Cornelius Vanderbilt Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Cornelius Vanderbilt Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Cornelius Vanderbilt Facts

Full Name	Cornelius Vanderbilt
Birthdate	May 27, 1794
Birth Place	Staten Island, NY
Age (in 2024)	230 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Entrepreneur

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Cornelius Vanderbilt Age & Birthday

Cornelius Vanderbilt is best known as Entrepreneur who has born on May 27, 1794 in Staten Island, NY. Currently, Cornelius Vanderbilt is 230 years, 6 months and 21 days old. Cornelius Vanderbilt will celebrate 231st birthday on Tuesday, 27th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Cornelius Vanderbilt upcoming birthday.

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Cornelius Vanderbilt Biography

About

Nicknamed the Commodore. He amassed an enormous fortune through shipping and railroads.

Before Fame

He dropped out of school at age 11 to work for his father's ferry business.

Trivia

He was a renowned philanthropist and used part of his fortune to start a famous university that bore his name.

Family Life

His son William Henry Vanderbilt greatly expanded the empire and added to the millions earned by his father. He married Sophia Johnson in 1813 and he had another son named George Washington Vanderbilt II.

Associated With

He hired the great orator Daniel Webster to defend him in the Supreme Court against monopoly charges.

Top Asked Questions about Cornelius Vanderbilt

How old is Cornelius Vanderbilt in 2024?

Cornelius Vanderbilt is 230 years old today.

When was Cornelius Vanderbilt born?

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27, 1794 in Staten Island, NY.

What is Cornelius Vanderbilt zodiac sign?

Cornelius Vanderbilt zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Cornelius Vanderbilt best known for?

Cornelius Vanderbilt was best known as Entrepreneur.

Fun Facts about Cornelius Vanderbilt's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Cornelius Vanderbilt's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on Tuesday, 147^th day / 22^nd week of 1794
Cornelius Vanderbilt has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Cornelius Vanderbilt birthday is XXVII.V.MDCCXCIV
Cornelius Vanderbilt's birthstone is Emerald
Cornelius Vanderbilt's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in year is 230 years old
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in month is 2766 months old
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in day is 84210 days old
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in hour is 2021040 hours old
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in minute is 121262400 minutes old
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in second is 7275744000 seconds old
Next Cornelius Vanderbilt birthday is on Tuesday, May 27th 2025
Cornelius Vanderbilt age in next birthday (2025) is 231 years old

Historical Events on Cornelius Vanderbilt Birthday (May 27)

Below are historical events that coincided with Cornelius Vanderbilt's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1971	The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
1977	A plane crash at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, kills 67.
1971	Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
1975	Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 - the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
1980	The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
1984	The Danube-Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s.
1988	Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.
1996	First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
1997	The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
1998	Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
2001	Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
2006	The 6.4 Mw  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
2016	Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
2017	Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
2018	Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn.
1988	The birth of Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
1988	The birth of Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher
1988	The birth of Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
1989	The birth of Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
1989	The birth of Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
1990	The birth of Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
1990	The birth of Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
1991	The birth of Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
1991	The birth of Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
1991	The birth of Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
1991	The birth of Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
1992	The birth of Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
1992	The birth of Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer
1997	The birth of Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player
2013	The death of Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (b. 1917)
2013	The death of Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)
2014	The death of Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1929)
2015	The death of Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
2015	The death of Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
2018	The death of Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (b. 1947)
2020	The death of Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1929)

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