Edwin Drake Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Edwin Drake Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Edwin Drake Facts

Full Name	Edwin Drake
Birthdate	March 29, 1819
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	205 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Entrepreneur

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Edwin Drake Age & Birthday

Edwin Drake is best known as Entrepreneur who has born on March 29, 1819 in New York. Currently, Edwin Drake is 205 years, 0 months and 27 days old. Edwin Drake will celebrate 206th birthday on Saturday, 29th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Edwin Drake upcoming birthday.

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Edwin Drake Biography

About

The first person to drill for oil in the United States. He also founded an oil refinery in Pittsburgh.

Before Fame

He grew up on farms in New York state and Vermont and began working for a Connecticut railway in his late teens.

Trivia

He was hired by Seneca Oil to look into the possibility of finding oil deposits in Pennsylvania. During the course of this assignment, he not only found oil, but also developed a revolutionary way of drilling for it.

Family Life

He was married twice: to Philena Adams, who died during childbirth in 1854, and to Laura Dowd.

Associated With

He and Armand Hammer were both famously involved in the petroleum business.

Top Asked Questions about Edwin Drake

How old is Edwin Drake in 2024?

Edwin Drake is 205 years old today.

When was Edwin Drake born?

Edwin Drake was born on March 29, 1819 in New York.

What is Edwin Drake zodiac sign?

Edwin Drake zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Edwin Drake best known for?

Edwin Drake was best known as Entrepreneur.

Fun Facts about Edwin Drake's Birthday

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

Edwin Drake was born on Monday, 88^th day / 13^th week of 1819
Edwin Drake has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Edwin Drake birthday is XXIX.III.MDCCCXIX
Edwin Drake's birthstone is Aquamarine
Edwin Drake's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Edwin Drake age in year is 205 years old
Edwin Drake age in month is 2460 months old
Edwin Drake age in day is 74903 days old
Edwin Drake age in hour is 1797672 hours old
Edwin Drake age in minute is 107860320 minutes old
Edwin Drake age in second is 6471619200 seconds old
Next Edwin Drake birthday is on Saturday, March 29th 2025
Edwin Drake age in next birthday (2025) is 206 years old

Historical Events on Edwin Drake Birthday (March 29)

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

Year	Event
1974	Terracotta Army was discovered in Shaanxi province, China.
1982	The Canada Act 1982 receives the Royal Assent from Queen Elizabeth II, setting the stage for the Queen of Canada to proclaim the Constitution Act, 1982.
1984	The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
1990	The Czechoslovak parliament is unable to reach an agreement on what to call the country after the fall of Communism, sparking the so-called Hyphen War.
1993	Catherine Callbeck becomes premier of Prince Edward Island and the first woman to be elected in a general election as premier of a Canadian province.
1999	The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 10,000 mark (10,006.78) for the first time, during the height of the dot-com bubble.
1999	A magnitude 6.8 earthquake in India strikes the Chamoli district in Uttar Pradesh, killing 103.
2002	In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
2004	Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
2010	Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
2013	At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
2014	The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
2015	Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.
2016	A United States Air Force F-16 crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. The pilot ejected safely and was recovered by coalition forces, according to a U.S. military statement.
2017	Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
1987	The birth of Dimitri Payet, French footballer
1987	The birth of Romain Hamouma, French footballer
1988	The birth of Esther Cremer, German runner
1988	The birth of Jesús Molina, Mexican footballer
1988	The birth of Jürgen Zopp, Estonian tennis player
1989	The birth of James Tomkins, English footballer
1990	The birth of Carlos Peña, Mexican footballer
1990	The birth of Teemu Pukki, Finnish footballer
1990	The birth of Lyle Taylor, English footballer
1991	The birth of Irene, South Korean idol, actress and television host
1991	The birth of Fabio Borini, Italian footballer
1991	The birth of N'Golo Kanté, French footballer
1993	The birth of Thorgan Hazard, Belgian footballer
1994	The birth of Jung Jae-won, South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor
1996	The birth of Wade Baldwin IV, American basketball player
2012	The death of Bill Jenkins, American race car driver and engineer (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Reginald Gray, Irish-French painter (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Brian Huggins, English-Canadian journalist and actor (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Liu Kang, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
2013	The death of Ralph Klein, Canadian journalist and politician, 12th Premier of Alberta (b. 1942)
2013	The death of Art Phillips, Canadian businessman and politician, 32nd Mayor of Vancouver (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Marc Platt, American actor and dancer (b. 1913)
2014	The death of Ruth A. M. Schmidt, American geologist and paleontologist (b. 1916)
2015	The death of William Delafield Cook, Australian-English painter (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Patty Duke, American actress (b. 1946)
2017	The death of Alexei Abrikosov, Russian physicist, 2003 Nobel laureate in Physics (b. 1928)
2019	The death of Agnès Varda, French film director (b. 1928)
2020	The death of Joe Diffie, American country music singer (b. 1958)
2020	The death of Alan Merrill, American musician (b. 1951)
2020	The death of Krzysztof Penderecki, Polish composer and conductor (b. 1933)

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