Ai Weiwei Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Ai Weiwei Facts
| Full Name | Ai Weiwei |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 18, 1957 |
| Birth Place | Beijing, China |
| Age (in 2024) | 67 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Ai Weiwei Age & Birthday
Ai Weiwei is best known as Sculptor who has born on May 18, 1957 in Beijing, China. Currently, Ai Weiwei is 67 years, 5 months and 30 days old. Ai Weiwei will celebrate 68th birthday on Sunday, 18th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Ai Weiwei upcoming birthday.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsAi Weiwei Biography
About
Installation artist, rebel, sculptor, architect, filmmaker, and photographer who helped design the Beijing National Stadium.
Before Fame
He and his family lived in a Chinese labor camp and later, in exile. They returned to Beijing in 1976, and Ai studied animation at the Beijing Film Academy.
Trivia
His famous 2010 installation art work, "Sunflower Seeds," served as political and social commentary on Chinese mass consumption, collective work, famine, and industry. A documentary was made about him called "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry" in 2012.
Family Life
He married the artist Lu Qing and had an extramarital affair that produced a son. His father was the Chinese poet
Associated With
He lived and studied in New York City during the 1980s and early 90s. During this period, he was introduced to the work of pop artist Andy Warhol.
Top Asked Questions about Ai Weiwei
How old is Ai Weiwei in 2024?
Ai Weiwei is 67 years old today.
When was Ai Weiwei born?
Ai Weiwei was born on May 18, 1957 in Beijing, China.
What is Ai Weiwei zodiac sign?
Ai Weiwei zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was Ai Weiwei best known for?
Ai Weiwei was best known as Sculptor.
Fun Facts about Ai Weiwei's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Ai Weiwei's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Ai Weiwei was born on Saturday, 138th day / 20th week of 1957
- Ai Weiwei has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Ai Weiwei birthday is XVIII.V.MCMLVII
- Ai Weiwei's birthstone is Emerald
- Ai Weiwei's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Ai Weiwei age in year is 67 years old
- Ai Weiwei age in month is 809 months old
- Ai Weiwei age in day is 24655 days old
- Ai Weiwei age in hour is 591720 hours old
- Ai Weiwei age in minute is 35503200 minutes old
- Ai Weiwei age in second is 2130192000 seconds old
- Next Ai Weiwei birthday is on Sunday, May 18th 2025
- Ai Weiwei age in next birthday (2025) is 68 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about May 18, 1957 birthday
Historical Events on Ai Weiwei Birthday (May 18)
Below are historical events that coincided with Ai Weiwei's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. |
| 1974 | Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so. |
| 1977 | Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. |
| 1980 | Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. |
| 1980 | Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. |
| 1990 | In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). |
| 1991 | Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. |
| 1993 | Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators. |
| 1994 | Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern. |
| 2005 | A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. |
| 2006 | The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country. |
| 2009 | The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides. |
| 2015 | At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar. |
| 2018 | A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people. |
| 2019 | United States presidential election: Joe Biden announces his presidential campaign. |
| 1986 | The birth of Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player |
| 1988 | The birth of Taeyang, South Korean singer |
| 1990 | The birth of Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model |
| 1993 | The birth of Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1993 | The birth of Jessica Watson, Australian sailor |
| 1998 | The birth of Polina Edmunds, American figure skater |
| 1999 | The birth of Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter |
| 2000 | The birth of Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer |
| 2000 | The birth of Steven Sessegnon, English footballer |
| 2001 | The birth of Emma Navarro, American tennis player |
| 2002 | The birth of Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater |
| 2009 | The birth of Hala Finley, American actress |
| 2014 | The death of Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | The death of Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948) |
| 2014 | The death of Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | The death of Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | The death of Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947) |
| 2015 | The death of Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946) |
| 2017 | The death of Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940) |
| 2017 | The death of Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2017 | The death of Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964) |
| 2019 | The death of Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (b. 1981) |
| 2020 | The death of Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (b. 1943) |
| 2021 | The death of Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (b. 1935) |
| 2021 | The death of Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician |
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