Ernest Rutherford Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 19, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ernest Rutherford Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Ernest Rutherford Facts

Full Name	Ernest Rutherford
Birthdate	August 30, 1871
Birth Place	Brightwater, New Zealand
Age (in 2024)	152 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Physicist

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Ernest Rutherford Age & Birthday

Ernest Rutherford is best known as Physicist who has born on August 30, 1871 in Brightwater, New Zealand. Currently, Ernest Rutherford is 152 years, 7 months and 20 days old. Ernest Rutherford will celebrate 153rd birthday on Friday, 30th of August 2024. Below the countdown to Ernest Rutherford upcoming birthday.

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Ernest Rutherford Biography

About

The father of nuclear physics who discovered that atoms have a positive charge located in a nucleus in 1911. He also developed the concept of radioactive half-life, which describes the exponential decay radioactive substances.

Before Fame

He couldn't continue his work at Cambridge because of arcane rules about his young age.

Trivia

He is widely credited as the first person to split the atom in a nuclear reaction in 1917 and he won the 1908 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the disintegration of the elements and the chemistry of radioactive substances.

Family Life

He had five sisters and six brothers.

Associated With

Another famous physicist like him was Max Planck.

Top Asked Questions about Ernest Rutherford

How old is Ernest Rutherford in 2024?

Ernest Rutherford is 152 years old today.

When was Ernest Rutherford born?

Ernest Rutherford was born on August 30, 1871 in Brightwater, New Zealand.

What is Ernest Rutherford zodiac sign?

Ernest Rutherford zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Ernest Rutherford best known for?

Ernest Rutherford was best known as Physicist.

Fun Facts about Ernest Rutherford's Birthday

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

Ernest Rutherford was born on Wednesday, 242^nd day / 35^th week of 1871
Ernest Rutherford has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Ernest Rutherford birthday is XXX.VIII.MDCCCLXXI
Ernest Rutherford's birthstone is Peridot
Ernest Rutherford's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Ernest Rutherford age in year is 152 years old
Ernest Rutherford age in month is 1831 months old
Ernest Rutherford age in day is 55750 days old
Ernest Rutherford age in hour is 1338000 hours old
Ernest Rutherford age in minute is 80280000 minutes old
Ernest Rutherford age in second is 4816800000 seconds old
Next Ernest Rutherford birthday is on Saturday, August 30th 2025
Ernest Rutherford age in next birthday (2025) is 153 years old

Historical Events on Ernest Rutherford Birthday (August 30)

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

Year	Event
1974	A Belgrade-Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
1974	A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities.
1974	The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated.
1981	President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran.
1983	Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board.
1984	STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
1992	The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
1995	Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
1998	Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
2002	Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
2008	A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
2014	Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
2019	A huge accident during the 2019 F2 Spa Feature Race caused young driver Anthoine Hubert to die after sustaining major injuries.
2021	The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
1986	The birth of Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1986	The birth of Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986	The birth of Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
1987	The birth of Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
1988	The birth of Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1989	The birth of Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1989	The birth of Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
1991	The birth of Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
1991	The birth of Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
1991	The birth of Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
1992	The birth of Jessica Henwick, British actress
1994	The birth of Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
1994	The birth of Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
1994	The birth of Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
2013	The death of Leo Lewis, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Charles Bowden, American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist (b. 1945)
2014	The death of Bipan Chandra, Indian historian and academic (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Igor Decraene, Belgian cyclist (b. 1996)
2014	The death of Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Felipe Osterling, Peruvian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Edward Fadeley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2015	The death of M. M. Kalburgi, Indian scholar, author, and academic (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Louise Hay, American motivational author (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Skip Prokop, Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist (b. 1943)
2019	The death of Valerie Harper, American actress and writer (b. 1939)
2022	The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union. (b. 1931)

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