30 January 1948

On This Day in History / January 30, 2025

1948: Orville Wright dies of a heart attack at Miami Valley Hospital. He is 76 years old.

An airplane flying over a crowd of people

Description automatically generated — 1948: Orville Wright dies of a heart attack at Miami Valley Hospital. He is 76 years old.

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