Sophie Blanchard (French pronunciation: [sɔfi blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, was a French aeronaut and...
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Americas, witnessed by President George Washington. Married to Sophie Blanchard in 1804, Blanchard suffered a fatal heart attack in his balloon in 1808, with...
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Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant "whitish, bordering upon...
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Russia Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist Sophie Dorothea...
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relationship with husband Pierre is chiefly based on Sophie Blanchard's flights with husband Jean-Pierre Blanchard, while Pierre's death is inspired by that of...
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October 12, 1799.[citation needed] First woman to pilot her own balloon: Sophie Blanchard flew solo from the garden of the Cloister of the Jacobins in Toulouse...
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possibly the first in recorded history. 2 0 6 July 1819 Sophie Blanchard Paris Sophie Blanchard tried to start a firework in 300 m height above Paris....
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Thible became the first female aeronaut when she ascended over Lyons." "Sophie Blanchard – The High Flying Frenchwoman Who Revealed the Thrill and Danger of...
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Roebling Black Kettle Napoleon Bonaparte (voiced by Paul Essiembre) Sophie Blanchard (voiced by Stephanie Martin) Nebuchadnezzar II (voiced by Juan Chioran)...
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composer and conductor Louis Blanc – French historian and statesman Sophie Blanchard – first professional female balloonist and the first woman to die in...
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