same direction. Estonian sports aviators highly appreciate Leroux for his charismatic role in aeronautics and regard the perpetuation of his memory as a matter of honour. It is rumoured in Estonia that Leroux was the nephew of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. That is not possible because Lincoln's only sister Sarah Lincoln Grigsby died in 1828 and his only brother Thomas Lincoln Jr. in 1812, when 3 days old. He was buried at the Kopli cemetery in Tallinn. The cemetery was completely flattened and destroyed by the Soviet occupation authorities in 1950, governing the country at the time. References 1856 births 1889 deaths Accidental deaths in Estonia American balloonists American skydivers Aviators killed in aviation accidents or incidents Burials in Estonia Deaths by drowning History of Tallinn Parachuting deaths People from Waterbury, Connecticut Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in 1889 Victims of aviation accidents or incidents in Europe