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William H. Prescott Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William H. Prescott Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

William H. Prescott Facts

Full NameWilliam H. Prescott
BirthdateMay 04, 1796
Birth PlaceGroton, MA
Age (in 2024)227 Years Old
ZodiacTaurus
OccupationHistorian

William H. Prescott Age & Birthday

William H. Prescott is best known as Historian who has born on May 04, 1796 in Groton, MA. Currently, William H. Prescott is 227 years, 11 months and 21 days old. William H. Prescott will celebrate 228th birthday on Saturday, 4th of May 2024. Below the countdown to William H. Prescott upcoming birthday.

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William H. Prescott Biography

About

Nineteenth-century American historian and author whose most famous works include The History of the Conquest of Mexico (1843) and The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic (1837). His works focus primarily on Hispanic military and political history.

Before Fame

He began studying at Harvard when he was just fifteen years old. He commenced research for his first major work, The History of Ferdinand and Isabella, in the mid 1820s.

Trivia

He is known as the first American scientific historian.

Family Life

He and his wife, Susan Amory Prescott, had four children. Their first daughter, Catherine, died at the age of five, and their son, William Gardiner Prescott, studied at Harvard and became a Boston-based attorney.

Associated With

Like Prescott, Francis Van Wyck Mason was also a historian from Massachusetts.

Top Asked Questions about William H. Prescott

How old is William H. Prescott in 2024?

William H. Prescott is 227 years old today.

When was William H. Prescott born?

William H. Prescott was born on May 04, 1796 in Groton, MA.

What is William H. Prescott zodiac sign?

William H. Prescott zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was William H. Prescott best known for?

William H. Prescott was best known as Historian.

Fun Facts about William H. Prescott's Birthday

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

  • William H. Prescott was born on Wednesday, 125th day / 18th week of 1796
  • William H. Prescott has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of William H. Prescott birthday is IV.V.MDCCXCVI
  • William H. Prescott's birthstone is Emerald
  • William H. Prescott's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
  • William H. Prescott age in year is 227 years old
  • William H. Prescott age in month is 2735 months old
  • William H. Prescott age in day is 83266 days old
  • William H. Prescott age in hour is 1998384 hours old
  • William H. Prescott age in minute is 119903040 minutes old
  • William H. Prescott age in second is 7194182400 seconds old
  • Next William H. Prescott birthday is on Sunday, May 4th 2025
  • William H. Prescott age in next birthday (2025) is 228 years old

Historical Events on William H. Prescott Birthday (May 04)

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

YearEvent
1972The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation".
1973The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world's tallest building.
1978The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.
1979Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
1982Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War.
1988The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
1989Iran-Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.
1990Latvia declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1994Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord, granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
1998A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.
2000Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).
2002One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.
2007Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.
2014Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
2019The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring. The race was won by Jamie Chadwick, who would go on to become the inaugural season's champion.
1989The birth of Henna Lindholm, Finnish figure skater
1989The birth of Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
1989The birth of Aris Tatarounis, Greek basketball player
1989The birth of James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
1990The birth of Irina Falconi, American tennis player
1990The birth of Ryan Morgan, Australian rugby league player
1990The birth of Duvashen Padayachee, Australian race car driver
1990The birth of Andrea Torres, Filipino actress and model
1991The birth of Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
1992The birth of Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
1993The birth of Jānis Bērziņš, Latvian basketball player
1994The birth of Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994The birth of Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
1996The birth of Pelayo Roza, Spanish sprint canoeist
1997The birth of Max King, Australian rugby league player
2013The death of Morgan Morgan-Giles, English admiral and politician (b. 1914)
2013The death of César Portillo de la Luz, Cuban guitarist and composer (b. 1922)
2014The death of Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (b. 1924)
2014The death of Elena Baltacha, Ukrainian-Scottish tennis player (b. 1983)
2014The death of Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014The death of Helga Königsdorf, German physicist and author (b. 1938)
2014The death of Ross Lonsberry, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1947)
2014The death of Jean-Paul Ngoupandé, Central African politician, Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (b. 1948)
2015The death of William Bast, American screenwriter and author (b. 1931)
2015The death of Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (b. 1913)
2015The death of Marv Hubbard, American football player (b. 1946)
2016The death of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (b. 1946)
2020The death of Don Shula, American football player and coach (b. 1930)
2020The death of Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (b. 1950)
2021The death of Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (b. 1962)

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