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Élisabeth Thible
18th-century French opera singer; first woman to fly in a hot air balloon
Élisabeth Thible, or Elizabeth Tible[1] (née Estrieux, 8 March 1757 – after 1784) was a French aviator who was the first woman on record to fly in an untethered hot air balloon.[2][3][4] She was born in Lyon on 8 March 1757. On 4 June 1784, eight months after the first crewed balloon flight, Thible flew with Mr. Fleurant on board a hot air balloon christened La Gustave in honour of King Gustav III of Sweden's visit to Lyon.