Josiah Wedgwood Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Josiah Wedgwood Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Josiah Wedgwood Facts

Full Name	Josiah Wedgwood
Birthdate	July 12, 1730
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	294 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Activist

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Josiah Wedgwood Age & Birthday

Josiah Wedgwood is best known as Activist who has born on July 12, 1730 in England. Currently, Josiah Wedgwood is 294 years, 5 months and 1 days old. Josiah Wedgwood will celebrate 295th birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Josiah Wedgwood upcoming birthday.

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Josiah Wedgwood Biography

About

Father of the industrialization and manufacturing of pottery, he founded the Wedgwood company and is well remembered for his fight against slavery.

Before Fame

He was afflicted with Smallpox as a child limiting his strength in his leg and ultimately leaving him unable to work the foot pedal of a potter's wheel.

Trivia

He was able to mass produce an anti-slavery medallion featuring the words "Am I Not a Man and a Brother?" underneath the seal for the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade.

Family Life

His grandchildren were Charles Darwin and Emma Darwin and he had eight children of his own with Sarah Wedgwood, his third cousin.

Associated With

John Flaxman worked as a modeller under him.

Top Asked Questions about Josiah Wedgwood

How old is Josiah Wedgwood in 2024?

Josiah Wedgwood is 294 years old today.

When was Josiah Wedgwood born?

Josiah Wedgwood was born on July 12, 1730 in England.

What is Josiah Wedgwood zodiac sign?

Josiah Wedgwood zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Josiah Wedgwood best known for?

Josiah Wedgwood was best known as Activist.

Fun Facts about Josiah Wedgwood's Birthday

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

Josiah Wedgwood was born on Wednesday, 193^rd day / 28^th week of 1730
Josiah Wedgwood has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Josiah Wedgwood birthday is XII.VII.MDCCXXX
Josiah Wedgwood's birthstone is Ruby
Josiah Wedgwood's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Josiah Wedgwood age in year is 294 years old
Josiah Wedgwood age in month is 3533 months old
Josiah Wedgwood age in day is 107536 days old
Josiah Wedgwood age in hour is 2580864 hours old
Josiah Wedgwood age in minute is 154851840 minutes old
Josiah Wedgwood age in second is 9291110400 seconds old
Next Josiah Wedgwood birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
Josiah Wedgwood age in next birthday (2025) is 295 years old

Historical Events on Josiah Wedgwood Birthday (July 12)

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

Year	Event
1962	The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
1963	Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
1967	Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1971	The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1973	A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975	São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979	The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1995	Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1998	The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
2001	Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
2006	The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2007	U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
2012	Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012	A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
2013	Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
1989	The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer
1990	The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
1991	The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
1991	The birth of James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer
1992	The birth of Bartosz Bereszyński, Polish footballer
1993	The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
1994	The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
1995	The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player
1995	The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer
1995	The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
1996	The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
1996	The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
1997	The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
2000	The birth of Vinícius Júnior, Brazilian footballer
2013	The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
2015	The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
2015	The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
2016	The death of Goran Hadžić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)
2019	The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984)
2020	The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962)
2020	The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945)

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