Jeannette Piccard
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Date of birth | January 5,1895 |
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Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Date of died | May 17,1981 |
Died | Minneapolis |
Minnesota | |
United States | |
Spouse | Jean Piccard |
Parent(s) | John and Emily Ridlon |
Children | Don Piccard |
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ID | 685954 |
About Jeannette Piccard
Jeannette Ridlon Piccard was an American high-altitude balloonist, and in later life an Episcopal priest. She held the women's altitude record for nearly three decades, and according to several contemporaneous accounts was regarded as the first woman in space.