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'''[[Edmondo Zacchini]]''', (1894–1981) and '''[[Hugo Zacchini]]''' (1898–1975) were circus entertainers.<ref>{{cite news |first= John T.|last= McQuiston|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Hugo Zacchini, 77, Dies; First Human Cannonball |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E17F83C5B157493C3AB178BD95F418785F9 |quote=Hugo Zacchini, a circus performer who originated the human cannonball act in which he was catapulted from a cannon 200 feet into a net, died yesterday of a stroke in San Bernardino, Calif. He was 77 years old. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=October 21, 1975 |accessdate=2008-08-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Edmondo Zacchini, Inventor Of Human Cannonball Act, 87 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E2DE1239F934A35753C1A967948260 |quote= Edmondo Zacchini, credited with inventing the ''Human Cannonball'' circus act by firing himself out of an spring-powered cannon, died here in a hospital Saturday. He was 87 years old. Mr. Zacchini developed his act in Cairo in 1922 using a crude spring-powered cannon that hu rled him 20 feet. He later developed one using compressed air. The first time he was shot from the cannon, he broke a leg and redesigned the device in the hospital. Mr. Zacchini and his brother Vittorio came to the United States in 1930 at the invitation of a circus promoter; eventually the family settled here. Their act involved six brothers and two sisters. |work=[[Associated Press]] in [[New York Times]] |date=October 7, 1981 |accessdate=2008-08-04 }}</ref> They were the sons of [[Ildebrando Zacchini]] (1868–1948). In 1975 the brothers were inducted into the [[International Circus Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.circushalloffame.com/Main.asp?SectionID=63&SubSectionID=266&ArticleID=88 |title=International Circus Hall of Fame Inductees |accessdate=2007-09-22 |date=2007-04-14 |publisher=[[International Circus Hall of Fame]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071007024845/http://www.circushalloffame.com/Main.asp?SectionID=63&SubSectionID=266&ArticleID=88 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-07}}</ref> |
'''[[Edmondo Zacchini]]''', (1894–1981) and '''[[Hugo Zacchini]]''' (1898–1975) were circus entertainers.<ref>{{cite news |first= John T.|last= McQuiston|authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Hugo Zacchini, 77, Dies; First Human Cannonball |url=http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0E17F83C5B157493C3AB178BD95F418785F9 |quote=Hugo Zacchini, a circus performer who originated the human cannonball act in which he was catapulted from a cannon 200 feet into a net, died yesterday of a stroke in San Bernardino, Calif. He was 77 years old. |work=[[New York Times]] |date=October 21, 1975 |accessdate=2008-08-04 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Edmondo Zacchini, Inventor Of Human Cannonball Act, 87 |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E2DE1239F934A35753C1A967948260 |quote= Edmondo Zacchini, credited with inventing the ''Human Cannonball'' circus act by firing himself out of an spring-powered cannon, died here in a hospital Saturday. He was 87 years old. Mr. Zacchini developed his act in Cairo in 1922 using a crude spring-powered cannon that hu rled him 20 feet. He later developed one using compressed air. The first time he was shot from the cannon, he broke a leg and redesigned the device in the hospital. Mr. Zacchini and his brother Vittorio came to the United States in 1930 at the invitation of a circus promoter; eventually the family settled here. Their act involved six brothers and two sisters. |work=[[Associated Press]] in [[New York Times]] |date=October 7, 1981 |accessdate=2008-08-04 }}</ref> They were the sons of [[Ildebrando Zacchini]] (1868–1948). In 1975 the brothers were inducted into the [[International Circus Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.circushalloffame.com/Main.asp?SectionID=63&SubSectionID=266&ArticleID=88 |title=International Circus Hall of Fame Inductees |accessdate=2007-09-22 |date=2007-04-14 |publisher=[[International Circus Hall of Fame]] |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071007024845/http://www.circushalloffame.com/Main.asp?SectionID=63&SubSectionID=266&ArticleID=88 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-10-07}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Sibling duos]] |
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Revision as of 05:17, 10 November 2015
Edmondo Zacchini, (1894–1981) and Hugo Zacchini (1898–1975) were circus entertainers.[1][2] They were the sons of Ildebrando Zacchini (1868–1948). In 1975 the brothers were inducted into the International Circus Hall of Fame.[3]
References
- ^ McQuiston, John T. (October 21, 1975). "Hugo Zacchini, 77, Dies; First Human Cannonball". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
Hugo Zacchini, a circus performer who originated the human cannonball act in which he was catapulted from a cannon 200 feet into a net, died yesterday of a stroke in San Bernardino, Calif. He was 77 years old.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Edmondo Zacchini, Inventor Of Human Cannonball Act, 87". Associated Press in New York Times. October 7, 1981. Retrieved 2008-08-04.
Edmondo Zacchini, credited with inventing the Human Cannonball circus act by firing himself out of an spring-powered cannon, died here in a hospital Saturday. He was 87 years old. Mr. Zacchini developed his act in Cairo in 1922 using a crude spring-powered cannon that hu rled him 20 feet. He later developed one using compressed air. The first time he was shot from the cannon, he broke a leg and redesigned the device in the hospital. Mr. Zacchini and his brother Vittorio came to the United States in 1930 at the invitation of a circus promoter; eventually the family settled here. Their act involved six brothers and two sisters.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "International Circus Hall of Fame Inductees". International Circus Hall of Fame. 2007-04-14. Archived from the original on 2007-10-07. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ http://www.google.com
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