Timeline of aviation in the 19th century
This is a list of aviation-related events during the 19th century :
An 1818 technical illustration shows early balloon designs.
A late 19th-century illustration of Gay-Lussac and Biot ascending to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) in a hot-air balloon in 1804.
Harris jumps from his balloon to save his fiancée. Illustration from the late 19th Century.
Francisque Arban is rescued by Italian fishermen, 1846. Illustration from the late 19th century.
Timeline of aviation in the 18th century
This is a list of aviation-related events during the 18th century :
1783: First flight at Annonay.
1783: First manned voyage at Paris.
1783: First gas balloon flight.
1783: Sebastian Lenormand performs a parachute jump.