Chappe was born into a wealthy family in 1763 and originally trained as a member of the church.
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14th December 1287: St Lucia’s Flood kills over 50,000 people around the North Sea
14th December 2017
2nd March 2018
2nd March 1791: Frenchman Claude Chappe sends the first message by semaphore machine
HistoryPod Extra: The Myth of Gavrilo Princip’s Sandwich
28th June 2015
22nd September 1888: First edition of National Geographic Magazine published
22nd September 2018
16th October 1846: First public demonstration of ether anaesthesia
16th October 2018
15th October 1923: Rentenmark introduced in Weimar Germany
15th October 2018
14th October 1962: U-2 spy plane captures images of Cuban missile sites
14th October 2018
13th October 54: Emperor Claudius dies in mysterious circumstances
13th October 2018
11th November 1918: WW1 Armistice of Compiègne is signed
11th November 2017
9th November 1989: East Germany opens the Berlin Wall
9th November 2017