French aviator Louis Charles Joseph Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.
28th January 1393: Charles VI of France and the Bal des Ardents
28th January 2021
French aviator Louis Charles Joseph Blériot made the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air aircraft.
Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to successfully swim across the English Channel.