Updated at November 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | William Bligh |
---|---|
Birthdate | September 09, 1754 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 270 Years Old |
Zodiac | Virgo |
William Bligh was born on September 09, 1754 in England. Currently, William Bligh is 270 years, 2 months and 5 days old. William Bligh will celebrate 271st birthday on Tuesday, 9th of September 2025. Below the countdown to William Bligh upcoming birthday.
Harsh captain of the HMS Bounty who was overthrown in a violent mutiny.
At age 16, he joined the HMS Hunter as an able bodied seaman.
It took two years of sailing more than 3,000 miles, but miraculously he made it back to England from the Bounty.
He married Elizabeth Betham in February 1781.
His first sea voyage was under the command of the famous explorer Captain James Cook.
William Bligh is 270 years old today.
William Bligh was born on September 09, 1754 in England.
William Bligh zodiac sign is Virgo.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Bligh's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with William Bligh's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
---|---|
1969 | In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making French equal to English throughout the Federal government. |
1969 | Allegheny Airlines Flight 863 collides in mid-air with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana, killing all 83 people on board both aircraft. |
1970 | A British airliner is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine and flown to Dawson's Field in Jordan. |
1971 | The four-day Attica Prison riot begins, eventually resulting in 39 dead, most killed by state troopers retaking the prison. |
1972 | In Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park, a Cave Research Foundation exploration and mapping team discovers a link between the Mammoth and Flint Ridge cave systems, making it the longest known cave passageway in the world. |
1990 | Batticaloa massacre: Massacre of 184 Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Army in Batticaloa District. |
1991 | Tajikistan declares independence from the Soviet Union. |
1993 | Israeli-Palestinian peace process: The Palestine Liberation Organization officially recognizes Israel as a legitimate state. |
1994 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-64. |
2001 | Ahmad Shah Massoud, leader of the Northern Alliance, is assassinated in Afghanistan by two al-Qaeda assassins who claimed to be Arab journalists wanting an interview. |
2009 | The Dubai Metro, the first urban train network in the Arabian Peninsula, is ceremonially inaugurated. |
2012 | The Indian space agency puts into orbit its heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful PSLV launches. |
2012 | A wave of attacks kills more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq. |
2015 | Elizabeth II becomes the longest reigning monarch of the United Kingdom. |
2016 | The government of North Korea conducts its fifth and reportedly biggest nuclear test. World leaders condemn the act, with South Korea calling it "maniacal recklessness". |
1990 | The birth of Andrew Smith, American basketball player (d. 2016) |
1990 | The birth of Jordan Tabor, English footballer (d. 2014) |
1991 | The birth of Lauren Daigle, American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter |
1991 | The birth of Hunter Hayes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1991 | The birth of Oscar, Brazilian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Danilo Pereira, Bissauan-Portuguese footballer |
1992 | The birth of Shannon Boyd, Australian rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Damian McGinty, Northern Irish actor and singer |
1992 | The birth of Kristiāns Pelšs, Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2013) |
1993 | The birth of Cameron Cullen, Australian rugby league player |
1993 | The birth of Crazy Mary Dobson, American wrestler |
1993 | The birth of Ryōhei Katō, Japanese gymnast |
1993 | The birth of Sharon van Rouwendaal, Dutch swimmer |
1994 | The birth of Clinton Gutherson, Australian rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Billy Bainbridge, Australian rugby league player |
2006 | The death of Matt Gadsby, English footballer (b. 1979) |
2006 | The death of William Bernard Ziff Jr., American businessman, founded Ziff Davis (b. 1930) |
2012 | The death of Verghese Kurien, Indian engineer and businessman, founded Amul (b. 1921) |
2012 | The death of John McCarthy, Australian footballer (b. 1989) |
2012 | The death of Mike Scarry, American football player and coach (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of Ron Tindall, English footballer and manager (b. 1935) |
2013 | The death of Sunila Abeysekera, Sri Lankan scholar and activist (b. 1952) |
2013 | The death of Alberto Bevilacqua, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1934) |
2013 | The death of Saul Landau, American journalist, director, and author (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Montserrat Abelló i Soler, Spanish poet and translator (b. 1918) |
2014 | The death of Firoza Begum, Bangladeshi singer (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Graham Joyce, English author and educator (b. 1954) |
2015 | The death of Annemarie Bostroem, German poet, playwright, and songwriter (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Einar H. Ingman Jr., American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of K. Kunaratnam, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (b. 1934) |
Social Media
William Bligh on Facebook | |
William Bligh on Twitter | |
William Bligh on Instagram | |
Youtube | William Bligh on Youtube |
Tiktok | William Bligh on Tiktok |
Wikipedia | William Bligh on Wikipedia |
Website | William Bligh's Webiste |
People Born in 1754
Month
Professions
Zodiacs
Birthplaces
Today
Copyright © 2020 BirthdayDBs.com