Alexander Gerst Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Alexander Gerst Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Alexander Gerst Facts

Full Name	Alexander Gerst
Birthdate	May 03, 1987
Birth Place	Germany
Age (in 2024)	37 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Astronaut

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Alexander Gerst Age & Birthday

Alexander Gerst is best known as Astronaut who has born on May 03, 1987 in Germany. Currently, Alexander Gerst is 37 years, 7 months and 20 days old. Alexander Gerst will celebrate 38th birthday on Saturday, 3rd of May 2025. Below the countdown to Alexander Gerst upcoming birthday.

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Alexander Gerst Biography

About

German European Space Agency astronaut and geophysicist who became the commander of the International Space Station in 2018. He was selected as an astronaut in 2009 by the European Space Agency and was part of the International Space Station Expedition 40 and 41 in 2014, and Expedition 56 and 57 in 2018.

Before Fame

He graduated from the University of Karlsruhe where he received a degree in geophysics. In 2003, he received a master's degree in earth science from the Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand.

Trivia

He runs Alexander Gerst's Horizons Blog, a blog from space.

Family Life

His parents are Brigitte and Hans-Dieter Gerst.

Associated With

Ulf Merbold and Thomas Reiter are also astronauts from Germany.

Top Asked Questions about Alexander Gerst

How old is Alexander Gerst in 2024?

Alexander Gerst is 37 years old today.

When was Alexander Gerst born?

Alexander Gerst was born on May 03, 1987 in Germany.

What is Alexander Gerst zodiac sign?

Alexander Gerst zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Alexander Gerst best known for?

Alexander Gerst was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Alexander Gerst's Birthday

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

Alexander Gerst was born on Sunday, 123^rd day / 18^th week of 1987
Alexander Gerst has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Alexander Gerst birthday is III.V.MCMLXXXVII
Alexander Gerst's birthstone is Emerald
Alexander Gerst's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Alexander Gerst age in year is 37 years old
Alexander Gerst age in month is 451 months old
Alexander Gerst age in day is 13749 days old
Alexander Gerst age in hour is 329976 hours old
Alexander Gerst age in minute is 19798560 minutes old
Alexander Gerst age in second is 1187913600 seconds old
Next Alexander Gerst birthday is on Saturday, May 3rd 2025
Alexander Gerst age in next birthday (2025) is 38 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 03, 1987 birthday

Historical Events on Alexander Gerst Birthday (May 03)

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

Year	Event
1963	The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement.
1968	Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas.
1971	Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989.
1978	The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
1979	Margaret Thatcher wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, she becomes the first female British Prime Minister.
1986	Twenty-one people are killed and forty-one are injured after a bomb explodes on Air Lanka Flight 512 at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka.
1987	A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
1999	The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 301 +/- 20 mph (484 +/- 32 km/h).
1999	Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.
2000	The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
2001	The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
2006	Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea near Sochi International Airport in Sochi, Russia, killing 113 people.
2007	The three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
2015	Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
2016	Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
1989	The birth of Jesse Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
1989	The birth of Katinka Hosszú, Hungarian swimmer
1990	The birth of Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik, Romanian tennis player
1990	The birth of Brooks Koepka, American golfer
1990	The birth of James Pattinson, Australian cricketer
1991	The birth of Samuel Seo, South Korean musician
1992	The birth of Aaron Whitchurch, Australian rugby league player
1995	The birth of Ivan Bukavshin, Russian chess player (d. 2016)
1996	The birth of Mary Cain, American runner
1996	The birth of Alex Iwobi, Nigerian football player
1996	The birth of Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
1997	The birth of Desiigner, American rapper
1997	The birth of Dwayne Haskins, American football player (d. 2022)
1997	The birth of Ivana Jorović, Serbian tennis player
2003	The birth of Elsa Jacquemot, French tennis player
2013	The death of Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
2013	The death of David Morris Kern, American pharmacist, co-invented Orajel (b. 1909)
2013	The death of Curtis Rouse, American football player (b. 1960)
2013	The death of Branko Vukelić, Croatian politician, 11th Minister of Defence for Croatia (b. 1958)
2014	The death of Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Francisco Icaza, Mexican painter (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Revaz Chkheidze, Georgian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Danny Jones, Welsh rugby player (b. 1986)
2015	The death of Warren Smith, American golfer and coach (b. 1915)
2016	The death of Ian Deans, Canadian politician (b. 1937)
2016	The death of Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2017	The death of Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress, singer and model (b. 1942)
2020	The death of Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (b. 1926)
2021	The death of Lloyd Price, an American R&B vocalist (b. 1933)

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