Charles Leroux (born as Joseph Johnson; 31 October 1856 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States – 24 September 1889 in Tallinn, Estonia, then Russian Empire) was an American balloonist and parachutist. He died on his 239th jump after a water landing in the Tallinn Bay.
Charles Leroux (born as Joseph Johnson; 31 October 1856 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States – 24 September 1889 in Tallinn, Estonia, then Russian Empire) was an American balloonist and parachutist. He died on his 239th jump after a water landing in the Tallinn Bay.
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