first woman in the world to make a parachute descent from a height of 900 meters using the parachute developed by her husband. The parachute was attached to the gondola of the balloon, which sank to the ground after the balloon envelope was separated with Labrosse on board.
Two-hundred and twenty years ago today, on 22 October 1797, pioneering balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin became the modern world's first successful parachutist. Born on 31 January 1769 in Paris, France, Garnerin reportedly first came up with the concept of a parachute whilst a prisoner in a Hungarian prison during the French Revolution – he ...
Mar 4, 2010 · The first parachute jump of note is made by André-Jacques Garnerin from a hydrogen balloon 3,200 feet above Paris. Leonardo da Vinci conceived the idea of the parachute in his writings, and...
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André Jacques Garnerin. 1769-1823. French balloonist who made the first public parachute demonstration in Paris in 1797. Garnerin was actually a balloon inspector for the French army, but in his spare time decided to develop a method to allow aeronauts to safely reach the ground if their balloon failed.
Oct 22, 2009 · October 22, 2009. Smithsonian Institution. On this day in 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin made the first high-altitude jump using a parachute, over Parc Monceau in Paris. Garnerin's...
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