Births on April 11

Masaru Ibuka, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (d. 1997)

Masaru Ibuka (井深大 Ibuka Masaru; April 11, 1908 – December 19, 1997) was a Japanese electronics industrialist and co-founder of Sony.

17 Sep

Orville Wright
The Wright Flyer flown by Orville Wright, with Lieutenant Thomas Selfridge as passenger, crashes, killing Selfridge, who becomes the first airplane fatality.
27 Sep

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant
The first production of the Ford Model T automobile was built at the Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, Michigan.
1 Oct

Ford Model T
Ford puts the Model T car on the market at a price of US$825.
6 Oct

Bosnian crisis
Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, sparking a crisis.
14 Oct

Detroit Tigers
The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2-0, clinching the World Series; this would be their last until clinching the 2016 World Series.