by Rutu Ladage , IndiaTimes | October 22, 2013, 1:00 pm IST Its the 216th anniversary of the first parachute jump and Google is celebrating the vent with an innovative, interactive doodle. Google Doodles are created to celebrate some important event or for the celebration of an achievement. The doodles which are often interactive add an element of fun and thrill to the otherwise colourfully static Google logo. Todays doodle, in honour of Andre-Jacques Garnerin highlights his achievement. Andre-Jacques Garnerin invented the frameless parachute and successfully completed his jump on October 22, 1797 at Parc Monceau, Paris. He made his first jump using a silk parachute which was approximately 7 m in diameter. The silk parachute was shaped like an umbrella and initially resembled a closed umbrella when he began his ascent. The closed umbrella had a pole running down its centre and a rope running through a tube in the pole, which connected it to the balloon. Garnerin rode in a bas...