Percival Lowell Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Percival Lowell Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Percival Lowell Facts

Full Name	Percival Lowell
Birthdate	March 13, 1855
Birth Place	Boston, MA
Age (in 2024)	169 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Astronomer

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Percival Lowell Age & Birthday

Percival Lowell is best known as Astronomer who has born on March 13, 1855 in Boston, MA. Currently, Percival Lowell is 169 years, 9 months and 1 days old. Percival Lowell will celebrate 170th birthday on Thursday, 13th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Percival Lowell upcoming birthday.

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Percival Lowell Biography

About

Distinguished astronomer who studied the canals of Mars and published three books - Mars, Mars and Its Canals, and Mars As the Abode of Life - about his discoveries. He was also a key figure in the discovery of Pluto.

Before Fame

He was a diplomat, serving as special counselor for a Korean diplomatic mission.

Trivia

The naming of Pluto was influenced by his initials and he founded the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Family Life

He had a brother named Lawrence and a sister named Amy.

Associated With

He has been described by other planetary scientists as "the most influential popularizer of planetary science in America before Carl Sagan."

Top Asked Questions about Percival Lowell

How old is Percival Lowell in 2024?

Percival Lowell is 169 years old today.

When was Percival Lowell born?

Percival Lowell was born on March 13, 1855 in Boston, MA.

What is Percival Lowell zodiac sign?

Percival Lowell zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Percival Lowell best known for?

Percival Lowell was best known as Astronomer.

Fun Facts about Percival Lowell's Birthday

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

Percival Lowell was born on Tuesday, 72^nd day / 11^th week of 1855
Percival Lowell has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Percival Lowell birthday is XIII.III.MDCCCLV
Percival Lowell's birthstone is Aquamarine
Percival Lowell's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Percival Lowell age in year is 169 years old
Percival Lowell age in month is 2037 months old
Percival Lowell age in day is 62003 days old
Percival Lowell age in hour is 1488072 hours old
Percival Lowell age in minute is 89284320 minutes old
Percival Lowell age in second is 5357059200 seconds old
Next Percival Lowell birthday is on Thursday, March 13th 2025
Percival Lowell age in next birthday (2025) is 170 years old

Historical Events on Percival Lowell Birthday (March 13)

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

Year	Event
1957	Cuban student revolutionaries storm the presidential palace in Havana in a failed attempt on the life of President Fulgencio Batista.
1969	Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.
1979	The New Jewel Movement, headed by Maurice Bishop, ousts the Prime Minister of Grenada, Eric Gairy, in a coup d'état.
1988	The Seikan Tunnel, the longest tunnel in the world with an undersea segment, opens between Aomori and Hakodate, Japan.
1992	The Mw  6.6 Erzincan earthquake strikes eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).
1993	The 1993 Storm of the Century affects the eastern United States, dropping feet of snow in many areas.
1996	The Dunblane massacre leads to the death of sixteen primary school children and one teacher in Dunblane, Scotland.
1997	The Missionaries of Charity choose Sister Nirmala to succeed Mother Teresa as their leader.
2003	An article in Nature identifies the Ciampate del Diavolo as 350,000-year-old hominid footprints.
2012	The Sierre coach crash kills 28 people, including 22 children.
2013	The 2013 papal conclave elects Pope Francis as the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church.
2016	The Ankara bombing kills at least 37 people.
2016	Three gunmen attack two hotels in the Ivory Coast town of Grand-Bassam, killing at least 19 people.
2020	President Donald Trump declares the COVID-19 pandemic to be a national emergency in the United States.
2020	Breonna Taylor is killed by police officers who were forcibly entering her home in Louisville, Kentucky; her death sparked extensive protests against police brutality.
1987	The birth of Marco Andretti, American race car driver
1987	The birth of Andreas Beck, German footballer
1988	The birth of Furdjel Narsingh, Dutch footballer
1989	The birth of Holger Badstuber, German footballer
1989	The birth of Marko Marin, German footballer
1989	The birth of Robert Wickens, Canadian racing driver
1990	The birth of Anicet Abel, Malagasy footballer
1991	The birth of Daniel Greig, Australian speed skater
1991	The birth of Tristan Thompson, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Gerard Deulofeu, Spanish footballer
1995	The birth of Jang Su-jeong, South Korean tennis player
1995	The birth of Mikaela Shiffrin, American skier
1998	The birth of Jay-Roy Grot, Dutch footballer
2001	The birth of Thomas Dearden, Australian rugby league player
2004	The birth of Coco Gauff, American tennis player
2009	The death of Alan W. Livingston, American businessman (b. 1917)
2010	The death of Jean Ferrat, French singer-songwriter (b. 1930)
2011	The death of Rick Martin, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1951)
2013	The death of Clive Burr, English drummer and songwriter (b. 1957)
2014	The death of Reubin Askew, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 37th Governor of Florida (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond, Irish businessman and politician (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Ahmad Tejan Kabbah, Sierra Leonean economist, lawyer, and politician, 3rd President of Sierra Leone (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Icchokas Meras, Lithuanian-Israeli author and screenwriter (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Al Rosen, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
2016	The death of Hilary Putnam, American philosopher, mathematician, and computer scientist (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Amy Krouse Rosenthal, American author (b. 1965)
2018	The death of Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer and women's rights activist. (b. 1931)
2021	The death of Marvelous Marvin Hagler, American professional boxer (b. 1954)
2021	The death of Murray Walker, English motorsport commentator and journalist (b. 1923)
2022	The death of William Hurt, American actor (b. 1950)

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