Jan Kašpar [SEP] manner of death
. At that time, it was the longest flight in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Kašpar later donated the aircraft which he had flown for that historical flight to the National Technical Museum in Prague where it remains today.
Kašpar's later years were marked by personal tragedy and financial hardship. Following World War I he lost his financial resources and fell into poverty. In 1927, impoverished and suffering from mental illness, Jan Kašpar committed suicide in Pardubice.
Bishop: Jan Remiger (1929.12.16 – retired 1941), Titular Bishop of Dadima (1929.12.16 – death 1959.05.21)
35. Karel Kašpar (born Austria-Hungary) (1931.10.22 – death 1941.04.21), created Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1935.12.19 – 1941.04.21); previously Titular Bishop of Bethsaida (1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13) as Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Hradec Králové (Königgrätz, Czech Republic) (1920.03.08 – 1921.06.13), succeeding as Bishop of Hradec Králové (1921.06.13 – 1931.10.22