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

Updated at February 20, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

William Frankena Facts

Full Name	William Frankena
Birthdate	June 21, 1908
Birth Place	Montana
Age (in 2025)	116 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Philosopher

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William Frankena Age & Birthday

William Frankena is best known as Philosopher who has born on June 21, 1908 in Montana. Currently, William Frankena is 116 years, 7 months and 29 days old. William Frankena will celebrate 117th birthday on Saturday, 21st of June 2025. Below the countdown to William Frankena upcoming birthday.

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William Frankena Biography

About

Moral philosopher who was a member of the University of Michigan's philosophy department for 41 years and its chair for 14 years.

Before Fame

He initially attended and graduated from Calvin College, which was an offshoot of his family's denomination the Christian Reformed Church. He then studied at Harvard and the University of Cambridge where he focused on ethics.

Trivia

He played a pivotal role in fighting for academic freedom during the 1950s Red Scare when Joseph McCarthy was looking to purge Communists from all facets of American life.

Family Life

His mother passed away when he was nine. His father was a farmer and a politician. He married Sadie Roelfs in 1934, and they remained married for 44 years.

Associated With

He studied with several notable philosophers, including William Henry Jellema and Alfred Whitehead.

Top Asked Questions about William Frankena

How old is William Frankena in 2025?

William Frankena is 116 years old today.

When was William Frankena born?

William Frankena was born on June 21, 1908 in Montana.

What is William Frankena zodiac sign?

William Frankena zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was William Frankena best known for?

William Frankena was best known as Philosopher.

Fun Facts about William Frankena's Birthday

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

William Frankena was born on Sunday, 173^rd day / 25^th week of 1908
William Frankena has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Frankena birthday is XXI.VI.MCMVIII
William Frankena's birthstone is Pearl
William Frankena's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
William Frankena age in year is 116 years old
William Frankena age in month is 1399 months old
William Frankena age in day is 42613 days old
William Frankena age in hour is 1022712 hours old
William Frankena age in minute is 61362720 minutes old
William Frankena age in second is 3681763200 seconds old
Next William Frankena birthday is on Sunday, June 21st 2026
William Frankena age in next birthday (2026) is 117 years old

Historical Events on William Frankena Birthday (June 21)

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

Year	Event
1957	Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
1963	Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
1964	Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan.
1970	Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
1973	In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution.
1978	The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London.
1982	John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
1989	The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment.
2000	Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote.
2001	A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen.
2004	SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
2005	Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004).
2006	Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
2009	Greenland assumes self-rule.
2012	A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing.
1990	The birth of Ričardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player
1990	The birth of Sergei Matsenko, Russian chess player
1990	The birth of François Moubandje, Swiss footballer
1990	The birth of Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer
1991	The birth of Gaël Kakuta, French footballer
1991	The birth of Lee Min-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and entertainer
1992	The birth of MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model
1994	The birth of Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player
1996	The birth of Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter
1997	The birth of Derrius Guice, American football player
1999	The birth of Ky Rodwell, Australian rugby league player
2000	The birth of Dylan Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
2001	The birth of Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player
2011	The birth of Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (d. 2019)
2012	The death of Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1926)
2012	The death of Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (b. 1918)
2012	The death of Anna Schwartz, American economist and author (b. 1915)
2013	The death of James P. Gordon, American physicist and academic (b. 1928)
2013	The death of Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1959)
2015	The death of Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1964)
2015	The death of Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)
2016	The death of Pierre Lalonde, Canadian television host and singer (b. 1941)
2018	The death of Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (b.1950)

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