The eiffel tower wikipedia
Franz ReicheltFrench parachuting pioneer (18781912)Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt91;193; or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born91;293; French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design. Reichelt had become fixated on developing a suit for aviators that would convert into a parachute and allow them to survive a fall should they be forced to leave their aircraft in mid-air.