Alex Higgins Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Alex Higgins Facts
| Full Name | Alex Higgins |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | March 18, 1949 |
| Birth Place | Ireland |
| Age (in 2024) | 75 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Pisces |
| Occupation | Snooker Player |
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Alex Higgins Age & Birthday
Alex Higgins is best known as Snooker Player who has born on March 18, 1949 in Ireland. Currently, Alex Higgins is 75 years, 1 months and 6 days old. Alex Higgins will celebrate 76th birthday on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Alex Higgins upcoming birthday.
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About
Professional Snooker player who was the World Champion in 1972 and 1982.
Before Fame
He began playing snooker at age 11, and honed his skills at the local YMCA.
Trivia
Considered one of the most popular snooker players ever, he was often known by his nickname, Hurricane Higgins.
Family Life
He was married twice, and had two children, a son and a daughter.
Associated With
He won a World Doubles Championship with Jimmy White.
Top Asked Questions about Alex Higgins
How old is Alex Higgins in 2024?
Alex Higgins is 75 years old today.
When was Alex Higgins born?
Alex Higgins was born on March 18, 1949 in Ireland.
What is Alex Higgins zodiac sign?
Alex Higgins zodiac sign is Pisces.
What was Alex Higgins best known for?
Alex Higgins was best known as Snooker Player.
Fun Facts about Alex Higgins's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Alex Higgins's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Alex Higgins was born on Friday, 77th day / 11th week of 1949
- Alex Higgins has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Alex Higgins birthday is XVIII.III.MCMXLIX
- Alex Higgins's birthstone is Aquamarine
- Alex Higgins's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
- Alex Higgins age in year is 75 years old
- Alex Higgins age in month is 901 months old
- Alex Higgins age in day is 27431 days old
- Alex Higgins age in hour is 658344 hours old
- Alex Higgins age in minute is 39500640 minutes old
- Alex Higgins age in second is 2370038400 seconds old
- Next Alex Higgins birthday is on Tuesday, March 18th 2025
- Alex Higgins age in next birthday (2025) is 76 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about March 18, 1949 birthday
Historical Events on Alex Higgins Birthday (March 18)
Below are historical events that coincided with Alex Higgins's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. |
| 1966 | United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. |
| 1967 | The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. |
| 1968 | Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. |
| 1969 | The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. |
| 1970 | Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. |
| 1971 | Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. |
| 1980 | A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. |
| 1990 | Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. |
| 1990 | In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500Â million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. |
| 1994 | Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 1996 | A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people. |
| 1997 | The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. |
| 2014 | The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty. |
| 2015 | The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-three people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded. |
| 1986 | The birth of Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Rebecca Soni, American swimmer |
| 1989 | The birth of Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Lily Collins, English-American actress |
| 1989 | The birth of Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer |
| 1989 | The birth of Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer |
| 1989 | The birth of Ming Xi, Chinese model |
| 1991 | The birth of Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1991 | The birth of Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Ryan Truex, American race car driver |
| 1992 | The birth of Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model |
| 1995 | The birth of Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player |
| 1997 | The birth of Ciara Bravo, American actress |
| 1997 | The birth of Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player |
| 2013 | The death of Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935) |
| 2013 | The death of Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947) |
| 2013 | The death of Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | The death of Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | The death of Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953) |
| 2014 | The death of Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | The death of Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961) |
| 2015 | The death of Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939) |
| 2015 | The death of Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (b. 1939) |
| 2016 | The death of Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936) |
| 2016 | The death of Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992) |
| 2016 | The death of Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961) |
| 2017 | The death of Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926) |
| 2020 | The death of Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932) |
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| Wikipedia | Alex Higgins on Wikipedia |
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