Marie Tharp Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 6, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Marie Tharp Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Marie Tharp Facts

Full Name	Marie Tharp
Birthdate	July 30, 1920
Birth Place	Michigan
Age (in 2024)	103 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Geologist

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Marie Tharp Age & Birthday

Marie Tharp is best known as Geologist who has born on July 30, 1920 in Michigan. Currently, Marie Tharp is 103 years, 9 months and 7 days old. Marie Tharp will celebrate 104th birthday on Tuesday, 30th of July 2024. Below the countdown to Marie Tharp upcoming birthday.

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Marie Tharp Biography

About

Known for creating a topographic map of the ocean floor, she contributed greatly to geologists' understanding of the phenomenon of continental drift. She collaborated with fellow geologist Bruce Heezen on the groundbreaking cartography project.

Before Fame

After studying music and English at Ohio University, she earned degrees in mathematics and geology from, respectively, the University of Tulsa and the University of Michigan.

Trivia

She and Heezen created their underwater map with the help of Austrian artist Heinrich Berann.

Family Life

She grew up in Michigan as the daughter of a Latin teacher mother and a United States Department of Agriculture employee father.

Associated With

She used seismographic data to map underwater topography; this exploration would not have been possible without the earlier work of seismograph inventor and fellow geologist, John Milne.

Top Asked Questions about Marie Tharp

How old is Marie Tharp in 2024?

Marie Tharp is 103 years old today.

When was Marie Tharp born?

Marie Tharp was born on July 30, 1920 in Michigan.

What is Marie Tharp zodiac sign?

Marie Tharp zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Marie Tharp best known for?

Marie Tharp was best known as Geologist.

Fun Facts about Marie Tharp's Birthday

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

Marie Tharp was born on Friday, 212^th day / 31^st week of 1920
Marie Tharp has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Marie Tharp birthday is XXX.VII.MCMXX
Marie Tharp's birthstone is Ruby
Marie Tharp's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Marie Tharp age in year is 103 years old
Marie Tharp age in month is 1245 months old
Marie Tharp age in day is 37901 days old
Marie Tharp age in hour is 909624 hours old
Marie Tharp age in minute is 54577440 minutes old
Marie Tharp age in second is 3274646400 seconds old
Next Marie Tharp birthday is on Wednesday, July 30th 2025
Marie Tharp age in next birthday (2025) is 104 years old

Historical Events on Marie Tharp Birthday (July 30)

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

Year	Event
1971	An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 and a Japanese Air Force F-86 collide over Morioka, Iwate, Japan killing 162.
1974	Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard Nixon releases subpoenaed White House recordings after being ordered to do so by the Supreme Court of the United States.
1975	Jimmy Hoffa disappears from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox restaurant in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, at about 2:30 p.m. He is never seen or heard from again.
1978	The 730: Okinawa Prefecture changes its traffic on the right-hand side of the road to the left-hand side.
1980	Vanuatu gains independence.
1980	Israel's Knesset passes the Jerusalem Law.
1981	As many as 50,000 demonstrators, mostly women and children, took to the streets in Łódź to protest food ration shortages in Communist Poland.
1990	Ian Gow, Conservative Member of Parliament, is assassinated at his home by IRA terrorists in a car bombing after he assured the group that the British government would never surrender to them.
2003	In Mexico, the last 'old style' Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line.
2006	The world's longest running music show Top of the Pops is broadcast for the last time on BBC Two. The show had aired for 42 years.
2011	Marriage of Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips to former rugby union footballer Mike Tindall.
2012	A train fire kills 32 passengers and injures 27 on the Tamil Nadu Express in Andhra Pradesh, India.
2012	A power grid failure in Delhi leaves more than 300 million people without power in northern India.
2014	Twenty killed and 150 are trapped after a landslide in Maharashtra, India.
2020	NASA's Mars 2020 mission was launched on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
1986	The birth of Tiago Alencar, Brazilian footballer
1986	The birth of William Zillman, Australian rugby league player
1987	The birth of Anton Fink, German footballer
1987	The birth of Sam Saunders, American golfer
1988	The birth of Wen Chean Lim, Malaysian rhythmic gymnast
1989	The birth of Aleix Espargaró, Spanish motorcycle racer
1989	The birth of Wayne Parnell, South African cricketer
1990	The birth of Chris Maxwell, Welsh footballer
1991	The birth of Diana Vickers, English singer-songwriter
1992	The birth of Hannah Cockroft, English wheelchair racer
1993	The birth of Jacob Faria, American baseball player
1993	The birth of André Gomes, Portuguese footballer
1993	The birth of Margarida Moura, Portuguese tennis player
1994	The birth of Nelydia Senrose, Malaysian actress
1996	The birth of Nina Stojanović, Serbian tennis player
2014	The death of Peter Hall, English geographer, author, and academic (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Dick Smith, American make-up artist (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Dick Wagner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1942)
2015	The death of Lynn Anderson, American singer (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Stuart Baggs, English businessman (b. 1988)
2015	The death of Endel Lippmaa, Estonian physicist (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Francis Paul Prucha, American historian and academic (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Alena Vrzáňová, Czech figure skater (b. 1931)
2016	The death of Gloria DeHaven, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925)
2018	The death of Michael A. Sheehan, American author, former government official and military officer (b. 1955)
2020	The death of Lee Teng-hui, Taiwanese politician, President (1988-2000), Vice President (1984-1988) and mayor of Taipei (1978-1981) (b.1923)
2020	The death of Herman Cain, American businessman and political activist (b. 1945)
2021	The death of Shona Ferguson, Botswana-born, South African actor and executive producer (b. 1974)
2022	The death of Pat Carroll, American actress and comedian (b. 1927)
2022	The death of Nichelle Nichols, American actress, singer and dancer (b. 1932)

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