Nick Piantanida
(1932-1966)
American skydiver
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Nicholas John Piantanida (August 15, 1932 – August 29, 1966) was an American amateur parachute jumper who reached 123,500 feet (37,642 meters, 23.39 miles) with his Strato Jump II balloon on February 2, 1966, flying a crewed balloon higher than anyone before, a record that stood until Felix Baumgartner's flight on October 14, 2012.
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Nicholas John Piantanida 15 August 1932 Union City, New Jersey
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29 August 1966 (aged 34) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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