First Balloon Flight (Manned)
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Date
November 21, 1783
Type
World
Author
htristian82
Location
Paris,
Île-de-France,
France
Categories
Science & Technology
Event Details
On November 21, 1783, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes made the first manned balloon flight in a hot air balloon designed by the Montgolfier brothers over Paris.
It was the first time humans successfully defied gravity, marking the dawn of aviation.