Historedia
Person

Jean-Pierre Blanchard

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1785

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Jean-Pierre Blanchard, 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 balloon crossing of the English Channel

    1785

    Role: French inventor, best known as a pioneer of gas balloon flight

    1. 7 January 1785 · Dover Castle (departure); landing at GuînesFirst balloon crossing of the English Channel

      Blanchard and Jeffries flew from Dover Castle to Guînes in a hydrogen gas balloon on 7 January 1785, becoming the first to cross the English Channel by air.

Sources

  1. Jean-Pierre Blanchard Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10