Births on July 4

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Born on July 4, 1753

Jean-Pierre Blanchard, French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight (d. 1809)

Jean-Pierre [François] Blanchard (4 July 1753 – 7 March 1809) was a French inventor, best known as a pioneer in balloon flight, who distinguished himself in the conquest of the air in a balloon, in particular the first crossing of the English Channel, on 7 January 1785.

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