His father Ildebrando Zacchini invented the compressed-air cannon used to propel humans in circus acts.
He was born on October 20, 1898, in Santa Ana, Peru to Maddelen and Ildebrando Zacchini.
Ildebrando Zacchini's circus was touring Peru at the time of Hugo's birth.
[1] The United States Supreme Court sided with Zacchini, ruling 5 to 4 that his personality rights overrode the First Amendment rights in this case where the entire act was shown on television in violation of his common law copyright.
Hugo Zacchini died on October 20, 1975, his 77th birthday, in San Bernardino, California.