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
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