Ruth Graves Wakefield Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ruth Graves Wakefield Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Ruth Graves Wakefield Facts

Full Name	Ruth Graves Wakefield
Birthdate	June 17, 1903
Birth Place	Massachusetts
Age (in 2024)	121 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Entrepreneur

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Ruth Graves Wakefield Age & Birthday

Ruth Graves Wakefield is best known as Entrepreneur who has born on June 17, 1903 in Massachusetts. Currently, Ruth Graves Wakefield is 121 years, 4 months and 15 days old. Ruth Graves Wakefield will celebrate 122nd birthday on Tuesday, 17th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Ruth Graves Wakefield upcoming birthday.

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Ruth Graves Wakefield Biography

About

Inventor of the Toll House Cookie, the first chocolate chip cookie.

Before Fame

She owned and operated the Toll House Inn, delighting her guests with self-created desserts. She discovered that by dropping pieces of Nestle chocolate into cookies did not melt it, but softened it up.

Trivia

Her recipe caused sales of Nestle's chocolate to skyrocket, and the company made her a deal: they would print her recipe on their boxes and she would get a lifetime supply of chocolate.

Family Life

She was born in East Walpole, Massachusetts. In 1926, she married Kenneth Donald Wakefield.

Associated With

She hosted many famous visitors at her inn, including then-Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy.

Top Asked Questions about Ruth Graves Wakefield

How old is Ruth Graves Wakefield in 2024?

Ruth Graves Wakefield is 121 years old today.

When was Ruth Graves Wakefield born?

Ruth Graves Wakefield was born on June 17, 1903 in Massachusetts.

What is Ruth Graves Wakefield zodiac sign?

Ruth Graves Wakefield zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Ruth Graves Wakefield best known for?

Ruth Graves Wakefield was best known as Entrepreneur.

Fun Facts about Ruth Graves Wakefield's Birthday

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

Ruth Graves Wakefield was born on Wednesday, 168^th day / 25^th week of 1903
Ruth Graves Wakefield has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Ruth Graves Wakefield birthday is XVII.VI.MCMIII
Ruth Graves Wakefield's birthstone is Pearl
Ruth Graves Wakefield's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in year is 121 years old
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in month is 1456 months old
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in day is 44334 days old
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in hour is 1064016 hours old
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in minute is 63840960 minutes old
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in second is 3830457600 seconds old
Next Ruth Graves Wakefield birthday is on Tuesday, June 17th 2025
Ruth Graves Wakefield age in next birthday (2025) is 122 years old

Historical Events on Ruth Graves Wakefield Birthday (June 17)

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

Year	Event
1960	The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1963	The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
1963	A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
1967	Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
1971	U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs.
1972	Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
1985	Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
1987	With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
1989	Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people.
1991	Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
1992	A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
1994	Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
2015	Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
2017	A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
2021	Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
1987	The birth of Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
1987	The birth of Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer and actress
1988	The birth of Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
1988	The birth of Shaun MacDonald, Welsh footballer
1988	The birth of Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
1989	The birth of Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer
1989	The birth of Simone Battle, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1990	The birth of Jordan Henderson, English footballer
1990	The birth of Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1994	The birth of Amari Cooper, American football player
1995	The birth of Clément Lenglet, French footballer
1997	The birth of KJ Apa, New Zealand actor
1997	The birth of Raluca Șerban, Romanian-Cypriot tennis player
1999	The birth of Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstani tennis player
2013	The death of James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)
2014	The death of Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
2015	The death of John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)
2017	The death of Baldwin Lonsdale, president of Vanuatu (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite (b. 1924)
2019	The death of Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (b. 1951)
2021	The death of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (b. 1924)

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