Francisque Arban
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Francisque Arban, also known as Francesco Arban di Lione (1815 – disappeared 7 October 1849), was a French balloonist. In 1849, he was the first person to cross the Alps in a balloon, a feat not repeated until 1924. He disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea in 1849.
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