![Biography – GRAVELET, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, known as Charles Blondin – Volume XII (1891-1900) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Biography – GRAVELET, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, known as Charles Blondin – Volume XII (1891-1900) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography](http://www.biographi.ca/bioimages/original.11023.jpg)
Biography – GRAVELET, JEAN-FRANÇOIS, known as Charles Blondin – Volume XII (1891-1900) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Time Rewind - REWIND 161 years to June 30, 1859... 👣 Frenchman Jean Francois Gravelet, a.k.a. The Great Blondin, or Charles Blondin, becomes the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on
![30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope - YouTube 30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gmme0BiEWl0/maxresdefault.jpg)
30th June 1859: Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope - YouTube
![Picture of Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin on the Tightrope at Niagara | #13744 by JVPD | Royalty-Free Stock Illustrations Picture of Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin on the Tightrope at Niagara | #13744 by JVPD | Royalty-Free Stock Illustrations](http://imageenvision.com/450/13744-picture-of-jean-francois-gravelet-blondin-on-the-tightrope-at-niagara-by-jvpd.jpg)
Picture of Jean Francois Gravelet-Blondin on the Tightrope at Niagara | #13744 by JVPD | Royalty-Free Stock Illustrations
![3D Stereoscopic Photographs of Charles Blondin's Tightrope Walks Over the Niagara River (1859-1860) - YouTube 3D Stereoscopic Photographs of Charles Blondin's Tightrope Walks Over the Niagara River (1859-1860) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GW1oYEvXoWo/maxresdefault.jpg)
3D Stereoscopic Photographs of Charles Blondin's Tightrope Walks Over the Niagara River (1859-1860) - YouTube
![Nik Wallenda: Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls in a century | Daily Mail Online Nik Wallenda: Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls in a century | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/02/17/article-2102170-11C641FC000005DC-967_1024x615_large.jpg)
Nik Wallenda: Tightrope walker to attempt first crossing of Niagara Falls in a century | Daily Mail Online
![HISTORY on Twitter: "Jean Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Charles Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope on #ThisDayInHistory in 1859. The feat was witnessed by some 5,000 spectators ... HISTORY on Twitter: "Jean Francois Gravelet, a Frenchman known professionally as Charles Blondin, became the first daredevil to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope on #ThisDayInHistory in 1859. The feat was witnessed by some 5,000 spectators ...](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FWgXSg2UIAMsaAy.jpg)