Orville Wright Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Orville Wright, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1903–19483 events1 places

Chronological biography

1903

1st Flight17 December 1903

Science / Technology · Kill Devil Hill

At the controls during the 1st flight in a powered aircraft, 120ft in 12 seconds

1908

Invention of Aeroplane22 May 1908

Science / Technology

Patents a flying machine

1948

Death of Orville Wright30 January 1948

Science / Technology

Death of Orville Wright

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.