John Hanning Speke Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Hanning Speke Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Hanning Speke Facts

Full Name	John Hanning Speke
Birthdate	May 04, 1827
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	197 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Explorer

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John Hanning Speke Age & Birthday

John Hanning Speke is best known as Explorer who has born on May 04, 1827 in England. Currently, John Hanning Speke is 197 years, 7 months and 9 days old. John Hanning Speke will celebrate 198th birthday on Sunday, 4th of May 2025. Below the countdown to John Hanning Speke upcoming birthday.

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John Hanning Speke Biography

About

The first European to reach Lake Victoria in East Africa, discovering the source of the Nile river.

Before Fame

An attack by the natives that left him seriously wounded failed to dampen his desire to explore Africa.

Trivia

He was also a subscriber to the Hamitic hypothesis that white races were superior to African ones.

Family Life

He was born into an aristocratic family, and buried at the Speke ancestral home in Dowlish Wake, Somerset.

Associated With

Hugh Clapperton was another noted explorer of Africa.

Top Asked Questions about John Hanning Speke

How old is John Hanning Speke in 2024?

John Hanning Speke is 197 years old today.

When was John Hanning Speke born?

John Hanning Speke was born on May 04, 1827 in England.

What is John Hanning Speke zodiac sign?

John Hanning Speke zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was John Hanning Speke best known for?

John Hanning Speke was best known as Explorer.

Fun Facts about John Hanning Speke's Birthday

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

John Hanning Speke was born on Friday, 124^th day / 18^th week of 1827
John Hanning Speke has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Hanning Speke birthday is IV.V.MDCCCXXVII
John Hanning Speke's birthstone is Emerald
John Hanning Speke's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
John Hanning Speke age in year is 197 years old
John Hanning Speke age in month is 2371 months old
John Hanning Speke age in day is 72177 days old
John Hanning Speke age in hour is 1732248 hours old
John Hanning Speke age in minute is 103934880 minutes old
John Hanning Speke age in second is 6236092800 seconds old
Next John Hanning Speke birthday is on Sunday, May 4th 2025
John Hanning Speke age in next birthday (2025) is 198 years old

Historical Events on John Hanning Speke Birthday (May 04)

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

Year	Event
1972	The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
1973	The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
1978	The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
1979	Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1982	Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
1988	The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
1989	Iran-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.
1990	Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1994	Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
1998	A 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.
2000	Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
2002	One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.
2007	Greensburg, 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.
2014	Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
2019	The 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.
1989	The birth of Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1989	The birth of Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
1989	The birth of Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
1989	The birth of James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Irina Falconi, American tennis player
1990	The birth of Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Duvashen Padayachee, Australian race car driver
1990	The birth of Andrea Torres, Filipino actress and model
1991	The birth of Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
1993	The birth of Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1994	The birth of Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994	The birth of Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
1996	The birth of Pelayo Roza, Spanish sprint canoeist
1997	The birth of Max King, Australian rugby league player
2013	The death of Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)
2013	The death of César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)
2014	The death of Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
2014	The death of Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
2015	The death of William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)
2015	The death of Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946)
2016	The death of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)
2020	The death of Don Shula, American football player and coach (b. 1930)
2020	The death of Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (b. 1950)
2021	The death of Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (b. 1962)

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