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Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (born 1753)

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Jean-Pierre Blanchard

French inventor (1753–1809)

Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon. Notable for his successful hydrogen balloon flight in Paris on 2 March 1784, Blanchard later moved to London…
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March 7

Day of the year

March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 299 days remain until the end of the year.
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