Birth anniversary

Joseph von Fraunhofer

Born on March 6, 1787

239

Years ago

240th anniversary next

The 240th anniversary falls on March 6, 2027, in 132 days.

Joseph Ritter von Fraunhofer (German:; 6 March 1787 – 7 June 1826) was a German physicist and optical lens manufacturer. He made optical glass, an achromatic telescope, and objective lenses.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Explore

Share this anniversary

Related people4

1475–1564

Michelangelo

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. He was born in the Republic of Florence but was mostly active in Rome from his 30s onwards.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

ArtDied aged 88

View profile Photo (modified): Attributed to Daniele da Volterra · Public domain

1927–2014

Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José García Márquez (Latin American Spanish:; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian writer and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo or Gabito throughout Latin America.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 99

View profile Photo (modified): Jose Lara · CC BY-SA 2.0

1892–1973

Pearl S. Buck

Pearl Comfort Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and humanitarian. She is best known for The Good Earth, the best-selling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932, which won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1932.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

LiteratureWould be 134

View profile Photo (modified): Unknown (see print without name · Public domain

b. 1937

Valentina Tereshkova

Valentina Vladimirovna Tereshkova (born 6 March 1937) is a Russian engineer, politician, and former Soviet cosmonaut. She was the first woman in space, having flown a solo mission on Vostok 6 on 16 June 1963.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

SpaceAge 89

View profile Photo (modified): duma.gov.ru · CC BY 4.0