Orville Wright
19 August 1871 – 30 January 1948
American aviation pioneer who, with his brother Wilbur, achieved the first sustained powered flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft. He piloted the historic first flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903.
Lived at the same time
Well-documented people whose lives overlapped with Orville Wright.
- Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) Overlapped 77 years →
- Henri Matisse (1869–1954) Overlapped 77 years →
- Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) Overlapped 77 years →
- Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) Overlapped 77 years →
- Qi Baishi (1864–1957) Overlapped 77 years →
- W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963) Overlapped 77 years →
Life events
Birth
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Opened a bicycle sales and repair shop with his brother Wilbur
1892
Career
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Piloted the first sustained powered flight at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
17 December 1903
The first flight covered about 120 feet and lasted roughly 12 seconds.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
Achievement
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Sold his interest in the Wright Company and retired from business
1915
Career
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Death
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