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Catherine the Great Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Catherine the Great Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Catherine the Great Facts

Full NameCatherine the Great
BirthdateMay 02, 1729
Birth PlaceSzczecin, Poland
Age (in 2024)295 Years Old
ZodiacTaurus
OccupationEmpress

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 295 years, 6 months and 3 days old. Catherine the Great will celebrate 296th birthday on Friday, 2nd of May 2025. Below the countdown to Catherine the Great upcoming birthday.

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Catherine the Great Biography

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 295 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 295 years old
  • Catherine the Great age in month is 3546 months old
  • Catherine the Great age in day is 107934 days old
  • Catherine the Great age in hour is 2590416 hours old
  • Catherine the Great age in minute is 155424960 minutes old
  • Catherine the Great age in second is 9325497600 seconds old
  • Next Catherine the Great birthday is on Friday, May 2nd 2025
  • Catherine the Great age in next birthday (2025) is 296 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.

YearEvent
1972In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
1982Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1986Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
1989Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
1995During 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.
1998The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
1999Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
2000President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
2004The 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.
2008Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2008Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2011Osama 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.
2011An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.
2012A 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.
2014Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
1988The birth of Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1988The birth of Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
1989The birth of Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
1990The birth of Kay Panabaker, American actress
1990The birth of Paul George, American basketball player
1991The birth of Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
1992The birth of Sunmi, South Korean singer
1992The birth of María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
1993The birth of Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
1993The birth of Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
1993The birth of Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
1996The birth of Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer
1996The birth of Julian Brandt, German footballer
1996The birth of Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer
2015The birth of Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne
2013The death of Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (b. 1947)
2013The death of Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (b. 1932)
2013The death of Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (b. 1980)
2013The death of Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
2014The death of Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
2014The death of Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2014The death of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
2015The death of Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (b. 1915)
2015The death of Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
2015The death of Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (b. 1927)
2015The death of Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925)
2015The death of Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930)
2016The death of Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (b. 1947)
2020The death of Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (b. 1982)
2021The death of Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (b. 1925)

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