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Jane Jacobs Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jane Jacobs Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Jane Jacobs Facts

Full NameJane Jacobs
BirthdateMay 04, 1916
Birth PlaceScranton, PA
Age (in 2024)108 Years Old
ZodiacTaurus
OccupationJournalist

Jane Jacobs Age & Birthday

Jane Jacobs is best known as Journalist who has born on May 04, 1916 in Scranton, PA. Currently, Jane Jacobs is 108 years, 7 months and 9 days old. Jane Jacobs will celebrate 109th birthday on Sunday, 4th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Jane Jacobs upcoming birthday.

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Jane Jacobs Biography

About

An American-Canadian journalist and author, she is best known for The Death and Life of Great American Cities, a groundbreaking work that criticized urban renewal. She is often regarded as one of the main influences behind the New Urbanist movement.

Before Fame

After graduating from high school in Pennsylvania, she worked as an unpaid assistant editor for the Scranton Tribune. When she first moved to New York City, she worked as a stenographer and a freelance writer before becoming a reporter for the U.S. State Department's publication, Amerika.

Trivia

She was both an urban-themed author and a political activist.

Family Life

She married Robert Hyde Jacobs in 1944. An opponent of the Vietnam War, she moved to Canada in the late 1960s and lived in Toronto for the remainder of her life.

Associated With

Joseph Gordon shares her alma mater, Columbia University.

Top Asked Questions about Jane Jacobs

How old is Jane Jacobs in 2024?

Jane Jacobs is 108 years old today.

When was Jane Jacobs born?

Jane Jacobs was born on May 04, 1916 in Scranton, PA.

What is Jane Jacobs zodiac sign?

Jane Jacobs zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Jane Jacobs best known for?

Jane Jacobs was best known as Journalist.

Fun Facts about Jane Jacobs's Birthday

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

  • Jane Jacobs was born on Thursday, 125th day / 18th week of 1916
  • Jane Jacobs has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Jane Jacobs birthday is IV.V.MCMXVI
  • Jane Jacobs's birthstone is Emerald
  • Jane Jacobs's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
  • Jane Jacobs age in year is 108 years old
  • Jane Jacobs age in month is 1303 months old
  • Jane Jacobs age in day is 39670 days old
  • Jane Jacobs age in hour is 952080 hours old
  • Jane Jacobs age in minute is 57124800 minutes old
  • Jane Jacobs age in second is 3427488000 seconds old
  • Next Jane Jacobs birthday is on Sunday, May 4th 2025
  • Jane Jacobs age in next birthday (2025) is 109 years old

Historical Events on Jane Jacobs Birthday (May 04)

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

YearEvent
1972The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
1973The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
1978The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
1979Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1982Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
1988The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
1989Iran-Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.
1990Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1994Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
1998A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.
2000Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
2002One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.
2007Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
2014Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
2019The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring. The race was won by Jamie Chadwick, who would go on to become the inaugural season's champion.
1989The birth of Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1989The birth of Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
1989The birth of Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
1989The birth of James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
1990The birth of Irina Falconi, American tennis player
1990The birth of Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player
1990The birth of Duvashen Padayachee, Australian race car driver
1990The birth of Andrea Torres, Filipino actress and model
1991The birth of Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
1992The birth of Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
1993The birth of Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1994The birth of Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994The birth of Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
1996The birth of Pelayo Roza, Spanish sprint canoeist
1997The birth of Max King, Australian rugby league player
2013The death of Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)
2013The death of César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
2014The death of Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
2014The death of Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)
2014The death of Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014The death of Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
2014The death of Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
2014The death of Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
2015The death of William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)
2015The death of Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)
2015The death of Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946)
2016The death of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)
2020The death of Don Shula, American football player and coach (b. 1930)
2020The death of Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (b. 1950)
2021The death of Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (b. 1962)

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