David Hume Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
David Hume Facts
| Full Name | David Hume |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 07, 1711 |
| Birth Place | Scotland |
| Age (in 2024) | 313 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Philosopher |
David Hume Age & Birthday
David Hume is best known as Philosopher who has born on May 07, 1711 in Scotland. Currently, David Hume is 313 years, 7 months and 6 days old. David Hume will celebrate 314th birthday on Wednesday, 7th of May 2025. Below the countdown to David Hume upcoming birthday.
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About
Remembered for his important contributions to Western philosophy, this Scottish Enlightenment figure penned A Treatise of Human Nature (1739); The History of England (1754-1762); Essays, Moral, Political, and Literary (1741); and many other significant philosophical and historical works.
Before Fame
He began his education at the University of Edinburgh when he was only twelve years old and wrote his first published work, a letter titled "A Kind of History of My Life," at the age of twenty-three.
Trivia
His writings on religion, metaphysics, ethics, economics, politics, aesthetics, and epistemology are often classified as skeptical, empirical, naturalistic, and utilitarian in philosophical genre.
Family Life
He and his older brother were born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Joseph Home and Katherine Falconer Home. In 1734, he began spelling his last name, Home, as Hume, to reflect its pronunciation in his native Scotland.
Associated With
Hume's work greatly influenced the economic and political philosophies of fellow Scottish Enlightenment figure Adam Smith.
Top Asked Questions about David Hume
How old is David Hume in 2024?
David Hume is 313 years old today.
When was David Hume born?
David Hume was born on May 07, 1711 in Scotland.
What is David Hume zodiac sign?
David Hume zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was David Hume best known for?
David Hume was best known as Philosopher.
Fun Facts about David Hume's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about David Hume's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- David Hume was born on Thursday, 127th day / 19th week of 1711
- David Hume has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of David Hume birthday is VII.V.MDCCXI
- David Hume's birthstone is Emerald
- David Hume's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- David Hume age in year is 313 years old
- David Hume age in month is 3763 months old
- David Hume age in day is 114542 days old
- David Hume age in hour is 2749008 hours old
- David Hume age in minute is 164940480 minutes old
- David Hume age in second is 9896428800 seconds old
- Next David Hume birthday is on Wednesday, May 7th 2025
- David Hume age in next birthday (2025) is 314 years old
Historical Events on David Hume Birthday (May 07)
Below are historical events that coincided with David Hume's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. |
| 1986 | Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits. |
| 1991 | A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26. |
| 1992 | Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. |
| 1992 | Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. |
| 1992 | Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. |
| 1994 | Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. |
| 1998 | Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. |
| 1999 | Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. |
| 1999 | Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. |
| 1999 | In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. |
| 2000 | Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia. |
| 2002 | An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis-Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people. |
| 2002 | A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. |
| 2004 | American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. |
| 1986 | The birth of Matt Helders, English drummer |
| 1987 | The birth of Asami Konno, Japanese singer |
| 1987 | The birth of Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007) |
| 1987 | The birth of Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of David Schlemko, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1988 | The birth of Eino Puri, Estonian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Sander Puri, Estonian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Earl Thomas, American football player |
| 1993 | The birth of Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player |
| 1995 | The birth of Seko Fofana, French born Ivorian international footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player |
| 1998 | The birth of Maryna Piddubna, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer |
| 1998 | The birth of Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 1998 | The birth of MrBeast, American YouTuber |
| 2004 | The birth of Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player |
| 2009 | The death of David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930) |
| 2009 | The death of Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923) |
| 2011 | The death of Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957) |
| 2011 | The death of Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924) |
| 2011 | The death of Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957) |
| 2012 | The death of Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | The death of Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943) |
| 2012 | The death of Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942) |
| 2013 | The death of Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948) |
| 2013 | The death of George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | The death of Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | The death of Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | The death of Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956) |
| 2015 | The death of John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929) |
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