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Nov 3, 2023 · David Kirke, a flamboyant thrill-seeker who performed — and, more important, survived — what is widely acknowledged as the first modern bungee jump, died on Oct. 21 at his home in Oxford,...
David Kirke and his friends jumped off Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol on 1 April 1979, after he was inspired by a ritual carried out on Vanuatu in the South Pacific. His...
Oct 22, 2023 · Born in 1945 as the eldest of seven children, David Kirke birthed the worldwide phenomenon some 34 years later on April Fool’s Day, when – dressed in a top hat and fresh from all-night party...
Sir David Kirke (c. 1597 – 1654), also spelled David Ker, was an adventurer, privateer and colonial governor. He is best known for his successful capture of Québec in 1629 during the Anglo-French War and his subsequent governorship of lands in Newfoundland .
Nov 3, 2023 · As founder of the Dangerous Sports Club at Oxford, David Kirke orchestrated stunts including the first bungee jump and skiing down Swiss slopes on a grand piano.
Oct 26, 2023 · David Kirke, the man who carried out the world's first-ever modern-day bungee jump, has died, according to reports. He was 78.
Nov 9, 2023 · David Kirke believed safe sport repressed people’s imaginations. The world’s first bungee-jumper and founder of the Dangerous Sports Club died on October 21st, aged 78. Image: Dafydd Jones.
