Philippe Petit
Philippe Petit is a French highwire artist who gained fame for his unauthorized highwire walks between the towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris in 1971 and of Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1973, as well as between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City on the morning of 7 August 1974.
13 August 1949
Born on the same birth date (13 August 1949): Bobby Clarke • Jim Brunzell • Willy Rey
Born on the same birth day (13 August): Alona Bondarenko • Bobby Clarke • Bruce French (cricketer) • DeMarcus Cousins • Hissène Habré • Hughie Thomasson • Mary Lee (singer) • Nicolás Lapentti • Niklas Sundin • Paul Greengrass • Regis Toomey • Ron Hilditch
Born in the same month (August 1949): Bettina Arndt • Bill Spooner • John Savage (actor) • Matthew Parris • Rick Roberts (musician)