Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Maurice Koechlin |
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Birthdate | March 08, 1856 |
Birth Place | Switzerland |
Age (in 2024) | 168 Years Old |
Zodiac | Pisces |
Occupation | Engineer |
Maurice Koechlin is best known as Engineer who has born on March 08, 1856 in Switzerland. Currently, Maurice Koechlin is 168 years, 9 months and 15 days old. Maurice Koechlin will celebrate 169th birthday on Saturday, 8th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Maurice Koechlin upcoming birthday.
Remembered for his work on the Eiffel Tower, the Garabit Viaduct, and the metal framework of the Statue of Liberty, this prominent structural engineer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was the recipient of France's prestigious Légion d'honneur.
After studying civil engineering at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (the ETH Zürich), he worked briefly for a French railroad known as the Chemin de Fer de l'Est.
One of his descendants, Kalki Koechlin, became a prominent Bollywood actress.
He was born and raised in Switzerland in a wealthy family of French textile industrialists. His marriage to Emma Rossier resulted in three daughters and three sons.
In the late 1870s, he began working for Gustave Eiffel's prominent architectural and civil engineering company.
Maurice Koechlin is 168 years old today.
Maurice Koechlin was born on March 08, 1856 in Switzerland.
Maurice Koechlin zodiac sign is Pisces.
Maurice Koechlin was best known as Engineer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Maurice Koechlin's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1942 | World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army |
1942 | World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British. |
1950 | The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. |
1963 | The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état |
1965 | Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. |
1966 | Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb. |
1979 | Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. |
1979 | Images taken by Voyager I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. |
1983 | Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". |
1985 | A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 56 and injures 180 others. |
2004 | A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. |
2014 | In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown. |
2017 | The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather. |
2018 | The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan. |
2021 | International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone. |
1977 | The birth of James Van Der Beek, American actor |
1977 | The birth of Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer |
1982 | The birth of Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer |
1982 | The birth of Keemstar, American YouTuber |
1983 | The birth of André Santos, Brazilian footballer |
1983 | The birth of Mark Worrell, American baseball player |
1984 | The birth of Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer |
1985 | The birth of Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher |
1990 | The birth of Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer |
1990 | The birth of Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player |
1991 | The birth of Tom English, Australian rugby player |
1994 | The birth of Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer |
1996 | The birth of Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer |
1997 | The birth of Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player |
1998 | The birth of Tali Darsigny, Canadian weightlifter |
2005 | The death of Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951) |
2007 | The death of John Inman, English actor (b. 1935) |
2007 | The death of John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947) |
2009 | The death of Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918) |
2012 | The death of Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (b. 1921) |
2013 | The death of John O'Connell, Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922) |
2014 | The death of Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921) |
2014 | The death of William Guarnere, American sergeant (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955) |
2016 | The death of George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1926) |
2018 | The death of Kate Wilhelm, American author (b. 1928) |
2019 | The death of Marshall Brodien, American actor (b. 1934) |
2019 | The death of Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (b. 1948) |
2020 | The death of Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (b. 1929) |
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