Queen Margrethe II Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Queen Margrethe II Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Queen Margrethe II Facts

Full Name	Queen Margrethe II
Birthdate	April 16, 1940
Birth Place	Copenhagen, Denmark
Age (in 2024)	84 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Queen

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Queen Margrethe II Age & Birthday

Queen Margrethe II is best known as Queen who has born on April 16, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Currently, Queen Margrethe II is 84 years, 7 months and 17 days old. Queen Margrethe II will celebrate 85th birthday on Wednesday, 16th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Queen Margrethe II upcoming birthday.

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Queen Margrethe II Biography

About

Born Margrethe Alexandrine Porhildur Ingrid, this member of the Danish House of Glücksburg was crowned Queen of Denmark at the age of thirty-one.

Before Fame

At thirteen years old, she became first in line to her father's throne after an amendment was passed that granted eldest female children of regents the right to rule.

Trivia

She took archaeology courses at Girton College, Cambridge, and later studied at the Sorbonne, Aarhus University, and the London School of Economics.

Family Life

She was born at Copenhagen's Amalienborg Palace to Ingrid of Sweden and King Frederik IX. Her marriage to Henri de Laborde de Monpezat resulted in sons named Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim.

Associated With

She and Elizabeth II became two of the longest-reigning queens in history.

Top Asked Questions about Queen Margrethe II

How old is Queen Margrethe II in 2024?

Queen Margrethe II is 84 years old today.

When was Queen Margrethe II born?

Queen Margrethe II was born on April 16, 1940 in Copenhagen, Denmark.

What is Queen Margrethe II zodiac sign?

Queen Margrethe II zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Queen Margrethe II best known for?

Queen Margrethe II was best known as Queen.

Fun Facts about Queen Margrethe II's Birthday

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

Queen Margrethe II was born on Tuesday, 107^th day / 16^th week of 1940
Queen Margrethe II has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Queen Margrethe II birthday is XVI.IV.MCMXL
Queen Margrethe II's birthstone is Diamond
Queen Margrethe II's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Queen Margrethe II age in year is 84 years old
Queen Margrethe II age in month is 1015 months old
Queen Margrethe II age in day is 30912 days old
Queen Margrethe II age in hour is 741888 hours old
Queen Margrethe II age in minute is 44513280 minutes old
Queen Margrethe II age in second is 2670796800 seconds old
Next Queen Margrethe II birthday is on Wednesday, April 16th 2025
Queen Margrethe II age in next birthday (2025) is 85 years old
Learn more interesting facts about April 16, 1940 birthday

Historical Events on Queen Margrethe II Birthday (April 16)

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

Year	Event
1972	Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1990	"Doctor Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
1996	Israel strikes a civilian house in Nabatieh Fawka, Lebanon, killing nine people, including seven children.
2001	India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
2003	The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.
2003	Michael Jordan plays his final game with the National Basketball Association.
2007	Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.
2008	The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.
2012	The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.
2012	The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.
2013	A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.
2013	The 2013 Baga massacre is started when Boko Haram militants engage government soldiers in Baga.
2014	The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.
2016	Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 years kills 676 and injures 6,274.
2018	The New York Times and the New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.
1986	The birth of Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
1987	The birth of Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
1987	The birth of Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
1988	The birth of Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
1990	The birth of Tony McQuay, American sprinter
1991	The birth of Nolan Arenado, American baseball player
1991	The birth of Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer
1993	The birth of Chance the Rapper, American rapper
1993	The birth of Mirai Nagasu, Japanese-American figure skater
1996	The birth of Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress
1996	The birth of Taylor Townsend, American tennis player
2002	The birth of Sadie Sink, American actress
2013	The death of Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
2013	The death of George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
2013	The death of Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)
2015	The death of Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, fifth Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969)
2018	The death of Harry Anderson, American actor and magician (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Andrew Peacock, Australian politician (b. 1939)
2021	The death of Helen McCrory, British actress (b. 1968)
2021	The death of Liam Scarlett, British choreographer (b. 1986)
2021	The death of John Dawes, Welsh rugby union player (b. 1940)

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