John Jacob Astor Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
John Jacob Astor Facts
| Full Name | John Jacob Astor |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 17, 1763 |
| Birth Place | Walldorf, Germany |
| Age (in 2024) | 261 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
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John Jacob Astor Age & Birthday
John Jacob Astor is best known as Entrepreneur who has born on July 17, 1763 in Walldorf, Germany. Currently, John Jacob Astor is 261 years, 4 months and 25 days old. John Jacob Astor will celebrate 262nd birthday on Thursday, 17th of July 2025. Below the countdown to John Jacob Astor upcoming birthday.
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About
Businessman and investor who became the first American multimillionaire after creating a monopoly in the fur trading industry.Â
Before Fame
His first job was working for his father as a dairy salesmen.
Trivia
He started his business smuggling opium around the time of the Revolutionary War.
Family Life
He had one brother. He married Sarah Cox Todd, and together they had eight children.Â
Associated With
He bought a lease on Manhattan island from Aaron Burr.
Top Asked Questions about John Jacob Astor
How old is John Jacob Astor in 2024?
John Jacob Astor is 261 years old today.
When was John Jacob Astor born?
John Jacob Astor was born on July 17, 1763 in Walldorf, Germany.
What is John Jacob Astor zodiac sign?
John Jacob Astor zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was John Jacob Astor best known for?
John Jacob Astor was best known as Entrepreneur.
Fun Facts about John Jacob Astor's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about John Jacob Astor's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- John Jacob Astor was born on Sunday, 198th day / 28th week of 1763
- John Jacob Astor has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of John Jacob Astor birthday is XVII.VII.MDCCLXIII
- John Jacob Astor's birthstone is Ruby
- John Jacob Astor's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- John Jacob Astor age in year is 261 years old
- John Jacob Astor age in month is 3136 months old
- John Jacob Astor age in day is 95476 days old
- John Jacob Astor age in hour is 2291424 hours old
- John Jacob Astor age in minute is 137485440 minutes old
- John Jacob Astor age in second is 8249126400 seconds old
- Next John Jacob Astor birthday is on Thursday, July 17th 2025
- John Jacob Astor age in next birthday (2025) is 262 years old
Historical Events on John Jacob Astor Birthday (July 17)
Below are historical events that coincided with John Jacob Astor's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1984 | The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21. |
| 1985 | Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). |
| 1989 | First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. |
| 1989 | Holy See-Poland relations are restored. |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. |
| 1998 | The 7.0 Mw  Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. |
| 1998 | A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. |
| 2000 | During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, killing 60 people. |
| 2001 | Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash. |
| 2006 | The 7.7 Mw  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured. |
| 2007 | TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo-Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people. |
| 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. |
| 2014 | A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries. |
| 2015 | At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. |
| 2018 | Scott S. Sheppard announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular moons of Jupiter. |
| 1978 | The birth of Jason Jennings, American baseball player |
| 1979 | The birth of Mike Vogel, American actor |
| 1980 | The birth of Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer |
| 1980 | The birth of Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer |
| 1980 | The birth of Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player |
| 1981 | The birth of Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner |
| 1982 | The birth of Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer |
| 1983 | The birth of Adam Lind, American baseball player |
| 1985 | The birth of Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of DeAngelo Smith, American football player |
| 1987 | The birth of Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player |
| 1987 | The birth of Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer |
| 1994 | The birth of Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter |
| 1998 | The birth of Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower |
| 2014 | The death of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims: Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) |
| Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) | The death of |
| Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) | The death of |
| Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) | The death of |
| Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) | The death of |
| 2014 | The death of Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (b. 1989) |
| 2015 | The death of Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Van Miller, American sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of John Taylor, English pianist and educator (b. 1942) |
| 2020 | The death of John Lewis, American Politician and Civil Rights Leader. (b. 1940) |
| 2020 | The death of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (b. 2000) |
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