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Charles Leroux

American balloonist and parachutist (1856-1889)
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Charles Leroux
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Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[10]
Date of birth
October 31, 1856
Date of death
September 12, 1889
Place of birth
Waterbury
Place of death
Tallinn Bay, Tallinn[6]
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Occupation
balloonist
Cause of death
drowning[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[15]
Different from
Charles Edouard Gabriel Leroux[16]
Family name
Leroux[12]
Given name
Charles[13]
Manner of death
accidental death[14]
Place of burial
Kopli cemetery[7]
Student
Victor Rolla[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Leroux ar تشارلز لورو ru Леру, Шарль ru Шарль Леру
🔖 Identifiers · 6
VIAF cluster ID
41003360
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n90676429
GND ID
1359925163
Freebase ID
/m/0dr_fv2
Prabook ID
2498584
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJfh4YJgvDr97jQRDJPbBP

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Place of death 2
Tallinn, Tallinn Bay
Cause of death 1
drowning
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Charles Edouard Gabriel Leroux
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
accidental death
Occupation 1
balloonist
Place of birth 1
Waterbury
Place of burial 1
Kopli cemetery
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Charles Edouard Gabriel Leroux
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Summary

Charles Leroux was born on October 31, 1856[1], in Waterbury[2]. He died on September 12, 1889[3], in Tallinn Bay[4]. He worked as a balloonist[5].

FAQs

Where was Charles Leroux born?

Charles Leroux's place of birth was Waterbury[2].

Where did Charles Leroux die?

Charles Leroux died in Tallinn Bay[4].

What did Charles Leroux do for work?

Charles Leroux worked as a balloonist[5].

Related Entities

United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65760: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Tallinn Bay, Tallinn
    Instance of → human
    Student → Victor Rolla
    Cause of death → drowning
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56442: Import GND IDs via DNB dump"
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