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Sophie Blanchard (25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, was a French aeronaut and the wife of ballooning pioneer Jean-Pierre Blanchard.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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21 September 1817exact date
Nantesattested“She almost died on 21 September 1817 when, on a flight from Nantes (her 53rd), she mistook a marshy field for a safe landing spot.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
6 July 1819exact date
Jardin de Tivoli, Parisattested“On 6 July 1819, in the Tivoli Gardens in Paris, her hydrogen-filled balloon caught fire and Blanchard, entangled in the surrounding net, fell to her death.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
6 July 1819exact date
Parisattested“On 6 July 1819, in the Tivoli Gardens in Paris, her hydrogen-filled balloon caught fire and Blanchard, entangled in the surrounding net, fell to her death.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
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20 May 1784exact date
Parismentioned“On 20 May 1784, the Marchioness and Countess of Montalembert, the Countess of Podenas and a Miss de Lagarde had taken a trip on a tethered balloon in Paris.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
4 June 1784exact date
Lyonmentioned“Thible, an opera singer, had made an ascent to entertain Gustav III of Sweden in Lyon on 4 June 1784, fourteen years before Citoyenne Henri.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
27 December 1804exact date
Marseillementioned“Sophie made her first ascent in a balloon with Blanchard in Marseille on 27 December 1804.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
18 August 1805exact date
Toulousementioned“Sophie made a second ascent with Blanchard and for her third ascent on 18 August 1805, she flew solo from the garden of the Cloister of the Jacobins in Toulouse.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
7 March 1809exact date
The Haguementioned“On 7 March 1809, her husband died from injuries sustained on 20 February 1808 when he fell from his balloon in The Hague after suffering a heart attack.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
24 June 1810exact date
Champ de Marsmentioned“She made ascents for Napoleon's entertainment on 24 June 1810 from the Champ de Mars in Paris and at the celebration mounted by the Imperial Guard for his marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
24 June 1810exact date
Parismentioned“She made ascents for Napoleon's entertainment on 24 June 1810 from the Champ de Mars in Paris and at the celebration mounted by the Imperial Guard for his marriage to Marie-Louise of Austria.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
16 September 1810exact date
Frankfurtmentioned“In Frankfurt she was apparently the cause of the poor reception of Carl Maria von Weber's opera Silvana on its opening night, 16 September 1810: the people of the city flocked to see her demonstration while only a few attended the opera'…”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
1811year
Naplesmentioned“She made an ascent in bad weather over the Campo Marte in Naples to accompany the review of the troops by Napoleon's brother-in-law Joachim Murat, the King of Naples, in 1811.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
1811year
Tagliacozzomentioned“In 1811 she travelled from Rome to Naples, splitting the journey in half with a stop after 60 miles (97 km), and later ascended again from Rome to a height of 12,000 feet (3,660 m) where she claimed that she fell into a profound sleep fo…”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
1811year
Romementioned“In 1811 she travelled from Rome to Naples, splitting the journey in half with a stop after 60 miles (97 km), and later ascended again from Rome to a height of 12,000 feet (3,660 m) where she claimed that she fell into a profound sleep fo…”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
23 June 1811exact date
Château de Saint-Cloudmentioned“She performed at the official celebration of his baptism at the Château de Saint-Cloud on 23 June 1811, with a firework display launched from the balloon, and again at the "Féte de l'Emperor" in Milan on 15 August 1811.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
23 June 1811exact date
Milanmentioned“She performed at the official celebration of his baptism at the Château de Saint-Cloud on 23 June 1811, with a firework display launched from the balloon, and again at the "Féte de l'Emperor" in Milan on 15 August 1811.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
26 April 1812exact date
Turinmentioned“Sophie crossed the Alps by balloon, and on a trip to Turin on 26 April 1812 the temperature dropped so low that she suffered a nose bleed and icicles formed on her hands and face.”source: Wikipedia: Sophie Blanchard
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