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John Brashear Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Brashear Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

John Brashear Facts

Full NameJohn Brashear
BirthdateNovember 24, 1840
Birth PlacePennsylvania
Age (in 2024)183 Years Old
ZodiacSagittarius
OccupationAstronomer

John Brashear Age & Birthday

John Brashear is best known as Astronomer who has born on November 24, 1840 in Pennsylvania. Currently, John Brashear is 183 years, 11 months and 8 days old. John Brashear will celebrate 184th birthday on Sunday, 24th of November 2024. Below the countdown to John Brashear upcoming birthday.

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John Brashear Biography

About

Astronomer who patented instruments for telescopes. He received the Elliott Cresson Medal in 1910 and from 1901 to 1904, he was acting chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania, now known as the University of Pittsburgh.

Before Fame

He grew up star gazing as a teenager and he used to look through telescopes with his grandfather.

Trivia

There are craters on both the moon and on mars that are named in his honor.

Family Life

He married Phoebe Stewart, a Sunday school teacher, in 1862.

Associated With

He was born in the same year as Irish astronomer Robert Stawell Ball.

Top Asked Questions about John Brashear

How old is John Brashear in 2024?

John Brashear is 183 years old today.

When was John Brashear born?

John Brashear was born on November 24, 1840 in Pennsylvania.

What is John Brashear zodiac sign?

John Brashear zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was John Brashear best known for?

John Brashear was best known as Astronomer.

Fun Facts about John Brashear's Birthday

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

  • John Brashear was born on Tuesday, 329th day / 48th week of 1840
  • John Brashear has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of John Brashear birthday is XXIV.XI.MDCCCXL
  • John Brashear's birthstone is Topaz
  • John Brashear's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
  • John Brashear age in year is 183 years old
  • John Brashear age in month is 2207 months old
  • John Brashear age in day is 67183 days old
  • John Brashear age in hour is 1612392 hours old
  • John Brashear age in minute is 96743520 minutes old
  • John Brashear age in second is 5804611200 seconds old
  • Next John Brashear birthday is on Monday, November 24th 2025
  • John Brashear age in next birthday (2025) is 184 years old

Historical Events on John Brashear Birthday (November 24)

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

YearEvent
1969Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
1971During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.
1973A national speed limit is imposed on the Autobahn in Germany because of the 1973 oil crisis. The speed limit lasts only four months.
1974Donald Johanson and Tom Gray discover the 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed "Lucy" (after The Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression.
1976The Çaldıran-Muradiye earthquake in eastern Turkey kills between 4,000 and 5,000 people.
1989After a week of mass protests against the Communist regime known as the Velvet Revolution, Miloš Jakeš and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resign from office. This brings an effective end to Communist rule in Czechoslovakia.
1992China Southern Airlines Flight 3943 crashes on approach to Guilin Qifengling Airport in Guilin, China, killing all 141 people on board.
2009The Avdhela Project, an Aromanian digital library and cultural initiative, is founded in Bucharest, Romania.
2012A fire at a clothing factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, kills at least 112 people.
2013Iran signs an interim agreement with the P5+1 countries, limiting its nuclear program in exchange for reduced sanctions.
2015A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 fighter jet is shot down by the Turkish Air Force over the Syria–Turkey border, killing one of the two pilots; a Russian marine is also killed during a subsequent rescue effort.
2015A terrorist attack on a hotel in Al-Arish, Egypt, kills at least seven people and injures 12 others.
2015An explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunisia's capital Tunis leaves at least 14 people dead.
2016The government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia—People's Army sign a revised peace deal, bringing an end to the country's more than 50-year-long civil war.
2022Five days after the general elections which resulted in a hung parliament, opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim is officially named as the 10th prime minister of Malaysia.
1983The birth of José López, Venezuelan baseball player
1983The birth of Karine Vanasse, Canadian actress and producer
1984The birth of Maria Höfl-Riesch, German skier
1985The birth of Julia Alexandratou, Greek model, actress, and singer
1985The birth of Tony Hunt, American football player
1986The birth of Pedro León, Spanish footballer
1986The birth of Mohamed Massaquoi, American football player
1990The birth of Sarah Hyland, American actress
1990The birth of Tom Odell, English singer-songwriter
1990The birth of Michael Oldfield, Australian rugby league player
1990The birth of Mario Gaspar, Spanish footballer
1992The birth of Sergei Kulbach, Ukrainian figure skater
1993The birth of Ivi Adamou, Cypriot-Greek singer-songwriter
1993The birth of Joe Pigott, English footballer
1994The birth of Nabil Bentaleb, Algerian footballer
2013The death of Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (b. 1926)
2014The death of Jorge Herrera Delgado, Mexican engineer and politician (b. 1961)
2014The death of Murli Deora, Indian politician, Indian Minister of Corporate Affairs (b. 1937)
2014The death of Peter Henderson, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1926)
2014The death of Nenad Manojlović, Serbian water polo player and manager (b. 1957)
2014The death of Viktor Tikhonov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)
2015The death of Robert Ford, English general (b. 1923)
2015The death of John Forrester, English historian and philosopher (b. 1949)
2015The death of Quincy Monk, American football player (b. 1979)
2015The death of Heinz Oberhummer, Austrian physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1941)
2015The death of Douglas W. Shorenstein, American businessman (b. 1955)
2016The death of Paul Futcher, English footballer (b. 1956)
2016The death of Florence Henderson, American actress, singer and television personality (b. 1934)
2019The death of Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (b. 1991)
2022The death of Börje Salming, Swedish hockey player (b. 1951)

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