Fanny Blankers-Koen Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 20, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Fanny Blankers-Koen Facts
| Full Name | Fanny Blankers-Koen |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | April 26, 1918 |
| Birth Place | Baarn, Netherlands |
| Age (in 2024) | 105 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Runner |
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Fanny Blankers-Koen Age & Birthday
Fanny Blankers-Koen is best known as Runner who has born on April 26, 1918 in Baarn, Netherlands. Currently, Fanny Blankers-Koen is 105 years, 11 months and 24 days old. Fanny Blankers-Koen will celebrate 106th birthday on Friday, 26th of April 2024. Below the countdown to Fanny Blankers-Koen upcoming birthday.
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About
Dutch athlete who won four gold medals at the 1948 London Olympics, winning the 100 and 200 meters, the 80 meter hurdles, and the 4 x 100 meter relay. She also won 5 European titles and 58 Dutch championships.
Before Fame
She excelled at many sports but picked track after a swimming coach told her it'd be easier for her to make the Olympics for an event other than swimming.
Trivia
She was also known as the Flying Housewife.
Family Life
She married her coach, Jan Blankers, a year after competing in the Olympics.
Associated With
She and Carl Lewis both won four gold medals in one Olympic event.
Top Asked Questions about Fanny Blankers-Koen
How old is Fanny Blankers-Koen in 2024?
Fanny Blankers-Koen is 105 years old today.
When was Fanny Blankers-Koen born?
Fanny Blankers-Koen was born on April 26, 1918 in Baarn, Netherlands.
What is Fanny Blankers-Koen zodiac sign?
Fanny Blankers-Koen zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was Fanny Blankers-Koen best known for?
Fanny Blankers-Koen was best known as Runner.
Fun Facts about Fanny Blankers-Koen's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Fanny Blankers-Koen's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Fanny Blankers-Koen was born on Friday, 116th day / 17th week of 1918
- Fanny Blankers-Koen has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Fanny Blankers-Koen birthday is XXVI.IV.MCMXVIII
- Fanny Blankers-Koen's birthstone is Diamond
- Fanny Blankers-Koen's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in year is 105 years old
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in month is 1271 months old
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in day is 38711 days old
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in hour is 929064 hours old
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in minute is 55743840 minutes old
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in second is 3344630400 seconds old
- Next Fanny Blankers-Koen birthday is on Saturday, April 26th 2025
- Fanny Blankers-Koen age in next birthday (2025) is 106 years old
Historical Events on Fanny Blankers-Koen Birthday (April 26)
Below are historical events that coincided with Fanny Blankers-Koen's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1970 | The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force. |
| 1981 | Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery. |
| 1982 | Fifty-seven people are killed by former police officer Woo Bum-kon in a shooting spree in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. |
| 1986 | The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. |
| 1989 | The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless. |
| 1989 | People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests. |
| 1991 | Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado. |
| 1993 | The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module. |
| 1994 | China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board. |
| 1994 | South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress. |
| 2002 | Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot. |
| 2005 | Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon). |
| 2015 | Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote. |
| 2018 | American comedian Bill Cosby is convicted of sexual assault. |
| 2019 | Marvel Studios' blockbuster film, Avengers: Endgame, is released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar. |
| 1989 | The birth of Kang Daesung, South Korean singer |
| 1990 | The birth of Mitch Rein, Australian rugby league player |
| 1990 | The birth of Nevin Spence, Northern Irish rugby player (d. 2012) |
| 1991 | The birth of Lazaros Fotias, Greek footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Peter Handscomb, Australian cricketer |
| 1991 | The birth of Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1991 | The birth of Ignacio Lores Varela, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Srdjan Pejicic, Canadian/Bosnian basketball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Wojciech Pszczolarski, Polish bicycle racer |
| 1992 | The birth of Aaron Judge, American baseball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Delon Wright, American basketball player |
| 1994 | The birth of Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver |
| 1996 | The birth of Jordan Pefok, American footballer |
| 2001 | The birth of Thiago Almada, Argentine footballer |
| 2002 | The birth of Meagan Best, Barbadian squash player |
| 2009 | The death of Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920) |
| 2010 | The death of Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (b. 1930) |
| 2010 | The death of Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (b. 1942) |
| 2011 | The death of Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950) |
| 2012 | The death of Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (b. 1938) |
| 2013 | The death of Jacqueline Brookes, American actress and educator (b. 1930) |
| 2013 | The death of George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | The death of Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (b. 1979) |
| 2015 | The death of Jayne Meadows, American actress (b. 1919) |
| 2015 | The death of Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (b. 1937) |
| 2017 | The death of Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (b. 1944) |
| 2022 | The death of Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (b. 1947) |
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