230: "Zazel - The Human Cannonball"
Interesting Things with JC #230: "ZAZEL - The Human Cannonball". On Easter Monday, April 2nd 1877 the first human cannonball act was performed by 16 year old Rossa Matilda Richter known as Zazel at the Royal Aquarium in London. Interestingly just before her birthday on April 7th.