Maria Spelterini
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 112 years ago |
Date of birth | July 7,1853 |
Zodiac sign | Cancer |
Born | Berlin |
Germany | |
Date of died | October 19,1912 |
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ID | 890332 |
Maria Spelterini Life story
Maria Spelterini was an Italian tightrope walker who was the only woman to cross the Niagara gorge on a tightrope, which she did on July 8, 1876 as part of a celebration of the U.S. Centennial. She used two and a quarter inch wire and crossed just north of the lower suspension bridge.