Joseph Plateau Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Joseph Plateau Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Joseph Plateau Facts

Full Name	Joseph Plateau
Birthdate	October 14, 1801
Birth Place	Belgium
Age (in 2024)	223 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Physicist

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Joseph Plateau Age & Birthday

Joseph Plateau is best known as Physicist who has born on October 14, 1801 in Belgium. Currently, Joseph Plateau is 223 years, 2 months and 8 days old. Joseph Plateau will celebrate 224th birthday on Tuesday, 14th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Joseph Plateau upcoming birthday.

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Joseph Plateau Biography

About

Belgian physicist who made the first step towards making movies by demonstrating the illusion of the moving image with his device, the phenakistoscope. He was also a Professor of experimental physics at Ghent University.

Before Fame

At six years of age he could already read and write, and was considered a child prodigy.

Trivia

Understanding that images stay on the retina for a short while even after they change, he fashioned a device that used counter rotating disks with repeating drawn images in small increments of motion on one and regularly spaced slits in the other, to demonstrate this.

Family Life

His father was known locally as a talented painter of flowers.

Associated With

Thomas Edison employed some of his discoveries in building his moving-picture machine.

Top Asked Questions about Joseph Plateau

How old is Joseph Plateau in 2024?

Joseph Plateau is 223 years old today.

When was Joseph Plateau born?

Joseph Plateau was born on October 14, 1801 in Belgium.

What is Joseph Plateau zodiac sign?

Joseph Plateau zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Joseph Plateau best known for?

Joseph Plateau was best known as Physicist.

Fun Facts about Joseph Plateau's Birthday

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

Joseph Plateau was born on Wednesday, 287^th day / 42^nd week of 1801
Joseph Plateau has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Joseph Plateau birthday is XIV.X.MDCCCI
Joseph Plateau's birthstone is Opal
Joseph Plateau's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Joseph Plateau age in year is 223 years old
Joseph Plateau age in month is 2678 months old
Joseph Plateau age in day is 81519 days old
Joseph Plateau age in hour is 1956456 hours old
Joseph Plateau age in minute is 117387360 minutes old
Joseph Plateau age in second is 7043241600 seconds old
Next Joseph Plateau birthday is on Tuesday, October 14th 2025
Joseph Plateau age in next birthday (2025) is 224 years old

Historical Events on Joseph Plateau Birthday (October 14)

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

Year	Event
1980	The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party ended, having anointed North Korean President Kim Il-sung's son Kim Jong-il as his successor.
1981	Vice President Hosni Mubarak is elected as the President of Egypt, one week after the assassination of Anwar Sadat.
1982	U.S. President Ronald Reagan proclaims a War on Drugs.
1991	Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1994	Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres receive the Nobel Peace Prize for their role in the establishment of the Oslo Accords and the framing of future Palestinian self government.
1998	Eric Rudolph is charged with six bombings, including the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta, Georgia.
2003	The Steve Bartman Incident takes place at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.
2004	MK Airlines Flight 1602 crashes during takeoff from Halifax Stanfield International Airport, killing all seven people on board.
2004	Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashes in Jefferson City, Missouri. The two pilots (the aircraft's only occupants) are killed.
2012	Felix Baumgartner successfully jumps to Earth from a balloon in the stratosphere.
2014	A snowstorm and avalanche in the Nepalese Himalayas triggered by the remnants of Cyclone Hudhud kills 43 people.
2014	The Serbia vs. Albania UEFA qualifying match is canceled after 42 minutes due to several incidents on and off the pitch. Albania is eventually awarded a win.
2015	A suicide bomb attack in Pakistan kills at least seven people and injures 13 others.
2017	A massive truck bombing in Somalia kills 358 people and injures more than 400 others.
2021	About 10,000 American employees of John Deere go on strike.
1984	The birth of LaRon Landry, American football player
1984	The birth of Alex Scott, English footballer
1985	The birth of Alexandre Sarnes Negrão, Brazilian racing driver
1985	The birth of Alanna Nihell, Irish boxer
1985	The birth of Ivan Pernar, Croatian Member of Parliament
1986	The birth of Tom Craddock, English footballer
1988	The birth of Glenn Maxwell, Australian cricketer
1989	The birth of Arca, Venezuelan musician
1990	The birth of Jordan Clark, English cricketer
1992	The birth of Ahmed Musa, Nigerian footballer
1993	The birth of Ashton Agar, Australian cricketer
1994	The birth of Joe Burgess, English rugby league player
1994	The birth of Jaelen Feeney, Australian rugby league player
1994	The birth of Jared Goff, American football player
2001	The birth of Rowan Blanchard, American actress
2013	The death of Bruno Metsu, French footballer and manager (b. 1954)
2013	The death of Frank Moore, American painter and poet (b. 1946)
2013	The death of Käty van der Mije-Nicolau, Romanian-Dutch chess player (b. 1940)
2014	The death of A. H. Halsey, English sociologist and academic (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Leonard Liggio, American author and academic (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Elizabeth Peña, American actress (b. 1959)
2015	The death of Nurlan Balgimbayev, Kazakh politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Kazakhstan (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Mathieu Kérékou, Beninese soldier and politician, President of Benin (b. 1933)
2015	The death of Margaret Keyes, American historian and academic (b. 1918)
2015	The death of Radhakrishna Hariram Tahiliani, Indian admiral (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Helen Kelly, New Zealand trade union leader (b. 1964)
2019	The death of Harold Bloom, American literary critic (b. 1930)
2019	The death of Sulli, South Korean actress, singer, and model (b. 1994)
2021	The death of Lee Wan-koo, South Korean politician, 39th Prime Minister of South Korea
2022	The death of Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor, comedian and writer (b. 1950)

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