Jean-Marc Boivin

Jean-Marc Boivin was a French mountaineer, extreme skier, hang glider and paraglider pilot, speleologist, BASE jumper, film maker and author. The holder of several altitude records for hang gliding and paragliding, the creator of numerous first ascents and first ski descents in the Alps, a member of the team that broke the record for a sub-glacial dive and the first person to paraglide from the summit of Mount Everest, Boivin was a pioneer of extreme sports. He died from injuries incurred after BASE jumping off Angel Falls in Venezuela, the highest waterfall in the world.

6 April 1951

Born on the same birth date (6 April 1951): Bert Blyleven • Pascal Rogé

Born on the same birth day (6 April): Bison Dele • Blaine Neal • Douglas Hill • Erich Mühsam • Fabrice Muamba • Gheorghe Zamfir • Heidi Mount • Ivonne Orsini • Marilu Henner • Maurizio Damilano • Ng Ser Miang • Normand Corbeil • Rob Epstein • Roger Cook (journalist) • Siboniso Gaxa • Sinqua Walls • Tanja Poutiainen • Warren Haynes • Will Crooks

Born in the same month (April 1951): Ace Frehley • Annette Dolphin • Ayako Okamoto • Bob Varsha • Christian Bobin • David Helvarg • Gerd Andres • Ian McCartney • Ioan Mihai Cochinescu • John Hannah (American football) • Julian Lloyd Webber • Les Binks • Marsha Ivins • Mel Schacher • Olivia Hussey • Ubol Ratana