William Collins Whitney Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
William Collins Whitney Facts
| Full Name | William Collins Whitney |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 05, 1841 |
| Birth Place | Massachusetts |
| Age (in 2024) | 183 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Business Executive |
William Collins Whitney Age & Birthday
William Collins Whitney is best known as Business Executive who has born on July 05, 1841 in Massachusetts. Currently, William Collins Whitney is 183 years, 3 months and 28 days old. William Collins Whitney will celebrate 184th birthday on Saturday, 5th of July 2025. Below the countdown to William Collins Whitney upcoming birthday.
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About
Remembered as both a politician and a successful businessman, this conservative "Bourbon" Democrat served as President Grover Cleveland's first Secretary of the Navy and made his fortune in the legal, railway, steel, coal, financial, and horse racing industries.
Before Fame
After graduating from Yale University in the early 1860s, he pursued a law degree at Harvard College.
Trivia
Over the course of his life, he bred nearly thirty American race-winning horses.
Family Life
A member of the wealthy and socially prominent Whitney family, he grew up with a brother, Henry Melville Whitney, who headed major steamship and railway companies, and with sisters, Lily and Susan, who married into other prominent families. His marriage to Flora Payne produced children named Harry, Pauline, Payne, Oliver, and Dorothy; his second wife (whom he married after Flora Payne's death) was Edith May.
Associated With
His oldest son, Harry Whitney, carried on the Whitney family's horse breeding legacy, producing a dozen Kentucky Derby horses.
Top Asked Questions about William Collins Whitney
How old is William Collins Whitney in 2024?
William Collins Whitney is 183 years old today.
When was William Collins Whitney born?
William Collins Whitney was born on July 05, 1841 in Massachusetts.
What is William Collins Whitney zodiac sign?
William Collins Whitney zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was William Collins Whitney best known for?
William Collins Whitney was best known as Business Executive.
Fun Facts about William Collins Whitney's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Collins Whitney's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- William Collins Whitney was born on Monday, 186th day / 27th week of 1841
- William Collins Whitney has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of William Collins Whitney birthday is V.VII.MDCCCXLI
- William Collins Whitney's birthstone is Ruby
- William Collins Whitney's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- William Collins Whitney age in year is 183 years old
- William Collins Whitney age in month is 2199 months old
- William Collins Whitney age in day is 66960 days old
- William Collins Whitney age in hour is 1607040 hours old
- William Collins Whitney age in minute is 96422400 minutes old
- William Collins Whitney age in second is 5785344000 seconds old
- Next William Collins Whitney birthday is on Saturday, July 5th 2025
- William Collins Whitney age in next birthday (2025) is 184 years old
Historical Events on William Collins Whitney Birthday (July 05)
Below are historical events that coincided with William Collins Whitney's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic. |
| 1989 | Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned. |
| 1994 | Jeff Bezos founds Amazon. |
| 1995 | Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1996 | Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell. |
| 1997 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee. |
| 1999 | U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. |
| 2003 | The World Health Organization announces that the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak has been contained. |
| 2004 | The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held. |
| 2006 | North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan. |
| 2009 | A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China. |
| 2009 | The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire. |
| 2012 | The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020Â ft). |
| 2016 | The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet. |
| 2022 | British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis. |
| 1987 | The birth of Mohd Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist |
| 1988 | The birth of Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer |
| 1988 | The birth of Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Charlie Austin, English footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner |
| 1992 | The birth of Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Chiara Scholl, American tennis player |
| 1993 | The birth of Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player |
| 1994 | The birth of Diana Harkusha, Ukrainian lawyer, dancer, model and beauty queen |
| 1994 | The birth of Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player |
| 1998 | The birth of Emily Fox, American soccer player |
| 2012 | The death of Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944) |
| 2012 | The death of Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933) |
| 2012 | The death of Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938) |
| 2013 | The death of Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925) |
| 2013 | The death of David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (b. 1929) |
| 2013 | The death of Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (b. 1939) |
| 2014 | The death of Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | The death of Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983) |
| 2015 | The death of Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949) |
| 2015 | The death of Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921) |
| 2020 | The death of Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1978) |
| 2021 | The death of Raffaella Carrà , Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (b. 1943) |
| 2021 | The death of Richard Donner, American film director (b. 1930) |
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