1797CE
Invention
First parachute jump
French balloonist André-Jacques Garnerin makes the first successful parachute jump from a hot air balloon over Paris.
Daily Chronicle
October 22
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1811CE
Birth
Franz Liszt Born
Hungarian composer and virtuoso pianist, widely considered one of the greatest pianists of all time, who pioneered the symphonic poem and shaped Romantic-era music.
1962CE
Politics
JFK announces Cuban blockade
President John F. Kennedy announces a naval blockade of Cuba in response to the discovery of Soviet missile sites on the island.