Louis Braille Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Louis Braille Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Louis Braille Facts

Full Name	Louis Braille
Birthdate	January 04, 1809
Birth Place	Coupvray, France
Age (in 2024)	215 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Inventor

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Louis Braille Age & Birthday

Louis Braille is best known as Inventor who has born on January 04, 1809 in Coupvray, France. Currently, Louis Braille is 215 years, 11 months and 14 days old. Louis Braille will celebrate 216th birthday on Saturday, 4th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Louis Braille upcoming birthday.

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Louis Braille Biography

About

Blind inventor of a system of writing for blind people known as Braille. He later extended his system into musical notations, and, in 1829, he published his first book on his work, "Method of Writing Words, Music, and Plain Songs by Means of Dots, for Use by the Blind and Arranged for Them."

Before Fame

An accident with his father's tools cost him the use of his eyes.

Trivia

He was only fifteen years old when he invented Braille, which is a tactile language based on raised dots.

Family Life

He was born to parents Monique and Simon-Rene and had three older siblings: Monique Catherine Josephine, Louis-Simon, and Marie Celine.

Associated With

He was the inventor of Braille, whereas Samuel Morse was the inventor of the Morse code.

Top Asked Questions about Louis Braille

How old is Louis Braille in 2024?

Louis Braille is 215 years old today.

When was Louis Braille born?

Louis Braille was born on January 04, 1809 in Coupvray, France.

What is Louis Braille zodiac sign?

Louis Braille zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was Louis Braille best known for?

Louis Braille was best known as Inventor.

Fun Facts about Louis Braille's Birthday

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

Louis Braille was born on Wednesday, 4^th day / 01^st week of 1809
Louis Braille has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Louis Braille birthday is IV.I.MDCCCIX
Louis Braille's birthstone is Garnet
Louis Braille's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
Louis Braille age in year is 215 years old
Louis Braille age in month is 2591 months old
Louis Braille age in day is 78876 days old
Louis Braille age in hour is 1893024 hours old
Louis Braille age in minute is 113581440 minutes old
Louis Braille age in second is 6814886400 seconds old
Next Louis Braille birthday is on Saturday, January 4th 2025
Louis Braille age in next birthday (2025) is 216 years old

Historical Events on Louis Braille Birthday (January 04)

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

Year	Event
1976	The Troubles: The Ulster Volunteer Force shoots dead six Irish Catholic civilians in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. The next day, gunmen would shoot dead ten Protestant civilians nearby in retaliation.
1987	The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people.
1989	Second Gulf of Sidra incident: A pair of Libyan MiG-23 "Floggers" are shot down by a pair of US Navy F-14 Tomcats during an air-to-air confrontation.
1990	In Pakistan's deadliest train accident an overloaded passenger train collides with an empty freight train, resulting in 307 deaths and 700 injuries.
1998	A massive ice storm hits eastern Canada and the northeastern United States, continuing through January 10 and causing widespread destruction.
1999	Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota, United States.
2000	A Norwegian passenger train departing from Trondheim, collides with a local train coming from Hamar in Åsta, Åmot; 19 people are killed and 68 injured in the accident.
2004	Spirit, a NASA Mars rover, lands successfully on Mars at 04:35 UTC.
2004	Mikheil Saakashvili is elected President of Georgia following the November 2003 Rose Revolution.
2006	Ehud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel Sharon, suffers a second, apparently more serious stroke.
2007	The 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first female Speaker of the House in U.S. history.
2008	A Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing 14 people.
2010	The Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai.
2013	A gunman kills eight people in a house-to-house rampage in Kawit, Cavite, Philippines.
2018	Hennenman-Kroonstad train crash: A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collides with a truck on a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, Free State, South Africa. Twenty people are killed and 260 injured.
1988	The birth of Maximilian Riedmüller, German footballer
1989	The birth of Graham Rahal, American race car driver
1990	The birth of Iago Falque, Spanish footballer
1990	The birth of Toni Kroos, German footballer
1990	The birth of Alberto Paloschi, Italian footballer
1992	The birth of Kris Bryant, American baseball player
1994	The birth of Derrick Henry, American football player
1996	The birth of Jackson Hastings, Australian rugby league player
1996	The birth of Emma Mackey, French-British actress
1996	The birth of Jasmine Paolini, Italian tennis player
1997	The birth of Ante Žižić, Croatian basketball player
1998	The birth of Liza Soberano, Filipina actress
1999	The birth of Nico Hischier, Swiss ice hockey player
1999	The birth of Jaeman Salmon, Australian rugby league player
2005	The birth of Dafne Keen, British-Spanish actress
2011	The death of Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1947)
2011	The death of Salmaan Taseer, Pakistani businessman and politician, 26th Governor of Punjab, Pakistan (b. 1944)
2012	The death of Eve Arnold, American photographer and journalist (b. 1912)
2012	The death of Rod Robbie, English-Canadian architect, designed the Canadian Pavilion and Rogers Centre (b. 1928)
2013	The death of Anwar Shamim, Pakistani general (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Zoran Žižić, Montenegrin politician, 4th Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Pino Daniele, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1955)
2016	The death of S. H. Kapadia, Indian lawyer, judge, and politician, 38th Chief Justice of India (b. 1947)
2016	The death of Stephen W. Bosworth, American academic and diplomat, United States Ambassador to South Korea (b. 1939)
2017	The death of Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and general manager (b. 1918)
2017	The death of Georges Prêtre, French orchestral and opera conductor (b. 1924)
2019	The death of Harold Brown, 14th United States Secretary of Defense (b. 1927)
2020	The death of Tom Long, Australian actor (b. 1968)
2021	The death of Tanya Roberts, American actress (b. 1949)
2023	The death of Rosi Mittermaier, German alpine skier and Olympic champion (b. 1950)

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