Alain de Botton Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Alain de Botton Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Alain de Botton Facts

Full Name	Alain de Botton
Birthdate	December 20, 1969
Birth Place	Switzerland
Age (in 2024)	55 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Philosopher

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Alain de Botton Age & Birthday

Alain de Botton is best known as Philosopher who has born on December 20, 1969 in Switzerland. Currently, Alain de Botton is 55 years, 0 months and 3 days old. Alain de Botton will celebrate 56th birthday on Saturday, 20th of December 2025. Below the countdown to Alain de Botton upcoming birthday.

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Alain de Botton Biography

About

Bestselling author and philosopher known for How Proust Can Change Your Life from 1997 and The Architecture of Happiness from 2006.

Before Fame

He obtained his Master's in philosophy at King's College. His first bestseller Essays In Love was published in 1993 when he was 23.

Trivia

He helped found a new architectural organization, Living Architecture, in May 2009.

Family Life

His father was not impressed when he wrote his first bestseller, even though it sold two million copies. His stepmother was Janet de Botton.

Associated With

He studied how the works by people like Friedrich Nietzsche could be applied to modern-day life.

Top Asked Questions about Alain de Botton

How old is Alain de Botton in 2024?

Alain de Botton is 55 years old today.

When was Alain de Botton born?

Alain de Botton was born on December 20, 1969 in Switzerland.

What is Alain de Botton zodiac sign?

Alain de Botton zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Alain de Botton best known for?

Alain de Botton was best known as Philosopher.

Fun Facts about Alain de Botton's Birthday

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

Alain de Botton was born on Saturday, 354^th day / 51^st week of 1969
Alain de Botton has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Alain de Botton birthday is XX.XII.MCMLXIX
Alain de Botton's birthstone is Turquoise
Alain de Botton's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Alain de Botton age in year is 55 years old
Alain de Botton age in month is 660 months old
Alain de Botton age in day is 20092 days old
Alain de Botton age in hour is 482208 hours old
Alain de Botton age in minute is 28932480 minutes old
Alain de Botton age in second is 1735948800 seconds old
Next Alain de Botton birthday is on Saturday, December 20th 2025
Alain de Botton age in next birthday (2025) is 56 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 20, 1969 birthday

Historical Events on Alain de Botton Birthday (December 20)

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

Year	Event
1967	A Pennsylvania Railroad Budd Metroliner exceeds 249 kilometres per hour (155 mph) on their New York Division, also present-day Amtrak's Northeast Corridor.
1973	Assassination of Luis Carrero Blanco: A car bomb planted by ETA in Madrid kills three people, including the Prime Minister of Spain, Admiral Luis Carrero Blanco.
1984	The Summit Tunnel fire, one of the largest transportation tunnel fires in history, burns after a freight train carrying over one million liters of gasoline derails near the town of Todmorden, England, in the Pennines.
1984	Disappearance of Jonelle Matthews from Greeley, Colorado. Her remains were discovered on July 23, 2019, located about 24 km (15 mi) southeast of Jonelle's home. The cause of death "was a gunshot wound to the head."
1985	Pope John Paul II announces the institution of World Youth Day.
1987	In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official).
1989	The United States invasion of Panama deposes Manuel Noriega.
1991	A Missouri court sentences the Palestinian militant Zein Isa and his wife Maria to death for the honor killing of their daughter Palestina.
1995	NATO begins peacekeeping in Bosnia.
1995	American Airlines Flight 965, a Boeing 757, crashes into a mountain 50 km north of Cali, Colombia, killing 159 of the 163 people on board.
1999	Macau is handed over to China by Portugal.
2004	A gang of thieves steal £26.5 million worth of currency from the Donegall Square West headquarters of Northern Bank in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, one of the largest bank robberies in British history.
2007	Elizabeth II becomes the oldest monarch in the history of the United Kingdom, surpassing Queen Victoria, who lived for 81 years and 243 days.
2007	The Portrait of Suzanne Bloch (1904), by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso, and O Lavrador de Café by Brazilian modernist painter Cândido Portinari, are stolen from the São Paulo Museum of Art in Brazil. Both will be recovered a few weeks later.
2019	The United States Space Force becomes the first new branch of the United States Armed Forces since 1947.
1982	The birth of Kasper Klausen, Danish footballer
1982	The birth of David Wright, American baseball player
1983	The birth of Jonah Hill, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1987	The birth of Malcolm Jenkins, American football player
1990	The birth of JoJo, American singer and actress
1991	The birth of Rachael Boyle, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of Jillian Rose Reed, American actress
1991	The birth of Fabian Schär, Swiss footballer
1991	The birth of Jorginho, Brazilian footballer
1992	The birth of Ksenia Makarova, Russian-American figure skater
1993	The birth of Robeisy Ramírez, Cuban boxer
1997	The birth of De'Aaron Fox, American basketball player
1997	The birth of Suzuka Nakamoto, Japanese singer
1998	The birth of Kylian Mbappé, French footballer
2001	The birth of Facundo Pellistri, Uruguayan footballer
2008	The death of Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and racing driver (b. 1912)
2009	The death of Brittany Murphy, American actress and singer (b. 1977)
2009	The death of Arnold Stang, American actor (b. 1918)
2010	The death of James Robert Mann, American colonel, lawyer, and politician (b. 1920)
2010	The death of K. P. Ratnam, Sri Lankan academic and politician (b. 1914)
2011	The death of Barry Reckord, Jamaican playwright and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2012	The death of Stan Charlton, English footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2012	The death of Robert Juniper, Australian painter and sculptor (b. 1929)
2012	The death of Victor Merzhanov, Russian pianist and educator (b. 1919)
2013	The death of Pyotr Bolotnikov, Russian runner (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Per-Ingvar Brånemark, Swedish surgeon and academic (b. 1929)
2014	The death of John Freeman, English lawyer, politician, and diplomat, British Ambassador to the United States (b. 1915)
2020	The death of Fanny Waterman, British pianist (b. 1920)
2020	The death of Ezra Vogel, American sociologist (b. 1930)
2022	The death of Franco Harris, American football player (b. 1950)

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