 | Sophie Blanchard (French pronunciation: [sɔfi blɑ̃ʃaʁ]; 25 March 1778 – 6 July 1819), commonly referred to as Madame Blanchard, was a French aeronaut and... 29 KB (3,505 words) - 04:28, 12 April 2024 |
 | Americas, witnessed by President George Washington. Married to Sophie Blanchard in 1804, Blanchard suffered a fatal heart attack in his balloon in 1808, with... 14 KB (1,387 words) - 20:57, 22 April 2024 |
Blanchard is a French family name. It is also used as a given name. It derives from the Old French word blanchart which meant "whitish, bordering upon... 13 KB (1,700 words) - 18:27, 17 April 2024 |
Russia Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1628–1685), Queen consort of Denmark-Norway Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), French balloonist Sophie Dorothea... 13 KB (1,532 words) - 01:52, 30 April 2024 |
relationship with husband Pierre is chiefly based on Sophie Blanchard's flights with husband Jean-Pierre Blanchard, while Pierre's death is inspired by that of... 44 KB (3,621 words) - 13:09, 28 March 2024 |
 | Sophie Blanchard, French aeronaut (6 July 1819), prior to lighting fireworks that ignited the gas in her balloon, causing it to crash and Blanchard to... 183 KB (20,868 words) - 20:59, 26 April 2024 |
possibly the first in recorded history. 2 0 6 July 1819 Sophie Blanchard Paris Sophie Blanchard tried to start a firework in 300 m height above Paris.... 31 KB (1,020 words) - 03:23, 20 April 2024 |
 | October 12, 1799.[citation needed] First woman to pilot her own balloon: Sophie Blanchard flew solo from the garden of the Cloister of the Jacobins in Toulouse... 125 KB (12,926 words) - 21:42, 26 April 2024 |
Thible became the first female aeronaut when she ascended over Lyons." "Sophie Blanchard – The High Flying Frenchwoman Who Revealed the Thrill and Danger of... 81 KB (7,078 words) - 14:48, 12 April 2024 |
 | Blanchard suffered a heart attack while ballooning above The Hague, fell from his balloon, and experienced fatal injuries. His wife Sophie Blanchard continued... 64 KB (7,457 words) - 16:15, 18 April 2024 |
Roebling Black Kettle Napoleon Bonaparte (voiced by Paul Essiembre) Sophie Blanchard (voiced by Stephanie Martin) Nebuchadnezzar II (voiced by Juan Chioran)... 27 KB (1,323 words) - 03:40, 16 April 2024 |
 | troop-carrying balloons as part of his proposed invasion force, and appointed Sophie Blanchard as an air service chief, though she said the proposed aerial invasion... 16 KB (1,589 words) - 09:45, 30 April 2024 |
principles of heavier-than-air flight. 1810 September – Frenchwoman Sophie Blanchard makes a flight starting from Frankfurt, making her the first woman... 64 KB (7,714 words) - 12:33, 20 March 2024 |
(1759–1797), English writer. Key work: Maria: or, The Wrongs of Woman. Sophie Blanchard (1778–1819), female hot air balloon pioneer, aeronautics advisor to... 324 KB (25,750 words) - 05:57, 29 April 2024 |
composer and conductor Louis Blanc – French historian and statesman Sophie Blanchard – first professional female balloonist and the first woman to die in... 40 KB (4,138 words) - 18:31, 12 April 2024 |
 | October 12: Jeanne Labrosse becomes the first woman to parachute jump. Sophie Blanchard becomes Napoleon's chief of air service. Wilhelmine Reichard is the... 160 KB (14,589 words) - 12:48, 18 April 2024 |
 | President George Washington was among the guests observing the takeoff. Sophie Blanchard, married to Jean-Pierre, was the first woman to pilot her own balloon... 43 KB (4,903 words) - 05:34, 22 February 2024 |
 | President George Washington was among the guests observing the takeoff. Sophie Blanchard, married to Jean-Pierre, was the first woman to pilot her own balloon... 41 KB (4,966 words) - 20:57, 23 March 2024 |
 | was a soldier, diplomat, revolutionary, balloonist (as recorded by Sophie Blanchard), author and inventor. "Maceroni" was the original version of his family... 8 KB (880 words) - 03:31, 17 November 2023 |
 | Year Title Role Notes / ref 2012 Caïn Sophie Blanchard 1 episode - Otages 2013 Fais pas ci, fais pas ça Maman voisine 1 episode - Une petite zone de turbulences... 10 KB (615 words) - 14:37, 20 March 2024 |
 | transported by balloons. He consulted his 'Aeronaut of Official Festivals', Sophie Blanchard, about whether invading England by balloon was viable. She told him... 38 KB (4,638 words) - 05:32, 22 February 2024 |
 | a balloon and would become the first woman to parachute, as well. Sophie Blanchard took her first balloon flight in 1804, was performing as a professional... 177 KB (18,048 words) - 12:49, 8 April 2024 |
 | 1863) Anton Edler von Gapp, Austrian lawyer (d. 1862) March 25 – Sophie Blanchard, French aeronaut (d. 1819) March 26 – Edward Blakeney, British Army... 42 KB (4,670 words) - 22:13, 6 December 2023 |
 | the Public Universal Friend, American preacher (b. 1752) July 6 – Sophie Blanchard, French aeronaut (b. 1778) July 20 – John Playfair, Scottish scientist... 20 KB (2,374 words) - 14:33, 9 April 2024 |
 | after several other owners, it was opened to the public. In 1806 Sophie Blanchard made a solo balloon ascension from the grounds, in 1811 Napoleon purchased... 4 KB (424 words) - 18:59, 5 January 2024 |
 | injuries sustained after falling out of a balloon during cardiac arrest Sophie Blanchard France 1819 Female ballooning pioneer Hot air balloon Jardin de Tivoli... 158 KB (2,539 words) - 13:37, 27 April 2024 |
 | An 1811 engraving of balloonist Sophie Blanchard by Luigi Rados... 2 KB (213 words) - 18:01, 3 May 2022 |
 | Adventures of the Great Blondin (Candlewick, 2016) Lighter Than Air: Sophie Blanchard, the First Woman Pilot , by Matthew Clark Smith (Candlewick, 2017)... 7 KB (829 words) - 17:41, 27 October 2023 |
List of Peep Show characters (redirect from Sophie Chapman) trying to break Sophie and Mark up. After Mark impregnates Sophie, he tries to persuade Mark to get back together with Sophie. Mark and Sophie's baby is named... 39 KB (5,955 words) - 12:23, 19 April 2024 |
The BFG (redirect from Sophie (BFG)) Journal, a US monthly. In 2012, the BFG and Sophie appeared on Royal Mail commemorative postage stamps. Sophie, an eight-year-old girl in an orphanage, cannot... 30 KB (3,369 words) - 07:02, 26 April 2024 |