First parachute jump from a balloon
- Who
- André Jacques Garnerin
- What
- First
- Where
- France
- When
- 22 October 1797
The first recorded parachute descent from a balloon was made by André Jacques Garnerin (FRA) above Parc Monceau in Paris, France, on 22 October 1797. It is estimated that he made the jump from an altitude of 914 metres (3,000 feet).