Births on January 31

André-Jacques Garnerin

Born on January 31, 1769

André-Jacques Garnerin, French balloonist and the inventor of the frameless parachute (d. 1823)

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.

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