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People fly for the first time
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot-air balloon carried the first people aloft, over Paris.
22 Oct 1784 – 1859
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22 Oct 1784
Born
11 Nov 1806
A daughter is born
1859
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Around the world1783
The Montgolfier brothers’ hot-air balloon carried the first people aloft, over Paris.