Besse Cooper Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Besse Cooper Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Besse Cooper Facts

Full Name	Besse Cooper
Birthdate	August 16, 1896
Birth Place	Tennessee
Age (in 2024)	127 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo

Born on August 16 Born in 1896 Born in Tennessee Firstname besse Leo Named besse 127 Years Old Leo

Besse Cooper Age & Birthday

Besse Cooper was born on August 16, 1896 in Tennessee. Currently, Besse Cooper is 127 years, 8 months and 2 days old. Besse Cooper will celebrate 128th birthday on Friday, 16th of August 2024. Below the countdown to Besse Cooper upcoming birthday.

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Besse Cooper Biography

About

She was the world's oldest living person from June 21, 2011 until her death In December 2012.

Before Fame

She graduated from Eat Tennessee State Normal School in 1916.

Trivia

She is one of eight confirmed people in history to have lived 116 years.

Family Life

She had four children: Angeline, Luther, Sidney and Nancy, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.

Associated With

After her death, Jiroemon Kumara became the world's oldest living person.

Top Asked Questions about Besse Cooper

How old is Besse Cooper in 2024?

Besse Cooper is 127 years old today.

When was Besse Cooper born?

Besse Cooper was born on August 16, 1896 in Tennessee.

What is Besse Cooper zodiac sign?

Besse Cooper zodiac sign is Leo.

Fun Facts about Besse Cooper's Birthday

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

Besse Cooper was born on Sunday, 229^th day / 33^rd week of 1896
Besse Cooper has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Besse Cooper birthday is XVI.VIII.MDCCCXCVI
Besse Cooper's birthstone is Peridot
Besse Cooper's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Besse Cooper age in year is 127 years old
Besse Cooper age in month is 1532 months old
Besse Cooper age in day is 46631 days old
Besse Cooper age in hour is 1119144 hours old
Besse Cooper age in minute is 67148640 minutes old
Besse Cooper age in second is 4028918400 seconds old
Next Besse Cooper birthday is on Saturday, August 16th 2025
Besse Cooper age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on Besse Cooper Birthday (August 16)

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

Year	Event
1964	Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
1966	Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
1972	In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat
1975	Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration.
1987	Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground.
1989	A solar particle event affects computers at the Toronto Stock Exchange, forcing a halt to trading.
1991	Indian Airlines Flight 257, a Boeing 737-200, crashes during approach to Imphal Airport, killing all 69 people on board.
2005	West Caribbean Airways Flight 708, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes in Machiques, Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board.
2008	The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is topped off at 1,389 feet (423 m), at the time becoming the world's highest residence above ground-level.
2010	AIRES Flight 8250 crashes at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, San Andrés y Providencia, Colombia, killing two people.
2012	South African police fatally shoot 34 miners and wound 78 more during an industrial dispute at Marikana near Rustenburg.
2013	The ferry St. Thomas Aquinas collides with a cargo ship and sinks at Cebu, Philippines, killing 61 people with 59 others missing.
2015	More than 96 people are killed and hundreds injured following a series of air-raids by the Syrian Arab Air Force on the rebel-held market town of Douma.
2015	Trigana Air Flight 267, an ATR 42, crashes in Oksibl, Pegunungan Bintang, killing all 54 people on board.
2020	The August Complex fire in California burns more than one million acres of land.
1986	The birth of Yu Darvish, Japanese baseball player
1987	The birth of Carey Price, Canadian ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Eri Kitamura, Japanese voice actress and singer.
1988	The birth of Ismaïl Aissati, Moroccan footballer
1989	The birth of Wang Hao, Chinese race walker
1989	The birth of Moussa Sissoko, French footballer
1990	The birth of Godfrey Oboabona, Nigerian footballer
1991	The birth of José Eduardo de Araújo, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Evanna Lynch, Irish actress
1991	The birth of Jeffery Lamar Williams, American rapper, singer and songwriter
1992	The birth of Diego Schwartzman, Argentinian tennis player
1993	The birth of Cameron Monaghan, American actor and model
1996	The birth of Caeleb Dressel, American swimmer
1997	The birth of Greyson Chance, American musician
1999	The birth of Karen Chen, American figure skater
2014	The death of Vsevolod Nestayko, Ukrainian author (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Mario Oriani-Ambrosini, Italian-South African lawyer and politician (b. 1960)
2014	The death of Peter Scholl-Latour, German journalist, author, and academic (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Jacob Bekenstein, Mexican-American physicist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Anna Kashfi, British actress (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Shuja Khanzada, Pakistani colonel and politician (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Mile Mrkšić, Serb general (b. 1947)
2016	The death of João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (b. 1916)
2016	The death of John McLaughlin, American television personality (b. 1927)
2018	The death of Aretha Franklin, American singer-songwriter (b. 1942)
2018	The death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Indian prime minister (b. 1924)
2018	The death of Wakako Yamauchi, American-Japanese writer (b. 1924)
2019	The death of Peter Fonda, American actor, director, and screenwriter. (b. 1940)
2019	The death of Richard Williams, Canadian-British animator (b. 1933)
2021	The death of Sean Lock, English comedian and actor (b. 1963)

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