births
January 6, 1745
Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, French co-inventor of the hot air balloon (died 1799)
Montgolfier brothers
The Montgolfier brothers – Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier – were aviation pioneers, balloonists and paper manufacturers from the commune Annonay in Ardèche, France. They invented the Montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique, which launched the first confirmed piloted ascent by humans in 1783, carrying Jacques-Étienne.
January 6
January 6 is the sixth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 359 days remain until the end of the year.