On January 9, 1793, Jean-Pierre Blanchard became the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
Precisely 13 decades later, Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva, made the first autogyro flight.

On January 9, 1793, Jean-Pierre Blanchard became the first person to fly in a balloon in the United States.
Precisely 13 decades later, Juan de la Cierva y Codorníu, 1st Count of la Cierva, made the first autogyro flight.