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

Updated at March 29, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

William Frankena Facts

Full NameWilliam Frankena
BirthdateJune 21, 1908
Birth PlaceMontana
Age (in 2024)115 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationPhilosopher

William Frankena Age & Birthday

William Frankena is best known as Philosopher who has born on June 21, 1908 in Montana. Currently, William Frankena is 115 years, 9 months and 8 days old. William Frankena will celebrate 116th birthday on Friday, 21st of June 2024. 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 2024?

William Frankena is 115 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, 173rd day / 25th 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 115 years old
  • William Frankena age in month is 1389 months old
  • William Frankena age in day is 42285 days old
  • William Frankena age in hour is 1014840 hours old
  • William Frankena age in minute is 60890400 minutes old
  • William Frankena age in second is 3653424000 seconds old
  • Next William Frankena birthday is on Saturday, June 21st 2025
  • William Frankena age in next birthday (2025) is 116 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.

YearEvent
1957Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister.
1963Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI.
1964Three 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.
1970Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date.
1973In 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.
1978The 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.
1982John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
1989The 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.
2000Section 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.
2001A 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.
2004SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
2005Edgar 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).
2006Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra.
2009Greenland assumes self-rule.
2012A 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.
1990The birth of Ričardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player
1990The birth of Sergei Matsenko, Russian chess player
1990The birth of François Moubandje, Swiss footballer
1990The birth of Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer
1991The birth of Gaël Kakuta, French footballer
1991The birth of Lee Min-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and entertainer
1992The birth of MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model
1994The birth of Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player
1996The birth of Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player
1997The birth of Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter
1997The birth of Derrius Guice, American football player
1999The birth of Ky Rodwell, Australian rugby league player
2000The birth of Dylan Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
2001The birth of Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player
2011The birth of Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (d. 2019)
2012The death of Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1926)
2012The death of Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (b. 1918)
2012The death of Anna Schwartz, American economist and author (b. 1915)
2013The death of James P. Gordon, American physicist and academic (b. 1928)
2013The death of Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2014The death of Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1925)
2014The death of Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1931)
2014The death of Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1959)
2015The death of Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1964)
2015The death of Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (b. 1928)
2015The death of Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1924)
2015The death of Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (b. 1932)
2015The death of Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (b. 1925)
2016The death of Pierre Lalonde, Canadian television host and singer (b. 1941)
2018The death of Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (b.1950)

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