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Alex Haley Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Alex Haley Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Alex Haley Facts

Full NameAlex Haley
BirthdateAugust 11, 1921
Birth PlaceIthaca, NY
Age (in 2024)103 Years Old
ZodiacLeo
OccupationAutobiographer

Alex Haley Age & Birthday

Alex Haley is best known as Autobiographer who has born on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, NY. Currently, Alex Haley is 103 years, 2 months and 22 days old. Alex Haley will celebrate 104th birthday on Monday, 11th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Alex Haley upcoming birthday.

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Alex Haley Biography

About

Author who received a Pulitzer Prize for Roots: The Saga of an American Family. He also received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his work on The Autobiography of Malcolm X. 

Before Fame

He began studying at Alcorn State University in his mid-teens and later transferred to Elizabeth City State College. He left school to join the military and he served in the Coast Guard for twenty-one years, first as a mess attendant and later as a Petty Officer Third Class.

Trivia

He co-wrote Malcolm X's autobiography. 

Family Life

He was born in Ithaca, New York to Alabama A&M agriculture professor, Simon Haley. He was married three times: to Nannie Branch, Juliette Collins, and Myra Lewis. He had two daughters, Cynthia and Lydia, and a son, William.

Associated With

He once interviewed jazz musician Miles Davis for Playboy Magazine.

Top Asked Questions about Alex Haley

How old is Alex Haley in 2024?

Alex Haley is 103 years old today.

When was Alex Haley born?

Alex Haley was born on August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, NY.

What is Alex Haley zodiac sign?

Alex Haley zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Alex Haley best known for?

Alex Haley was best known as Autobiographer.

Fun Facts about Alex Haley's Birthday

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

  • Alex Haley was born on Thursday, 223rd day / 32nd week of 1921
  • Alex Haley has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Alex Haley birthday is XI.VIII.MCMXXI
  • Alex Haley's birthstone is Peridot
  • Alex Haley's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
  • Alex Haley age in year is 103 years old
  • Alex Haley age in month is 1238 months old
  • Alex Haley age in day is 37704 days old
  • Alex Haley age in hour is 904896 hours old
  • Alex Haley age in minute is 54293760 minutes old
  • Alex Haley age in second is 3257625600 seconds old
  • Next Alex Haley birthday is on Monday, August 11th 2025
  • Alex Haley age in next birthday (2025) is 104 years old

Historical Events on Alex Haley Birthday (August 11)

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

YearEvent
1965Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
1969The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
1972Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
1975East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
1979Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
1982A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
1984"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
1988A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
1992The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.
2000An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.
2003NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2003Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2006The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
2012At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
2017At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
1987The birth of Drew Storen, American baseball player
1988The birth of Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
1988The birth of Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
1988The birth of Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
1989The birth of Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
1989The birth of Sebastian Huke, German footballer
1990The birth of Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
1991The birth of Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
1992The birth of Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator
1994The birth of Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
1994The birth of Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist
1994The birth of Joseph Barbato, French footballer
1994The birth of Song I-han, South Korean singer
1997The birth of Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer
2001The birth of Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player
2013The death of David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
2014The death of Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
2014The death of Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)
2014The death of Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)
2014The death of Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)
2015The death of Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (b. 1923)
2015The death of Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2015The death of Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)
2017The death of Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)
2017The death of Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)
2018The death of V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
2019The death of Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1931)
2020The death of Trini Lopez, Mexican American singer and guitarist (b. 1937)
2020The death of Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (b. 1923)
2022The death of Anne Heche, American actress (b. 1969)

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