- Hugo
Zacchini (20
October 1898 – 20
October 1975), one of the
Zacchini Brothers, was the
first human cannonball to use a compressed-air cannon. His father...
-
Edmondo Zacchini (1894–1981) and Hugo
Zacchini (1898–1975) were
circus entertainers. They were the sons of
Ildebrando Zacchini (1868–1948) and came from...
-
Zacchini is an
Italian surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Edmondo Zacchini (1894–1981),
American circus performer Hugo
Zacchini (1898–1975)...
- Brothers.
Edmondo Zacchini was the
oldest son of
Ildebrando Zacchini, an
Italian portrait artist and
amateur gymnast, and
brother of Hugo
Zacchini. Ildebrando...
-
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard
Broadcasting Co., 433 U.S. 562 (1977), was an
important U.S.
Supreme Court case
concerning rights of publicity. The
Court held...
-
Ildebrando Zacchini (July 31, 1868 – July 17, 1948) was an Italian-born painter, inventor, and
travelling circus owner.
Inspired by the
works of Jules...
- in 1922,
Zacchini invented a
cannon that used
compressed air to
launch a human. He
first tested his new
cannon with his son
Bruno Zacchini, and after...
- In 1972, an
incident in
Burton lead to a U.S.
Supreme Court case. Hugo
Zacchini performed a
human cannonball act at Burton's
annual Geauga County Fair...
- Representatives.
Zacchini attended the
University of Florida. In 1962,
Zacchini was
elected to the
Florida House of Representatives,
serving until 1966.
Zacchini died...
- for
recording and
broadcasting the
entire human cannonball act of Hugo
Zacchini. He
performed his
circus routine at the
Geauga County Fair in Burton, Ohio...
