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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, England.
Oct 26, 2023 · David Kirke, the man who carried out the world's first-ever modern-day bungee jump, has died, according to reports. He was 78. Kirke was launched into notoriety after he jumped off the Clifton ...
Oct 25, 2023 · David Kirke's family said he had an "iron constitution" and enjoyed a glass of wine. Mr Kirke later said jumping from Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 150-year-old structure, was an "almost beatific ...
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Nov 3, 2023 · David Kirke, of the Dangerous Sports Club, on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in 2000 celebrating the 21st anniversary of the first-ever bungee jump by repeating the leap from the bridge in Bristol ...
David Kirke. Champlain (centre, holding sword) surrenders Québec to Admiral Kirke on 20 July 1629. 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 ...
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 down ...
Oct 22, 2023 · David Kirke, pioneer of bungee jumping and Dangerous Sports Club, dies quietly in his bed aged 78 ‘Anarchic buccaneer’ inspired a host of aerial escapades from Saint-Moritz to Mount Olympus
