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People fly for the first time
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot-air balloon carried the first people aloft, over Paris.
1780 – 1828
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1780
Born
1801
A daughter is born
1828
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Around the world1783
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot-air balloon carried the first people aloft, over Paris.