Ben Burtt Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Ben Burtt Facts
| Full Name | Ben Burtt |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 12, 1948 |
| Birth Place | Jamesville, NY |
| Age (in 2024) | 76 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Sound Designer |
Ben Burtt Age & Birthday
Ben Burtt is best known as Sound Designer who has born on July 12, 1948 in Jamesville, NY. Currently, Ben Burtt is 76 years, 4 months and 30 days old. Ben Burtt will celebrate 77th birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Ben Burtt upcoming birthday.
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About
Sound designer best known for his work on the famed Star Wars and Indiana Jones films. Most famously, he designed many of the sound effects for Star Wars and served as the voice of R2-D2 and Chewbacca.
Before Fame
He began making short films on his family's home camera when he was just ten years old. Later, he studied film production at the University of Southern California.
Trivia
He received a 1989 Academy Award for his sound effects editing work on Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, one of many he was awarded.
Family Life
He was born in Jamesville, New York. He said his friend Junior Chery served as his muse on many projects. He was a devout Christian.
Associated With
He created sound effects for director Steven Spielberg's famous film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial from 1978.
Top Asked Questions about Ben Burtt
How old is Ben Burtt in 2024?
Ben Burtt is 76 years old today.
When was Ben Burtt born?
Ben Burtt was born on July 12, 1948 in Jamesville, NY.
What is Ben Burtt zodiac sign?
Ben Burtt zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Ben Burtt best known for?
Ben Burtt was best known as Sound Designer.
Fun Facts about Ben Burtt's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Ben Burtt's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Ben Burtt was born on Monday, 194th day / 29th week of 1948
- Ben Burtt has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Ben Burtt birthday is XII.VII.MCMXLVIII
- Ben Burtt's birthstone is Ruby
- Ben Burtt's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Ben Burtt age in year is 76 years old
- Ben Burtt age in month is 916 months old
- Ben Burtt age in day is 27911 days old
- Ben Burtt age in hour is 669864 hours old
- Ben Burtt age in minute is 40191840 minutes old
- Ben Burtt age in second is 2411510400 seconds old
- Next Ben Burtt birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
- Ben Burtt age in next birthday (2025) is 77 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 12, 1948 birthday
Historical Events on Ben Burtt Birthday (July 12)
Below are historical events that coincided with Ben Burtt's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club. |
| 1963 | Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders. |
| 1967 | Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey. |
| 1971 | The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time. |
| 1973 | A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States. |
| 1975 | SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe declare independence from Portugal. |
| 1979 | The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom. |
| 1995 | Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11. |
| 1998 | The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers. |
| 2001 | Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station. |
| 2006 | The 2006 Lebanon War begins. |
| 2007 | U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet. |
| 2012 | Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people. |
| 2012 | A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria. |
| 2013 | Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge. |
| 1989 | The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress |
| 1991 | The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of James RodrĂguez, Colombian footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Bartosz BereszyĆski, Polish footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player |
| 1994 | The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1995 | The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player |
| 1995 | The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast |
| 1996 | The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer |
| 1997 | The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate |
| 2000 | The birth of VinĂcius JĂșnior, Brazilian footballer |
| 2013 | The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919) |
| 2014 | The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941) |
| 2015 | The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956) |
| 2015 | The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935) |
| 2016 | The death of Goran HadĆŸiÄ, Serbian politician (b. 1958) |
| 2019 | The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984) |
| 2020 | The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962) |
| 2020 | The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945) |
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