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Oliver Wendell Holmes Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 28, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Oliver Wendell Holmes Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Oliver Wendell Holmes Facts

Full NameOliver Wendell Holmes
BirthdateAugust 29, 1809
Birth PlaceCambridge, MA
Age (in 2024)214 Years Old
ZodiacVirgo
OccupationNovelist

Oliver Wendell Holmes Age & Birthday

Oliver Wendell Holmes is best known as Novelist who has born on August 29, 1809 in Cambridge, MA. Currently, Oliver Wendell Holmes is 214 years, 6 months and 30 days old. Oliver Wendell Holmes will celebrate 215th birthday on Thursday, 29th of August 2024. Below the countdown to Oliver Wendell Holmes upcoming birthday.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Biography

About

A nineteenth-century physician, teacher, and author, he is famous for his Breakfast-Table prose series, as well as for his 1830 poem, 'Old Ironsides.' He was one of the famous Fireside Poets, a group that included William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, John Greenleaf Whittier, and James Russell Lowell.

Before Fame

He graduated from Harvard Medical School and subsequently taught at both his alma mater and at Dartmouth College.

Trivia

He published numerous literary works in The Atlantic Monthly, a publication that he helped establish.

Family Life

He married Amelia Lee Jackson in 1840.

Associated With

He and Ralph Waldo Emerson were literary contemporaries.

Top Asked Questions about Oliver Wendell Holmes

How old is Oliver Wendell Holmes in 2024?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is 214 years old today.

When was Oliver Wendell Holmes born?

Oliver Wendell Holmes was born on August 29, 1809 in Cambridge, MA.

What is Oliver Wendell Holmes zodiac sign?

Oliver Wendell Holmes zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Oliver Wendell Holmes best known for?

Oliver Wendell Holmes was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Oliver Wendell Holmes's Birthday

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

  • Oliver Wendell Holmes was born on Tuesday, 241st day / 35th week of 1809
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Oliver Wendell Holmes birthday is XXIX.VIII.MDCCCIX
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes's birthstone is Peridot
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in year is 214 years old
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in month is 2574 months old
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in day is 78374 days old
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in hour is 1880976 hours old
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in minute is 112858560 minutes old
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in second is 6771513600 seconds old
  • Next Oliver Wendell Holmes birthday is on Friday, August 29th 2025
  • Oliver Wendell Holmes age in next birthday (2025) is 215 years old

Historical Events on Oliver Wendell Holmes Birthday (August 29)

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

YearEvent
1975El Tacnazo: Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales BermĂșdez carries out a coup d’état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
1982The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft fĂŒr Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1987Odaeyang mass suicide: 33 individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact.
1991Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
1996Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
1997Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
1997At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
1998Eighty people are killed when Cubana de AviaciĂłn Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
2001Four people are killed when Binter MediterrĂĄneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near MĂĄlaga Airport.
2003Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
2005Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
2012At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2012The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
2022Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
1982The birth of Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982The birth of Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982The birth of Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983The birth of Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986The birth of Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986The birth of Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987The birth of Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990The birth of Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990The birth of Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991The birth of NĂ©stor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991The birth of Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992The birth of Mallu MagalhĂŁes, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992The birth of Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993The birth of Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
1994The birth of Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player
2012The death of Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
2012The death of Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
2012The death of Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2012The death of Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
2013The death of Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2013The death of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
2013The death of Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
2014The death of Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2014The death of Björn WaldegÄrd, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943)
2016The death of Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
2018The death of James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
2018The death of Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
2021The death of Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)
2021The death of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (b. 1936)
2021The death of Jacques Rogge, Olympic sailor and Orthopedic Surgeon who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1942)

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