This occurred ten days after the first manned flight in a Montgolfier hot air balloon. The Gala included a display of fireworks, Montgolfier balloons and performances from military bands. The company became "Montgolfier et Canson" in 1801, then "Canson-Montgolfier" in 1807. The Montgolfier family subsequently ran the mills. In 1801, the company became "Montgolfier et Canson", then "Canson-Montgolfier" in 1807. The first modern man-lifting aerostat, made by the Montgolfier brothers, was a hot air balloon. In 1799, Etienne de Montgolfier died on the way from Lyon to Annonay. The Montgolfier Company in Annonay still exists under the name Canson. In 1860, the Montgolfier papermills were the largest in France. The first free balloon flight was by the same Montgolfier balloon on 21 November 1783. One of his 16 children, Joseph Montgolfier was a brilliant inventor. A controversial official report stated later that Montgolfier had made unwarranted accusations. From the mid-18th century the Montgolfier brothers in France began experimenting with balloons. In the mid-18th century the Montgolfier brothers began experimenting with parachutes and balloons in France. The Montgolfier brothers gave their first public demonstration of their invention on June 4, 1783.