Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Francis Drake |
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Birthdate | July 13, 1540 |
Birth Place | Tavistock, England |
Age (in 2024) | 484 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | Explorer |
Francis Drake is best known as Explorer who has born on July 13, 1540 in Tavistock, England. Currently, Francis Drake is 484 years, 5 months and 2 days old. Francis Drake will celebrate 485th birthday on Sunday, 13th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Francis Drake upcoming birthday.
Sea captain and slaver who commanded the English fleet against the Spanish Armada under Queen Elizabeth I in 1588.
He made his first sea voyage to the New World when he was 23.
He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth on April 4, 1581.
He married Mary Newman in 1569, and she died shortly after. At the time of his own death, he was married to Elizabeth Sydenham.
He was sent by Elizabeth I to make expeditions on several occasions.
Francis Drake is 484 years old today.
Francis Drake was born on July 13, 1540 in Tavistock, England.
Francis Drake zodiac sign is Cancer.
Francis Drake was best known as Explorer.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Francis Drake's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Francis Drake's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1956 | The Dartmouth workshop is the first conference on artificial intelligence. |
1962 | In an unprecedented action, British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan dismisses seven members of his Cabinet, marking the effective end of the National Liberals as a distinct force within British politics. |
1973 | Watergate scandal: Alexander Butterfield reveals the existence of a secret Oval Office taping system to investigators for the Senate Watergate Committee. |
1977 | Somalia declares war on Ethiopia, starting the Ogaden War. |
1977 | New York City: Amidst a period of financial and social turmoil experiences an electrical blackout lasting nearly 24 hours that leads to widespread fires and looting. |
1985 | The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney. |
1985 | Vice President George H. W. Bush becomes the Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan undergoes surgery to remove polyps from his colon. |
1990 | Lenin Peak disaster: a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan triggers an avalanche on Lenin Peak, killing 43 climbers in the deadliest mountaineering disaster in history. |
2003 | French DGSE personnel abort an operation to rescue Íngrid Betancourt from FARC rebels in Colombia, causing a political scandal when details are leaked to the press. |
2008 | Battle of Wanat begins when Taliban and al-Qaeda guerrillas attack US Army and Afghan National Army troops in Afghanistan. The U.S. deaths were, at that time, the most in a single battle since the beginning of operations in 2001. |
2011 | Mumbai is rocked by three bomb blasts during the evening rush hour, killing 26 and injuring 130. |
2011 | United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999 is adopted, which admits South Sudan to member status of United Nations. |
2013 | Typhoon Soulik kills at least nine people and affects more than 160 million in East China and Taiwan. |
2016 | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom David Cameron resigns, and is succeeded by Theresa May. |
2020 | After a five-day search, the body of American actress and singer Naya Rivera is recovered from Lake Piru, where she drowned in California. |
1985 | The birth of Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian |
1988 | The birth of Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes, Brazilian-Italian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Colton Haynes, American actor, model and singer |
1988 | The birth of Steven R. McQueen, American actor and model |
1988 | The birth of Raúl Spank, German high jumper |
1988 | The birth of Tulisa, English singer-songwriter and actress |
1989 | The birth of Leon Bridges, American soul singer, songwriter and record producer |
1989 | The birth of Charis Giannopoulos, Greek basketball player |
1990 | The birth of Kieran Foran, New Zealand rugby league player |
1990 | The birth of Eduardo Salvio, Argentinian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Elise Matthysen, Belgian swimmer |
1993 | The birth of Daniel Bentley, English footballer |
1995 | The birth of Cody Bellinger, American baseball player |
1995 | The birth of Dante Exum, Australian basketball player |
2002 | The birth of Deborah Medrado, Brazilian rhythmic gymnast |
2013 | The death of Henri Julien, French race car driver (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1982) |
2013 | The death of Ottavio Quattrocchi, Italian businessman (b. 1938) |
2013 | The death of Vernon B. Romney, American lawyer and politician, 14th Attorney General of Utah (b. 1924) |
2013 | The death of Marc Simont, French-American author and illustrator (b. 1915) |
2014 | The death of Thomas Berger, American author and playwright (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1919) |
2014 | The death of Nadine Gordimer, South African novelist, short story writer, and activist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923) |
2014 | The death of Jeff Leiding, American football player (b. 1961) |
2014 | The death of Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of Philipp Mißfelder, German historian and politician (b. 1979) |
2015 | The death of Martin Litchfield West, English scholar, author, and academic (b. 1927) |
2017 | The death of Liu Xiaobo, Chinese literary critic, human rights activist (b. 1955) |
2020 | The death of Grant Imahara, American electrical engineer, roboticist, and television host (b. 1970) |
2020 | The death of Zindzi Mandela, South African politician, diplomat, and third daughter of Nelson Mandela (b. 1960). |
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