Catherine the Great Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 27, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Catherine the Great Facts
| Full Name | Catherine the Great |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 02, 1729 |
| Birth Place | Szczecin, Poland |
| Age (in 2024) | 294 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Empress |
Catherine the Great Age & Birthday
Catherine the Great is best known as Empress who has born on May 02, 1729 in Szczecin, Poland. Currently, Catherine the Great is 294 years, 11 months and 25 days old. Catherine the Great will celebrate 295th birthday on Thursday, 2nd of May 2024. Below the countdown to Catherine the Great upcoming birthday.
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About
Enlightened Empress of Russia who was the longest-ruling female leader of Russia, reigning from 1762 to 1796. She helped Russia become one of the great powers of Europe and she expanded her country through military wars and diplomacy.
Before Fame
Although her family was royalty, they had little actual money.
Trivia
Despite being a female ruler in a time where those were looked down upon, her reign saw Russia's territory expand vastly through victories in the Crimean Khanate and over the Ottoman Empire in the Russo-Turkish wars.
Family Life
Her cousins, Gustav III and Charles XIII, became the Kings of Sweden. She had four children with Petter III of Russia, whom she was married to from 1745 until 1762.
Associated With
She made a lot of reforms to bring her country up to modern times, just like Queen Elizabeth II.
Top Asked Questions about Catherine the Great
How old is Catherine the Great in 2024?
Catherine the Great is 294 years old today.
When was Catherine the Great born?
Catherine the Great was born on May 02, 1729 in Szczecin, Poland.
What is Catherine the Great zodiac sign?
Catherine the Great zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was Catherine the Great best known for?
Catherine the Great was best known as Empress.
Fun Facts about Catherine the Great's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Catherine the Great's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Catherine the Great was born on Monday, 122nd day / 18th week of 1729
- Catherine the Great has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Catherine the Great birthday is II.V.MDCCXXIX
- Catherine the Great's birthstone is Emerald
- Catherine the Great's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Catherine the Great age in year is 294 years old
- Catherine the Great age in month is 3539 months old
- Catherine the Great age in day is 107742 days old
- Catherine the Great age in hour is 2585808 hours old
- Catherine the Great age in minute is 155148480 minutes old
- Catherine the Great age in second is 9308908800 seconds old
- Next Catherine the Great birthday is on Friday, May 2nd 2025
- Catherine the Great age in next birthday (2025) is 295 years old
Historical Events on Catherine the Great Birthday (May 02)
Below are historical events that coincided with Catherine the Great's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers. |
| 1982 | Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. |
| 1986 | Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster. |
| 1989 | Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect. |
| 1995 | During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians. |
| 1998 | The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. |
| 1999 | Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. |
| 2000 | President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. |
| 2004 | The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd. |
| 2008 | Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. |
| 2008 | Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. |
| 2011 | Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan. |
| 2011 | An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. |
| 2012 | A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction. |
| 2014 | Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. |
| 1988 | The birth of Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player |
| 1988 | The birth of Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Kay Panabaker, American actress |
| 1990 | The birth of Paul George, American basketball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer |
| 1992 | The birth of Sunmi, South Korean singer |
| 1992 | The birth of María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player |
| 1993 | The birth of Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist |
| 1993 | The birth of Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer |
| 1993 | The birth of Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper |
| 1996 | The birth of Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer |
| 1996 | The birth of Julian Brandt, German footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer |
| 2015 | The birth of Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne |
| 2013 | The death of Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (b. 1947) |
| 2013 | The death of Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (b. 1932) |
| 2013 | The death of Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (b. 1980) |
| 2013 | The death of Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | The death of Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922) |
| 2014 | The death of Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918) |
| 2015 | The death of Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (b. 1915) |
| 2015 | The death of Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1945) |
| 2015 | The death of Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (b. 1947) |
| 2020 | The death of Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (b. 1982) |
| 2021 | The death of Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (b. 1925) |
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