Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Jan Oort |
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Birthdate | April 28, 1900 |
Birth Place | Netherlands |
Age (in 2024) | 124 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Astronomer |
Jan Oort is best known as Astronomer who has born on April 28, 1900 in Netherlands. Currently, Jan Oort is 124 years, 7 months and 5 days old. Jan Oort will celebrate 125th birthday on Monday, 28th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Jan Oort upcoming birthday.
Famous for his work in the scientific sub-field of radio astronomy, Oort is particularly known for his discovery of the rotation of the Milky Way and the accompanying lack of solar centrality within Earth's galaxy. He is also notable for his comet research; his discovery of dark matter; and his identification of the Milky Way's "galactic halo."
After studying physics at Groningen University, he worked at both the Yale Observatory and Leiden University.
He was the 1966 recipient of the Vetlesen Prize and the 1987 winner of the Kyoto Prize.
His marriage to Johanna Maria Graadt van Roggen resulted in sons named Abraham and Coenraad and a daughter named Marijke.
He and American astronomer Edwin Hubble were contemporaries.
Jan Oort is 124 years old today.
Jan Oort was born on April 28, 1900 in Netherlands.
Jan Oort zodiac sign is Taurus.
Jan Oort was best known as Astronomer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Jan Oort's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1952 | The Sino-Japanese Peace Treaty (Treaty of Taipei) is signed in Taipei, Taiwan between Japan and the Republic of China to officially end the Second Sino-Japanese War. |
1965 | United States occupation of the Dominican Republic: American troops land in the Dominican Republic to "forestall establishment of a Communist dictatorship" and to evacuate U.S. Army troops. |
1967 | Vietnam War: Boxer Muhammad Ali refuses his induction into the United States Army and is subsequently stripped of his championship and license. |
1969 | Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France. |
1970 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon formally authorizes American combat troops to take part in the Cambodian campaign. |
1973 | The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd, recorded in Abbey Road Studios goes to number one on the US Billboard chart, beginning a record-breaking 741-week chart run. |
1975 | General Cao Văn Viên, chief of the South Vietnamese military, departs for the US as the North Vietnamese Army closes in on victory. |
1977 | The Red Army Faction trial ends, with Andreas Baader, Gudrun Ensslin and Jan-Carl Raspe found guilty of four counts of murder and more than 30 counts of attempted murder. |
1978 | The President of Afghanistan, Mohammed Daoud Khan, is overthrown and assassinated in a coup led by pro-communist rebels. |
1986 | High levels of radiation resulting from the Chernobyl disaster are detected at a nuclear power plant in Sweden, leading Soviet authorities to publicly announce the accident. |
1988 | Near Maui, Hawaii, flight attendant Clarabelle "C.B." Lansing is blown out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, a Boeing 737, and falls to her death when part of the plane's fuselage rips open in mid-flight. |
1994 | Former Central Intelligence Agency counterintelligence officer and analyst Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to giving U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia. |
1996 | Whitewater controversy: President Bill Clinton gives a 4.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 hour videotaped testimony for the defense. |
1996 | Port Arthur massacre, Tasmania: A gunman, Martin Bryant, opens fire at the Broad Arrow Cafe in Port Arthur, Tasmania, killing 35 people and wounding 23 others. |
2004 | CBS News released evidence of the Abu Ghraib torture and prisoner abuse. The photographs show rape and abuse from the American troops over Iraqi detainees. |
1987 | The birth of Bradley Johnson, English footballer |
1987 | The birth of Zoran Tošić, Serbian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Jonathan Biabiany, French footballer |
1988 | The birth of Juan Manuel Mata, Spanish footballer |
1988 | The birth of Katariina Tuohimaa, Finnish tennis player |
1989 | The birth of Emil Salomonsson, Swedish footballer |
1989 | The birth of Kim Sung-kyu, South Korean singer |
1990 | The birth of Niels-Peter Mørck, Danish footballer |
1992 | The birth of Blake Bortles, American football player |
1992 | The birth of DeMarcus Lawrence, American football player |
1993 | The birth of Craig Garvey, Australian rugby league player |
1993 | The birth of Eva Samková, Czech snowboarder |
1995 | The birth of Jonathan Benteke, Belgian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Melanie Martinez, American singer |
1998 | The birth of Song Yu-bin, South Korean singer and actor |
2014 | The death of Edgar Laprade, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1919) |
2014 | The death of Jack Ramsay, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Idris Sardi, Indonesian violinist and composer (b. 1938) |
2014 | The death of Frederic Schwartz, American architect, co-designed Empty Sky (b. 1951) |
2014 | The death of Ryan Tandy, Australian rugby player (b. 1981) |
2015 | The death of Antônio Abujamra, Brazilian actor and director (b. 1932) |
2015 | The death of Marcia Brown, American author and illustrator (b. 1918) |
2015 | The death of Michael J. Ingelido, American general (b. 1916) |
2016 | The death of Jenny Diski, English author and screenwriter (b. 1947) |
2017 | The death of Mariano Gagnon, American Catholic priest and author (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of James Hylton, American race car driver (b. 1934) |
2019 | The death of Richard Lugar, American politician (b.1932) |
2019 | The death of John Singleton, American film director (b. 1968) |
2021 | The death of Michael Collins, American astronaut (b. 1930) |
2021 | The death of El Risitas, Spanish comedian (b. 1956) |
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