Deaths on January 17

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Died on January 17, 1908

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1835)

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Italian: Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana; 10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860.

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Events on 1908

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.

Deaths on January 17

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany

Died on January 17, 1908

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Events on 1908

Orville Wright

Ford Piquette Avenue Plant

Ford Model T

Bosnian crisis

Detroit Tigers