Orville Wright Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Orville Wright Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Orville Wright Facts

Full Name	Orville Wright
Birthdate	August 19, 1871
Birth Place	Dayton, OH
Age (in 2024)	153 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Inventor

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Orville Wright Age & Birthday

Orville Wright is best known as Inventor who has born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, OH. Currently, Orville Wright is 153 years, 3 months and 24 days old. Orville Wright will celebrate 154th birthday on Tuesday, 19th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Orville Wright upcoming birthday.

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Orville Wright Biography

About

Aviation pioneer who, with his brother, Wilbur Wright, invented three-axis control and flew the first successful, albeit brief, "flying machine" in 1903.

Before Fame

He dropped out of high school to pursue a career in the printing business with his brother Wilbur.

Trivia

He and his brother opened a bicycle repair shop in 1892.

Family Life

His parents, Susan Koerner and Milton Wright, raised him with his six siblings. His father once gave him a toy helicopter invented by Alphonse Penaud.

Associated With

One of his friends and classmates in high school was future poet and writer Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Top Asked Questions about Orville Wright

How old is Orville Wright in 2024?

Orville Wright is 153 years old today.

When was Orville Wright born?

Orville Wright was born on August 19, 1871 in Dayton, OH.

What is Orville Wright zodiac sign?

Orville Wright zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Orville Wright best known for?

Orville Wright was best known as Inventor.

Fun Facts about Orville Wright's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Orville Wright's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Orville Wright was born on Saturday, 231^st day / 33^rd week of 1871
Orville Wright has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Orville Wright birthday is XIX.VIII.MDCCCLXXI
Orville Wright's birthstone is Peridot
Orville Wright's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Orville Wright age in year is 153 years old
Orville Wright age in month is 1839 months old
Orville Wright age in day is 55998 days old
Orville Wright age in hour is 1343952 hours old
Orville Wright age in minute is 80637120 minutes old
Orville Wright age in second is 4838227200 seconds old
Next Orville Wright birthday is on Tuesday, August 19th 2025
Orville Wright age in next birthday (2025) is 154 years old

Historical Events on Orville Wright Birthday (August 19)

Below are historical events that coincided with Orville Wright's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1987	Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
1989	Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
1989	Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
1991	Crown Heights riot begins.
1999	In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
2002	Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
2003	A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
2003	Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.
2004	Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq.
2005	The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
2009	A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
2010	Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
2013	The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
2017	Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
1986	The birth of Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
1986	The birth of Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
1986	The birth of Christina Perri, American singer and songwriter
1987	The birth of Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
1987	The birth of Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver
1988	The birth of Veronica Roth, American author
1989	The birth of Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor
1990	The birth of Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer
1994	The birth of Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete
1994	The birth of Fernando Gaviria, Colombian cyclist
1996	The birth of Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress
1996	The birth of Lachlan Lewis, Australian rugby league player
1999	The birth of Thomas Flegler, Australian rugby league player
2001	The birth of Awak Kuier, Finnish basketball player
2012	The death of Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
2013	The death of Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
2014	The death of James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
2014	The death of Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)
2015	The death of George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
2016	The death of Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)
2017	The death of Dick Gregory, American comedian, author and activist (b. 1932)
2019	The death of Lars Larsen, Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain JYSK (b. 1948)
2021	The death of Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (b. 1939)

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