Jean De la Fontaine Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Jean De la Fontaine Facts
| Full Name | Jean De la Fontaine |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 08, 1621 |
| Birth Place | France |
| Age (in 2024) | 403 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Jean De la Fontaine Age & Birthday
Jean De la Fontaine is best known as Poet who has born on July 08, 1621 in France. Currently, Jean De la Fontaine is 403 years, 5 months and 6 days old. Jean De la Fontaine will celebrate 404th birthday on Tuesday, 8th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Jean De la Fontaine upcoming birthday.
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About
Seventeenth-century French poet and fabulist who is best known for his Contes and Fables. He also published a 1669 novel entitled Les amours de Psyche et de Cupidon.
Before Fame
He studied religion and law before finding his true vocation as a writer.
Trivia
His life story was told in a 2007 French film -- Jean de La Fontaine - le defi -- that starred Lorant Deutsch.
Family Life
He had an arranged marriage with Marie Hericart. He and Hericart had one son, but lived apart for most of their lives.
Associated With
He was, according to the author Flaubert, the only French writer before Victor Hugo to fully master the poetic use of the French language.
Top Asked Questions about Jean De la Fontaine
How old is Jean De la Fontaine in 2024?
Jean De la Fontaine is 403 years old today.
When was Jean De la Fontaine born?
Jean De la Fontaine was born on July 08, 1621 in France.
What is Jean De la Fontaine zodiac sign?
Jean De la Fontaine zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Jean De la Fontaine best known for?
Jean De la Fontaine was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Jean De la Fontaine's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jean De la Fontaine's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Jean De la Fontaine was born on Thursday, 189th day / 27th week of 1621
- Jean De la Fontaine has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Jean De la Fontaine birthday is VIII.VII.MDCXXI
- Jean De la Fontaine's birthstone is Ruby
- Jean De la Fontaine's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Jean De la Fontaine age in year is 403 years old
- Jean De la Fontaine age in month is 4841 months old
- Jean De la Fontaine age in day is 147352 days old
- Jean De la Fontaine age in hour is 3536448 hours old
- Jean De la Fontaine age in minute is 212186880 minutes old
- Jean De la Fontaine age in second is 12731212800 seconds old
- Next Jean De la Fontaine birthday is on Tuesday, July 8th 2025
- Jean De la Fontaine age in next birthday (2025) is 404 years old
Historical Events on Jean De la Fontaine Birthday (July 08)
Below are historical events that coincided with Jean De la Fontaine's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. |
| 1966 | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi. |
| 1968 | The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. |
| 1970 | Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. |
| 1972 | Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. |
| 1980 | The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park. |
| 1980 | Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. |
| 1982 | A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. |
| 1988 | The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. |
| 1994 | Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. |
| 2003 | Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. |
| 2011 | Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. |
| 2014 | Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. |
| 2021 | President Joe Biden announces that the official conclusion of U.S. involvement in the War in Afghanistan will be on August 31, 2021. |
| 2022 | Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a speech in Nara. |
| 1982 | The birth of Hakim Warrick, American basketball player |
| 1983 | The birth of John Bowker, American baseball player |
| 1983 | The birth of Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1986 | The birth of Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1988 | The birth of Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist |
| 1989 | The birth of Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion |
| 1989 | The birth of Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1990 | The birth of Kevin Trapp, German footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1992 | The birth of Son Heung-min, Korean footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Bryce Love, American football player |
| 1998 | The birth of Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper |
| 1999 | The birth of İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player |
| 2014 | The death of Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2014 | The death of John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (b. 1956) |
| 2014 | The death of Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (b. 1945) |
| 2014 | The death of Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (b. 1953) |
| 2015 | The death of Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1945) |
| 2015 | The death of James Tate, American poet (b. 1943) |
| 2016 | The death of Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (b. 1928) |
| 2018 | The death of Tab Hunter, American actor, pop singer, film producer and author (b. 1931) |
| 2020 | The death of Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer (b. 1987) |
| 2020 | The death of Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (b. 1987) |
| 2022 | The death of Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020. (b. 1954) |
| 2022 | The death of Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (b. 1923) |
| 2022 | The death of Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (b. 1922) |
| 2022 | The death of Tony Sirico, American actor (b. 1942) |
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