Capazza, Louis

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Name
Capazza, Louis Gender: M
born on 17 January 1862 at 03:00 (= 03:00 AM )
Place Bastia, France, 42n42, 9e27
Timezone LMT m9e27 (is local mean time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Geslain
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_capcol.18.gif 26°47' s_mo.18.gif s_leocol.18.gif 08°52 Asc.s_scocol.18.gif 25°02'



Louis Capazza

Biography

French balloonist, who made more than 35 balloon ascents in his lifetime.

He was also a pilot of the airship "Lebaudy" in France. He designed a "flying saucer" shaped airship and was the inventor of a parachute in which he made two jumps.

He lived in Belgium from 1892-1898 then emigrated to the USA in about 1920.

Louis Capazza died on 28 December 1928 in Paris after contracting pneumonia in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Death, Cause unspecified 28 December 1928 (Pneumonia, age 66)
    chart Placidus Equal_H.

Source Notes

Didier Geslain archive, 'sport auto moto' pdf file, p. 32.

Categories

  • Personal : Death : Illness/ Disease (Pneumonia)
  • Vocation : Travel : Aviation field (Balloonist)
  • Vocation : Travel : Pilot/ private (Airships)