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

Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

William Harkness Facts

Full Name	William Harkness
Birthdate	December 17, 1837
Birth Place	Scotland
Age (in 2024)	186 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Astronomer

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William Harkness Age & Birthday

William Harkness is best known as Astronomer who has born on December 17, 1837 in Scotland. Currently, William Harkness is 186 years, 11 months and 17 days old. William Harkness will celebrate 187th birthday on Tuesday, 17th of December 2024. Below the countdown to William Harkness upcoming birthday.

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William Harkness Biography

About

19th-century astronomer who designed telescopes and served on the Transit of Venus commission. He also invented the spherometer caliper.

Before Fame

He studied at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania and at the University of Rochester (New York state) before moving to New York City to train as a physician. During the Civil War, he worked as a Union Army surgeon.

Trivia

He published his most important scientific work, The Solar Parallax and its Related Constants, in 1891.

Family Life

He was born in Ecclefechan, Scotland to James Harkness and Jane Wield Harkness.

Associated With

He and Nobel Prize-winning chemist, Peter Agre, both held the position (a century apart) of president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Top Asked Questions about William Harkness

How old is William Harkness in 2024?

William Harkness is 186 years old today.

When was William Harkness born?

William Harkness was born on December 17, 1837 in Scotland.

What is William Harkness zodiac sign?

William Harkness zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was William Harkness best known for?

William Harkness was best known as Astronomer.

Fun Facts about William Harkness's Birthday

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

William Harkness was born on Sunday, 351^st day / 50^th week of 1837
William Harkness has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Harkness birthday is XVII.XII.MDCCCXXXVII
William Harkness's birthstone is Turquoise
William Harkness's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
William Harkness age in year is 186 years old
William Harkness age in month is 2243 months old
William Harkness age in day is 68287 days old
William Harkness age in hour is 1638888 hours old
William Harkness age in minute is 98333280 minutes old
William Harkness age in second is 5899996800 seconds old
Next William Harkness birthday is on Wednesday, December 17th 2025
William Harkness age in next birthday (2025) is 187 years old

Historical Events on William Harkness Birthday (December 17)

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

Year	Event
1981	American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
1983	Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
1989	Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
1989	Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
1989	The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
1997	Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
2002	Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
2003	The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
2003	SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
2003	Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes, and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others.
2005	Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
2005	Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
2009	MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.
2010	Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
2014	The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.
1988	The birth of Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of James Hurst, American football player
1991	The birth of Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
1992	The birth of Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer
1992	The birth of Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist
1993	The birth of Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player
1994	The birth of Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player
1994	The birth of Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor
1996	The birth of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater
1997	The birth of Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis player
1997	The birth of Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater
1998	The birth of Jasmine Armfield, English actress
1998	The birth of Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
1999	The birth of Mirei Sasaki, Japanese idol
2013	The death of Janet Rowley, American geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Conny van Rietschoten, Dutch sailor (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913)
2014	The death of Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917)
2014	The death of Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Hal Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Osamu Hayaishi, American-Japanese biochemist and academic (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Michael Wyschogrod, German-American philosopher and theologian (b. 1928)
2016	The death of Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
2016	The death of Henry Heimlich, American doctor (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Gordon Hunt, American voice director (b. 1929)
2020	The death of Jeremy Bullock, English actor (b. 1945)
2020	The death of Allen Dines, American politician (b. 1921)

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