Daniel Fahrenheit Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Daniel Fahrenheit Facts
| Full Name | Daniel Fahrenheit |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 24, 1686 |
| Birth Place | Poland |
| Age (in 2024) | 338 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Occupation | Physicist |
Daniel Fahrenheit Age & Birthday
Daniel Fahrenheit is best known as Physicist who has born on May 24, 1686 in Poland. Currently, Daniel Fahrenheit is 338 years, 5 months and 28 days old. Daniel Fahrenheit will celebrate 339th birthday on Saturday, 24th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Daniel Fahrenheit upcoming birthday.
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About
Best remembered for developing the Fahrenheit temperature scale and for inventing the modern mercury thermometer, this Polish-born engineer and physicist also worked as a glassblower and a chemistry teacher.
Before Fame
After pursuing a commerce career in Amsterdam, he lived in Copenhagen, Leipzig, Berlin, and Dresden before ultimately finding employment as a glassblower in The Hague.
Trivia
He was a contemporary and acquaintance of mathematician Gottfried Leibniz and astronomer Ole Romer.
Family Life
Though a native of Danzig, Poland and a member of a family of German heritage, he spent the majority of his life in the Netherlands (then called the Dutch Republic). He was the oldest surviving child of Daniel Fahrenheit and Concordia Schumann (who both died in 1701 after ingesting poisonous mushrooms).
Associated With
His Fahrenheit scale was ultimately displaced in Europe by the Celsius scale (invented by Anders Celsius), but remained the standard of temperature measurement in the United States.
Top Asked Questions about Daniel Fahrenheit
How old is Daniel Fahrenheit in 2024?
Daniel Fahrenheit is 338 years old today.
When was Daniel Fahrenheit born?
Daniel Fahrenheit was born on May 24, 1686 in Poland.
What is Daniel Fahrenheit zodiac sign?
Daniel Fahrenheit zodiac sign is Gemini.
What was Daniel Fahrenheit best known for?
Daniel Fahrenheit was best known as Physicist.
Fun Facts about Daniel Fahrenheit's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Daniel Fahrenheit's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Daniel Fahrenheit was born on Friday, 144th day / 21st week of 1686
- Daniel Fahrenheit has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Daniel Fahrenheit birthday is XXIV.V.MDCLXXXVI
- Daniel Fahrenheit's birthstone is Emerald
- Daniel Fahrenheit's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in year is 338 years old
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in month is 4061 months old
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in day is 123633 days old
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in hour is 2967192 hours old
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in minute is 178031520 minutes old
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in second is 10681891200 seconds old
- Next Daniel Fahrenheit birthday is on Saturday, May 24th 2025
- Daniel Fahrenheit age in next birthday (2025) is 339 years old
Historical Events on Daniel Fahrenheit Birthday (May 24)
Below are historical events that coincided with Daniel Fahrenheit's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Israel conducts Operation Solomon, evacuating Ethiopian Jews to Israel. |
| 1992 | The last Thai dictator, General Suchinda Kraprayoon, resigns following pro-democracy protests. |
| 1992 | The ethnic cleansing in Kozarac, Bosnia and Herzegovina begins when Serbian militia and police forces enter the town. |
| 1993 | Eritrea gains its independence from Ethiopia. |
| 1993 | Roman Catholic Cardinal Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo and five other people are assassinated in a shootout at Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Guadalajara International Airport in Mexico. |
| 1994 | Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison. |
| 1995 | While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Harewood, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board. |
| 1999 | The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo. |
| 2000 | Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation. |
| 2002 | Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty. |
| 2014 | A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people. |
| 2014 | At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium. |
| 2019 | Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India). |
| 2019 | Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7. |
| 2022 | A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children. |
| 1988 | The birth of Monica Lin Brown, American sergeant |
| 1988 | The birth of Billy Gilman, American musician |
| 1988 | The birth of Lucian Wintrich, American political artist and White House correspondent |
| 1989 | The birth of G-Eazy, American rapper |
| 1989 | The birth of Andrew Jordan, English race car driver |
| 1989 | The birth of Kalin Lucas, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Mattias Ekholm, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1991 | The birth of Aled Davies, Welsh discus thrower |
| 1991 | The birth of Cody Eakin, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1992 | The birth of Marcus Bettinelli, English footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of Jarell Martin, American basketball player |
| 1994 | The birth of Emily Nicholl, Scottish netball player |
| 1994 | The birth of Daiya Seto, Japanese swimmer |
| 1994 | The birth of Emily Temple Wood, American 2016 Wikipedian of the Year award |
| 1999 | The birth of Tarjei Sandvik Moe, Norwegian actor |
| 2013 | The death of Helmut Braunlich, German-American violinist and composer (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | The death of Ron Davies, Welsh footballer (b. 1942) |
| 2013 | The death of Gotthard Graubner, German painter (b. 1930) |
| 2013 | The death of Haynes Johnson, American journalist and author (b. 1931) |
| 2013 | The death of Pyotr Todorovsky, Ukrainian-Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | The death of Stormé DeLarverie, known as the "Rosa Parks of the lesbian community" (b. 1920) |
| 2014 | The death of Mahafarid Amir Khosravi, Iranian businessman (b. 1969) |
| 2014 | The death of Knowlton Nash, Canadian journalist and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of John Vasconcellos, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | The death of Dean Carroll, English rugby player (b. 1962) |
| 2015 | The death of Kenneth Jacobs, Australian lawyer and judge (b. 1917) |
| 2015 | The death of Tanith Lee, English author (b. 1947) |
| 2018 | The death of Gudrun Burwitz, daughter of Margarete Himmler and Heinrich Himmler (b. 1929) |
| 2018 | The death of John Bain (TotalBiscuit), English gaming commentator and critic (b. 1984) |
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