William Beasley Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 29, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Beasley Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Beasley Facts

Full Name	William Beasley
Birthdate	December 22, 1919
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2025)	105 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Historian

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William Beasley Age & Birthday

William Beasley is best known as Historian who has born on December 22, 1919 in England. Currently, William Beasley is 105 years, 1 months and 7 days old. William Beasley will celebrate 106th birthday on Monday, 22nd of December 2025. Below the countdown to William Beasley upcoming birthday.

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William Beasley Biography

About

Remembered for his John K. Fairbank Prize-winning work The Meiji Restoration (1972) and for his widely-read work The Modern History of Japan (later re-titled The Rise of Modern Japan), this British writer, scholar, and Japanese history expert is also well known for his teaching work in the University of London's Far East Studies program.

Before Fame

After graduating from University College London, he volunteered for the Royal Navy and studied Japanese language and history as part of his military assignment.

Trivia

He was inducted into the British Academy in 1967 and became an honorary member of the Japan Academy in 1984.

Family Life

His marriage to Hazel Beasley began in 1955 and produced a son.

Associated With

He and Ian Kershaw are both well known British historians.

Top Asked Questions about William Beasley

How old is William Beasley in 2025?

William Beasley is 105 years old today.

When was William Beasley born?

William Beasley was born on December 22, 1919 in England.

What is William Beasley zodiac sign?

William Beasley zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was William Beasley best known for?

William Beasley was best known as Historian.

Fun Facts about William Beasley's Birthday

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

William Beasley was born on Monday, 356^th day / 52^nd week of 1919
William Beasley has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Beasley birthday is XXII.XII.MCMXIX
William Beasley's birthstone is Turquoise
William Beasley's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
William Beasley age in year is 105 years old
William Beasley age in month is 1261 months old
William Beasley age in day is 38390 days old
William Beasley age in hour is 921360 hours old
William Beasley age in minute is 55281600 minutes old
William Beasley age in second is 3316896000 seconds old
Next William Beasley birthday is on Tuesday, December 22nd 2026
William Beasley age in next birthday (2026) is 106 years old

Historical Events on William Beasley Birthday (December 22)

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

Year	Event
1992	During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people.
1996	Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board.
1997	Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces.
1997	Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991.
1999	Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board.
2001	Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai.
2001	Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63.
2008	An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry.
2010	The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama.
2012	Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar.
2016	A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease.
2017	United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved.
2017	President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.
2018	A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more.
2018	The 2018-2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins.
1986	The birth of Fatih Öztürk, Turkish footballer
1987	The birth of Éder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player
1989	The birth of Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress
1990	The birth of Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer
1991	The birth of DaBaby, American rapper
1992	The birth of Michaela Hončová, Slovak tennis player
1992	The birth of Moonbyul, Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter
1993	The birth of Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer
1993	The birth of Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer
1994	The birth of Rúben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer
1998	The birth of G Hannelius, American actress and singer
1998	The birth of Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player
2000	The birth of Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer
2001	The birth of Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player
2013	The death of Diomedes Díaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Hans Hækkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945)
2013	The death of Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928)
2014	The death of John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963)
2014	The death of Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927)
2016	The death of Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980)
2017	The death of Gonzalo Morales Sáurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945)
2018	The death of Paddy Ashdown, British politician (b. 1941)
2018	The death of Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924)
2018	The death of Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami
2019	The death of Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (b. 1931)

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