Bob Beamon Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Bob Beamon Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Bob Beamon Facts

Full Name	Bob Beamon
Birthdate	August 29, 1946
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	77 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Long Jumper

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Bob Beamon Age & Birthday

Bob Beamon is best known as Long Jumper who has born on August 29, 1946 in New York. Currently, Bob Beamon is 77 years, 7 months and 26 days old. Bob Beamon will celebrate 78th birthday on Thursday, 29th of August 2024. Below the countdown to Bob Beamon upcoming birthday.

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Bob Beamon Biography

About

Long-jumper who won a gold medal at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Before Fame

He was on the track and field team at the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was suspended after refusing to compete against BYU due to what he believed were racist policies.

Trivia

At the 1968 Olympics he set a world record that would stand for more than 22 years.

Family Life

He was born in South Jamaica, Queens, and raised by his grandmother.

Associated With

His jump was documented in the book "The Perfect Jump" by Dick Schaap.

Top Asked Questions about Bob Beamon

How old is Bob Beamon in 2024?

Bob Beamon is 77 years old today.

When was Bob Beamon born?

Bob Beamon was born on August 29, 1946 in New York.

What is Bob Beamon zodiac sign?

Bob Beamon zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Bob Beamon best known for?

Bob Beamon was best known as Long Jumper.

Fun Facts about Bob Beamon's Birthday

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

Bob Beamon was born on Thursday, 241^st day / 35^th week of 1946
Bob Beamon has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Bob Beamon birthday is XXIX.VIII.MCMXLVI
Bob Beamon's birthstone is Peridot
Bob Beamon's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Bob Beamon age in year is 77 years old
Bob Beamon age in month is 931 months old
Bob Beamon age in day is 28363 days old
Bob Beamon age in hour is 680712 hours old
Bob Beamon age in minute is 40842720 minutes old
Bob Beamon age in second is 2450563200 seconds old
Next Bob Beamon birthday is on Friday, August 29th 2025
Bob Beamon age in next birthday (2025) is 78 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 29, 1946 birthday

Historical Events on Bob Beamon Birthday (August 29)

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

Year	Event
1975	El Tacnazo: Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez carries out a coup d’état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
1982	The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1987	Odaeyang mass suicide: 33 individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact.
1991	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991	Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
1996	Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
1997	Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
1997	At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
1998	Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
2001	Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
2003	Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
2005	Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
2012	At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2012	The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
2022	Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
1982	The birth of Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982	The birth of Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982	The birth of Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983	The birth of Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986	The birth of Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987	The birth of Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990	The birth of Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990	The birth of Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991	The birth of Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992	The birth of Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993	The birth of Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
1994	The birth of Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player
2012	The death of Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
2012	The death of Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
2012	The death of Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2012	The death of Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
2013	The death of Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2014	The death of Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
2018	The death of James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
2021	The death of Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)
2021	The death of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (b. 1936)
2021	The death of Jacques Rogge, Olympic sailor and Orthopedic Surgeon who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1942)

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