George E. Ohr Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
George E. Ohr Facts
| Full Name | George E. Ohr |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 12, 1857 |
| Birth Place | Biloxi, MS |
| Age (in 2024) | 167 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Painter |
George E. Ohr Age & Birthday
George E. Ohr is best known as Painter who has born on July 12, 1857 in Biloxi, MS. Currently, George E. Ohr is 167 years, 5 months and 1 days old. George E. Ohr will celebrate 168th birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to George E. Ohr upcoming birthday.
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About
Southern artist whose experimental approach to manipulating clay earned him the nickname, the "Mad Potter of Biloxi." Considered by some to be the father of the American Abstract-Expressionism movement.
Before Fame
He was a ceramics apprentice to Joseph Fortune Meyer in 1879. He was a featured vendor at the World's Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition in New Orleans in 1884.
Trivia
He was hated by the Arts and Crafts Movement of the early 1900s; he was primarily reviled for a lack of perfection in his art and minimal self-discipline in his persona. His work later became revered for pioneering the abstract sculpture and pottery movement of the mid-20th century.
Family Life
His parents were German immigrants who settled in Biloxi. He married Josephine Gehring in 1886 with whom he fathered 10 children; only five managed to reach adulthood.
Associated With
He incorporated many of the showman techniques of P.T. Barnum into his self-promotion; "unequaled, undisputed, unrivaled" were three ways in which he described himself.
Top Asked Questions about George E. Ohr
How old is George E. Ohr in 2024?
George E. Ohr is 167 years old today.
When was George E. Ohr born?
George E. Ohr was born on July 12, 1857 in Biloxi, MS.
What is George E. Ohr zodiac sign?
George E. Ohr zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was George E. Ohr best known for?
George E. Ohr was best known as Painter.
Fun Facts about George E. Ohr's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about George E. Ohr's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- George E. Ohr was born on Sunday, 193rd day / 28th week of 1857
- George E. Ohr has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of George E. Ohr birthday is XII.VII.MDCCCLVII
- George E. Ohr's birthstone is Ruby
- George E. Ohr's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- George E. Ohr age in year is 167 years old
- George E. Ohr age in month is 2009 months old
- George E. Ohr age in day is 61150 days old
- George E. Ohr age in hour is 1467600 hours old
- George E. Ohr age in minute is 88056000 minutes old
- George E. Ohr age in second is 5283360000 seconds old
- Next George E. Ohr birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
- George E. Ohr age in next birthday (2025) is 168 years old
Historical Events on George E. Ohr Birthday (July 12)
Below are historical events that coincided with George E. Ohr's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club. |
| 1963 | Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. |
| 1967 | Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey. |
| 1971 | The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time. |
| 1973 | A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. |
| 1975 | São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal. |
| 1979 | The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. |
| 1995 | Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. |
| 1998 | The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers. |
| 2001 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. |
| 2006 | The 2006 Lebanon War begins. |
| 2007 | U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. |
| 2012 | Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. |
| 2012 | A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. |
| 2013 | Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. |
| 1989 | The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress |
| 1991 | The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player |
| 1994 | The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1995 | The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player |
| 1995 | The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast |
| 1996 | The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer |
| 1997 | The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 2000 | The birth of Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer |
| 2013 | The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919) |
| 2014 | The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941) |
| 2015 | The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956) |
| 2015 | The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935) |
| 2016 | The death of Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (b. 1958) |
| 2019 | The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984) |
| 2020 | The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962) |
| 2020 | The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945) |
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