Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Stephen Meek |
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Birthdate | July 04, 1807 |
Birth Place | Virginia |
Age (in 2024) | 217 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | Explorer |
Stephen Meek is best known as Explorer who has born on July 04, 1807 in Virginia. Currently, Stephen Meek is 217 years, 5 months and 19 days old. Stephen Meek will celebrate 218th birthday on Friday, 4th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Stephen Meek upcoming birthday.
Virginia native who famously served as the guide on the covered wagon road commonly referred to as the Meek Cutoff. He was also a fur trapper for companies like the Rocky Mountain Fur Company.
He was born in Washington County and got his start in the fur trapping business working for William Sublette.
His disastrous trip through the Meek Cutoff in 1845 was dramatized in the critically-acclaimed 2010 western film Meek's Cutoff.
He married Elizabeth Schoonover in 1945. They had a son named George.
He was portrayed by Bruce Greenwood in the film Meek's Cutoff.
Stephen Meek is 217 years old today.
Stephen Meek was born on July 04, 1807 in Virginia.
Stephen Meek zodiac sign is Cancer.
Stephen Meek was best known as Explorer.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Stephen Meek's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Stephen Meek's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1982 | Three Iranian diplomats and a journalist are kidnapped in Lebanon by Phalange forces, and their fate remains unknown. |
1987 | In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (a.k.a. the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment. |
1994 | Rwandan genocide: Kigali, the Rwandan capital, is captured by the Rwandan Patriotic Front, ending the genocide in the city. |
1997 | NASA's Pathfinder space probe lands on the surface of Mars. |
1998 | Japan launches the Nozomi probe to Mars, joining the United States and Russia as a space exploring nation. |
2001 | Vladivostock Air Flight 352 crashes on approach to Irkutsk Airport killing all 145 people on board. |
2002 | A Boeing 707 crashes near Bangui M'Poko International Airport in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing 28. |
2004 | The cornerstone of the Freedom Tower is laid on the World Trade Center site in New York City. |
2004 | Greece beats Portugal in the UEFA Euro 2004 Final and becomes European Champion for first time in its history. |
2005 | The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1. |
2006 | Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day. |
2009 | The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks. |
2009 | The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao. |
2012 | The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN. |
2015 | Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa América Final. |
1986 | The birth of Marte Elden, Norwegian skier |
1987 | The birth of Wude Ayalew, Ethiopian runner |
1987 | The birth of Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Angelique Boyer, French-Mexican actress |
1989 | The birth of Benjamin Büchel, Liechtensteiner footballer |
1990 | The birth of Jake Gardiner, American ice hockey player |
1990 | The birth of Richard Mpong, Ghanaian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Naoki Yamada, Japanese footballer |
1990 | The birth of Ihar Yasinski, Belarusian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Ángel Romero, Paraguayan footballer |
1992 | The birth of Óscar Romero, Paraguayan footballer |
1993 | The birth of Tom Barkhuizen, English footballer |
1995 | The birth of Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer |
1999 | The birth of Moa Kikuchi, Japanese musician |
2003 | The birth of Polina Bogusevich, Russian singer |
2014 | The death of Giorgio Faletti, Italian author, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1950) |
2014 | The death of C. J. Henderson, American author and critic (b. 1951) |
2014 | The death of Earl Robinson, American baseball player (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Richard Mellon Scaife, American businessman (b. 1932) |
2015 | The death of Nedelcho Beronov, Bulgarian judge and politician (b. 1928) |
2015 | The death of William Conrad Gibbons, American historian, author, and academic (b. 1926) |
2016 | The death of Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, poet, and photographer (b. 1940) |
2017 | The death of John Blackwell, American R&B, funk, and jazz drummer (b. 1973) |
2017 | The death of Daniil Granin, Soviet and Russian author (b. 1919) |
2017 | The death of Gene Conley, American MLB player and NBA player (b. 1930) |
2018 | The death of Henri Dirickx, Belgian footballer (b. 1927) |
2018 | The death of Robby Müller, Dutch cinematographer (b. 1940) |
2021 | The death of Harmoko, Indonesian politician, former parliament speaker and government minister (b. 1939) |
2022 | The death of Cláudio Hummes, Brazilian prelate of the Catholic Church (b. 1934) |
2022 | The death of Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese manga artist (b. 1961) |
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