Frits Zernike Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Frits Zernike Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Frits Zernike Facts

Full Name	Frits Zernike
Birthdate	July 16, 1888
Birth Place	Dutch Republic
Age (in 2025)	136 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Physicist

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Frits Zernike Age & Birthday

Frits Zernike is best known as Physicist who has born on July 16, 1888 in Dutch Republic. Currently, Frits Zernike is 136 years, 5 months and 26 days old. Frits Zernike will celebrate 137th birthday on Wednesday, 16th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Frits Zernike upcoming birthday.

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Frits Zernike Biography

About

Dutch scientist whose phase contrast microscope invention won the 1953 Nobel prize for physics. He also worked as a professor at Groningen University.

Before Fame

He studied chemistry, mathematics, and physics at the University of Amsterdam.

Trivia

His circle polynomial research greatly influenced the field of optics.

Family Life

He was the son of two mathematics teachers: Carl Frederick August Zernike and Antje Dieperink.

Associated With

He and Niels Bohr were both recipients of the Nobel prize for physics.

Top Asked Questions about Frits Zernike

How old is Frits Zernike in 2025?

Frits Zernike is 136 years old today.

When was Frits Zernike born?

Frits Zernike was born on July 16, 1888 in Dutch Republic.

What is Frits Zernike zodiac sign?

Frits Zernike zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Frits Zernike best known for?

Frits Zernike was best known as Physicist.

Fun Facts about Frits Zernike's Birthday

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

Frits Zernike was born on Monday, 198^th day / 29^th week of 1888
Frits Zernike has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Frits Zernike birthday is XVI.VII.MDCCCLXXXVIII
Frits Zernike's birthstone is Ruby
Frits Zernike's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Frits Zernike age in year is 136 years old
Frits Zernike age in month is 1637 months old
Frits Zernike age in day is 49852 days old
Frits Zernike age in hour is 1196448 hours old
Frits Zernike age in minute is 71786880 minutes old
Frits Zernike age in second is 4307212800 seconds old
Next Frits Zernike birthday is on Thursday, July 16th 2026
Frits Zernike age in next birthday (2026) is 137 years old

Historical Events on Frits Zernike Birthday (July 16)

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

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Year	Event
1969	Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
1979	Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr resigns and is replaced by Saddam Hussein.
1983	Sikorsky S-61 disaster: A helicopter crashes off the Isles of Scilly, causing 20 fatalities.
1990	The Luzon earthquake strikes the Philippines with an intensity of 7.7, affecting Benguet, Pangasinan, Nueva Ecija, La Union, Aurora, Bataan, Zambales and Tarlac.
1990	The Parliament of the Ukrainian SSR declares state sovereignty over the territory of the Ukrainian SSR.
1994	The comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 is destroyed in a head-on collision with Jupiter.
1999	John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, die when the aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.
2004	Millennium Park, considered Chicago's first and most ambitious early 21st-century architectural project, is opened to the public by Mayor Richard M. Daley.
2005	An Antonov An-24 crashes near Baney in Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea, killing 60 people.
2007	An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 and 6.6 aftershock occurs off the Niigata coast of Japan killing eight people, injuring at least 800 and damaging a nuclear power plant.
2009	Teoh Beng Hock, an aide to a politician in Malaysia is found dead on the rooftop of a building adjacent to the offices of the Anti-Corruption Commission, sparking an inquest that gains nationwide attention.
2013	As many as 27 children die and 25 others are hospitalized after eating lunch served at their school in eastern India.
2013	Syrian civil war: The Battle of Ras al-Ayn resumes between the People's Protection Units (YPG) and Islamist forces, beginning the Rojava-Islamist conflict.
2015	Four U.S. Marines and one gunman die in a shooting spree targeting military installations in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
2019	A 100-year-old building in Mumbai, India, collapses, killing at least 10 people and leaving many others trapped.
1984	The birth of Attila Szabó, Hungarian decathlete
1985	The birth of Mārtiņš Kravčenko, Latvian basketball player
1986	The birth of Misako Uno, Japanese actress, singer, and fashion designer
1987	The birth of Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
1987	The birth of AnnaLynne McCord, American actress and producer
1987	The birth of Knowshon Moreno, American football player
1988	The birth of Sergio Busquets, Spanish footballer
1989	The birth of Gareth Bale, Welsh footballer
1990	The birth of Bureta Faraimo, New Zealand rugby league player
1990	The birth of Wizkid, Nigerian singer and songwriter
1990	The birth of Johann Zarco, French motorcycle racer
1991	The birth of Dylan Grimes, Australian Rules footballer
1991 -Nate Schmidt, American ice hockey player[38]	The birth of
1991	The birth of Andros Townsend, English footballer
1996	The birth of Daniel Pearson, English actor and presenter
2013	The death of Talia Castellano, American internet celebrity (b. 1999)
2013	The death of Alex Colville, Canadian painter and academic (b. 1920)
2013	The death of Marv Rotblatt, American baseball player (1927)
2014	The death of Karl Albrecht, German businessman, co-founded Aldi (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Mary Ellen Otremba, American educator and politician (b. 1950)
2014	The death of Johnny Winter, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Heinz Zemanek, Austrian computer scientist and academic (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Denis Avey, English soldier, engineer, and author (b. 1919)
2015	The death of Evelyn Ebsworth, English chemist and academic (b. 1933)
2015	The death of Alcides Ghiggia, Uruguayan footballer and manager (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Jack Goody, English anthropologist, author, and academic (b. 1919)
2017	The death of George Romero, American filmmaker (b. 1940)
2019	The death of John Paul Stevens, American lawyer and jurist, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (b. 1920)
2020	The death of Tony Taylor, Cuban baseball player (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Biz Markie, American rapper (b. 1964)

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