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Henry David Thoreau Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Henry David Thoreau Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Henry David Thoreau Facts

Full NameHenry David Thoreau
BirthdateJuly 12, 1817
Birth PlaceConcord, MA
Age (in 2024)207 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationNovelist

Henry David Thoreau Age & Birthday

Henry David Thoreau is best known as Novelist who has born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, MA. Currently, Henry David Thoreau is 207 years, 4 months and 9 days old. Henry David Thoreau will celebrate 208th birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Henry David Thoreau upcoming birthday.

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Henry David Thoreau Biography

About

American naturalist, philosopher, and author who is best known for Walden, a literary classic that advocates an uncomplicated life in natural surroundings. He was a key figure in the Transcendentalist movement and was also a prominent abolitionist.

Before Fame

He took courses in rhetoric, classics, philosophy, mathematics, and science at Harvard University, but refused to pay the five dollar fee for his diploma. He published his first essays in the early 1840s, at the urging of his friend and mentor, Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Trivia

His famous political essay, Civil Disobedience, was published in 1849.

Family Life

He and his two older siblings grew up in Concord, Massachusetts as the children of pencil maker John Thoreau and his wife, Cynthia Dunbar. Henry David Thoreau later built a house in the woods and lived alone in natural surroundings, an experiment that inspired his literary masterpiece, Walden.

Associated With

His works influenced the literary development of Leo Tolstoy.

Top Asked Questions about Henry David Thoreau

How old is Henry David Thoreau in 2024?

Henry David Thoreau is 207 years old today.

When was Henry David Thoreau born?

Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817 in Concord, MA.

What is Henry David Thoreau zodiac sign?

Henry David Thoreau zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Henry David Thoreau best known for?

Henry David Thoreau was best known as Novelist.


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Fun Facts about Henry David Thoreau's Birthday

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

  • Henry David Thoreau was born on Saturday, 193rd day / 28th week of 1817
  • Henry David Thoreau has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Henry David Thoreau birthday is XII.VII.MDCCCXVII
  • Henry David Thoreau's birthstone is Ruby
  • Henry David Thoreau's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • Henry David Thoreau age in year is 207 years old
  • Henry David Thoreau age in month is 2488 months old
  • Henry David Thoreau age in day is 75738 days old
  • Henry David Thoreau age in hour is 1817712 hours old
  • Henry David Thoreau age in minute is 109062720 minutes old
  • Henry David Thoreau age in second is 6543763200 seconds old
  • Next Henry David Thoreau birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
  • Henry David Thoreau age in next birthday (2025) is 208 years old

Historical Events on Henry David Thoreau Birthday (July 12)

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

YearEvent
1962The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
1963Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
1967Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1971The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1973A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1995Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1998The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
2001Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
2006The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2007U.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.
2012Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
2013Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
1989The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
1990The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer
1990The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
1991The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
1991The birth of James RodrĂ­guez, Colombian footballer
1992The birth of Bartosz BereszyƄski, Polish footballer
1993The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
1994The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
1995The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player
1995The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer
1995The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
1996The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
1996The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
1997The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
2000The birth of VinĂ­cius JĂșnior, Brazilian footballer
2013The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)
2014The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)
2014The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
2014The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)
2014The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
2014The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2014The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
2015The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
2015The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
2015The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
2015The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
2016The death of Goran HadĆŸić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)
2019The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984)
2020The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962)
2020The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945)

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