What the records say
- When
- 11 Jul 1864
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 52.64° N, 1.13° W
- Description
- 1864 riot in Leicester, England
Placed at the town its description names, Leicester.
Leicester balloon riot
1864 riot in Leicester, England
A riot occurred on 11 July 1864 in Victoria Park, Leicester, during a public demonstration of a new hydrogen balloon by the aeronaut Henry Tracey Coxwell. An estimated 50,000 spectators were present for the event.
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