Historedia
Person

Jacques Charles

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1783

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jacques Charles, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. First Hydrogen Balloon Flight

    1783

    Role: Designer and launcher of the hydrogen balloon

    1. 27 August 1783 · Champ de MarsLaunch of the first hydrogen-filled balloon

      Charles and the Robert brothers launched the world's first hydrogen balloon from the Champ de Mars on 27 August 1783.

Sources

  1. Jacques Charles Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-29