Historical eventMay 81927

Charles Nungesser

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

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When
Sunday, May 8 192799 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1920s
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Dates: From 1927.

What happened

French aviators Charles Nungesser and François Coli aboard the biplane L'Oiseau Blanc took off from Paris, attempting to make the first non-stop flight to New York, only to disappear before arrival.

May 8 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1927Charles Nungesser
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  3. 1984Denis Lortie
  4. 1984Thames Barrier
  5. 19841984 Summer Olympics boycott
  6. 1987Special Air Service
  7. 1988Illinois Bell
  8. 1997China Southern Airlines Flight 3456
  9. 2019Phage therapy
  10. 20212021 Kabul school bombing
  11. 20252025 conclave

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May 8 1927 — 99 years ago, on a Sunday.

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