Charles Blondin (born Jean François Gravelet, 28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897) was a French tightrope walker and acrobat. He toured the United States...
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Charles Blondin, most famous for being possibly the first person to go across the Niagara Falls by piggyback on another person, in this case Blondin,...
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Blondins (also known as Henderson Inclined Cableways) were a type of material ropeway; they were named after the famous tightrope walker Charles Blondin...
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Blondin is a surname of French origin, literally meaning a person with blond hair. It may refer to: Antoine Blondin, French writer Charles Blondin, French...
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taxing on the bare foot than the harder and more abrasive braided wire. Charles Blondin, a.k.a. Jean-François Gravelet, crossed the Niagara Falls many times...
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heights, to such an extent that they were nicknamed "Blondins" after the famous acrobat, Charles Blondin. Deal porters wore special leather headgear (backing...
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strength in the town hall. He began issuing tightrope challenges to Charles Blondin, the preeminent tightrope walker. After his hometown debut, Farini...
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extension dating from 1880. In 1873, the reservoir was crossed by Charles Blondin, on a tightrope. His feat is marked by a 1992 statue on the nearby...
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the 4D Moving Theater and Louis Tussaud's Waxworks, with a model of Charles Blondin that formerly hung above Clifton Hill and has since been moved to Victoria...
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Godfrey de Saint-Omer, founding member of the Knights Templar in 1118 Charles Blondin (28 February 1824 – 22 February 1897), tightrope walker and acrobat...
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