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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,...
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.
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...
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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.
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.
Oct 26, 2023 · David Kirke, pioneer of bungee jumping and Dangerous Sports Club, dies quietly in his bed aged 78. Bungee jump inventor David Kirke recounts arrest after first-ever attempt....
Oct 22, 2023 · The maverick godfather of bungee jumping, who took the world’s first leap clutching a bottle of champagne and without testing the rope, has died peacefully in his bed. Born in 1945 as the...
