Grote Reber Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Grote Reber Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Grote Reber Facts

Full Name	Grote Reber
Birthdate	December 22, 1911
Birth Place	Illinois
Age (in 2024)	112 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Astronomer

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Grote Reber Age & Birthday

Grote Reber is best known as Astronomer who has born on December 22, 1911 in Illinois. Currently, Grote Reber is 112 years, 3 months and 27 days old. Grote Reber will celebrate 113th birthday on Sunday, 22nd of December 2024. Below the countdown to Grote Reber upcoming birthday.

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Grote Reber Biography

About

American pioneer of radio astronomy whose 1937 radio antenna was the second ever to be used for astronomical purposes. His work caused an explosion of radio astronomy i the post-World War II era.

Before Fame

He was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, and graduated from Armour Institute of Technology in 1933 with a degree in electrical engineering.

Trivia

He built his own radio telescope in his back yard in Wheaton, Illinois.

Family Life

His father Schuuyler Reber owned a canning factory.

Associated With

Like Nikola Tesla before him he received the Elliott Cresson Medal for physics.

Top Asked Questions about Grote Reber

How old is Grote Reber in 2024?

Grote Reber is 112 years old today.

When was Grote Reber born?

Grote Reber was born on December 22, 1911 in Illinois.

What is Grote Reber zodiac sign?

Grote Reber zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was Grote Reber best known for?

Grote Reber was best known as Astronomer.

Fun Facts about Grote Reber's Birthday

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

Grote Reber was born on Friday, 356^th day / 51^st week of 1911
Grote Reber has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Grote Reber birthday is XXII.XII.MCMXI
Grote Reber's birthstone is Turquoise
Grote Reber's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Grote Reber age in year is 112 years old
Grote Reber age in month is 1347 months old
Grote Reber age in day is 41026 days old
Grote Reber age in hour is 984624 hours old
Grote Reber age in minute is 59077440 minutes old
Grote Reber age in second is 3544646400 seconds old
Next Grote Reber birthday is on Monday, December 22nd 2025
Grote Reber age in next birthday (2025) is 113 years old

Historical Events on Grote Reber Birthday (December 22)

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

Year	Event
1992	During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people.
1996	Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.
1997	Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
1997	Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
1999	Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board.
2001	Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
2001	Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
2008	An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry.
2010	The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
2012	Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar.
2016	A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.
2017	United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
2017	President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
2018	A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more.
2018	The 2018-2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins.
1986	The birth of Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer
1987	The birth of Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player
1989	The birth of Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
1990	The birth of Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
1991	The birth of DaBaby, American rapper
1992	The birth of Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
1992	The birth of Moonbyul, Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter
1993	The birth of Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
1993	The birth of Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer
1994	The birth of Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
1998	The birth of G Hannelius, American actress and singer
1998	The birth of Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player
2000	The birth of Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer
2001	The birth of Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player
2013	The death of Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
2013	The death of Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)
2014	The death of John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)
2014	The death of Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)
2016	The death of Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)
2017	The death of Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945)
2018	The death of Paddy Ashdown, British politician (b. 1941)
2018	The death of Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924)
2018	The death of Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
2019	The death of Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (b. 1931)

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