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1783
| 1783 • Louis-Sébastien Lenormand makes the first ever recorded public demonstration of a parachute descent by jumping from the tower of the Montpellier observatory in France using his rigid-framed model which he intends as a form of fire escape. |
1813
Oct 17
Age: 30y
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birth of childPeter Switzer Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • Missionaries Adoniram Judson and his wife Ann Hasseltine Judson arrive in Burma. |
1860
Age: 77y
| 1860 • A new Māori revolt begins in New Zealand. |