18 March – At Montesson, Traian Vuia achieves several short hops in his Vuia 1, traveling about 12 meters (39 feet) at an altitude of about 1 meter (3.3 feet). He flies four more times; one flight travels some 20 meters (66 feet) at an altitude of 1 meter (3.3 feet), and the longest flight is 24 meters (79 feet), the first manned flights of a heavier-than-air monoplane with an unassisted takeoff.
11 August – Mrs. C.J. Miller becomes the first American woman to ride as a passenger in a dirigible.[1]
12 September –Jacob Ellehammer makes a tethered flight with his aeroplane "Semi-biplane" on the tiny island of Lindholm. The plane was attached to the ground by a rope and described a few circles.
9 October – The Zeppelin LZ 3 flies for the first time, making a 60-mile (97km) round trip in two hours.[5]
23 October – Alberto Santos-Dumont wins the Archdeacon Prize as for a flight of 60m (200ft) in his Santos-Dumont 14-bis at the Château de Bagatelle's grounds.[1]
12 November – Alberto Santos-Dumont flies 722 feet (220m) in 21 seconds at the Château de Bagatelle's grounds in the Santos-Dumont 14-bis which has been recently equipped with primitive interplane ailerons. This is recorded as the first officially observed aeroplane flight in Europe and, although occurring after longer flights by the Wright brothers in the United States, is the first officially recognized airplane distance record.[1]