John Cotton Dana Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 14, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Cotton Dana Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Cotton Dana Facts

Full Name	John Cotton Dana
Birthdate	August 19, 1856
Birth Place	Vermont
Age (in 2025)	168 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Activist

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John Cotton Dana Age & Birthday

John Cotton Dana is best known as Activist who has born on August 19, 1856 in Vermont. Currently, John Cotton Dana is 168 years, 4 months and 26 days old. John Cotton Dana will celebrate 169th birthday on Tuesday, 19th of August 2025. Below the countdown to John Cotton Dana upcoming birthday.

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John Cotton Dana Biography

About

He devoted his life to making public libraries more accessible and useful to users, as well as promoting reading.

Before Fame

After studying law he became the director of the Denver Public library, which he made among the first to allow visitors to browse without librarian oversight.

Trivia

At the Newark Public library in New Jersey he instituted one of the first foreign-language literature sections, and decorated it with paintings from American artists.

Family Life

He was born in Woodstock, Vermont.

Associated With

Like him the author Daniel Boorstin, as a Librarian of Congress, helped to promote reading.

Top Asked Questions about John Cotton Dana

How old is John Cotton Dana in 2025?

John Cotton Dana is 168 years old today.

When was John Cotton Dana born?

John Cotton Dana was born on August 19, 1856 in Vermont.

What is John Cotton Dana zodiac sign?

John Cotton Dana zodiac sign is Leo.

What was John Cotton Dana best known for?

John Cotton Dana was best known as Activist.

Fun Facts about John Cotton Dana's Birthday

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

John Cotton Dana was born on Tuesday, 232^nd day / 34^th week of 1856
John Cotton Dana has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Cotton Dana birthday is XIX.VIII.MDCCCLVI
John Cotton Dana's birthstone is Peridot
John Cotton Dana's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
John Cotton Dana age in year is 168 years old
John Cotton Dana age in month is 2020 months old
John Cotton Dana age in day is 61509 days old
John Cotton Dana age in hour is 1476216 hours old
John Cotton Dana age in minute is 88572960 minutes old
John Cotton Dana age in second is 5314377600 seconds old
Next John Cotton Dana birthday is on Wednesday, August 19th 2026
John Cotton Dana age in next birthday (2026) is 169 years old

Historical Events on John Cotton Dana Birthday (August 19)

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

Year	Event
1987	Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide.
1989	Polish president Wojciech Jaruzelski nominates Solidarity activist Tadeusz Mazowiecki to be the first non-communist prime minister in 42 years.
1989	Several hundred East Germans cross the frontier between Hungary and Austria during the Pan-European Picnic, part of the events that began the process of the Fall of the Berlin Wall.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The August Coup begins when Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev is placed under house arrest while on holiday in the town of Foros, Ukraine.
1991	Crown Heights riot begins.
1999	In Belgrade, Yugoslavia, tens of thousands of Serbians rally to demand the resignation of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević.
2002	Khankala Mi-26 crash: A Russian Mil Mi-26 helicopter carrying troops is hit by a Chechen missile outside Grozny, killing 118 soldiers.
2003	A truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's top envoy Sérgio Vieira de Mello and 21 other employees.
2003	Shmuel HaNavi bus bombing: A suicide attack on a bus in Jerusalem, planned by Hamas, kills 23 Israelis, seven of them children.
2004	Google Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq.
2005	The first-ever joint military exercise between Russia and China, called Peace Mission 2005 begins.
2009	A series of bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kills 101 and injures 565 others.
2010	Operation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat teams crossing the border to Kuwait.
2013	The Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of Bihar.
2017	Tens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released into the wild in Washington waters in the 2017 Cypress Island Atlantic salmon pen break.
1986	The birth of Sotiris Balafas, Greek footballer
1986	The birth of Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
1986	The birth of Christina Perri, American singer and songwriter
1987	The birth of Nick Driebergen, Dutch swimmer
1987	The birth of Nico Hülkenberg, German racing driver
1988	The birth of Veronica Roth, American author
1989	The birth of Romeo Miller, American basketball player, rapper, actor
1990	The birth of Danny Galbraith, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of Salem Al-Dawsari, Saudi Arabian footballer
1994	The birth of Nafissatou Thiam, Belgian pentathlete and heptathlete
1994	The birth of Fernando Gaviria, Colombian cyclist
1996	The birth of Jung Ye-rin, South Korean singer and actress
1996	The birth of Lachlan Lewis, Australian rugby league player
1999	The birth of Thomas Flegler, Australian rugby league player
2001	The birth of Awak Kuier, Finnish basketball player
2012	The death of Edmund Skellings, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Musa'id bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1923)
2013	The death of Russell S. Doughten, American director and producer (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Abdul Rahim Hatif, Afghan politician, 8th President of Afghanistan (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Donna Hightower, American singer-songwriter (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Samih al-Qasim, Palestinian poet and journalist (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Simin Behbahani, Iranian poet and activist (b. 1927)
2014	The death of James Foley, American photographer and journalist (b. 1973)
2014	The death of Candida Lycett Green, Anglo-Irish journalist and author (b. 1942)
2015	The death of George Houser, American minister and activist (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Sanat Mehta, Indian activist and politician (b. 1935)
2016	The death of Jack Riley, American actor and voice artist (b. 1935)
2017	The death of Dick Gregory, American comedian, author and activist (b. 1932)
2019	The death of Lars Larsen, Danish businessman and billionaire, founder and owner of the Danish retail chain JYSK (b. 1948)
2021	The death of Sonny Chiba, Japanese actor (b. 1939)

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