Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Bob Ross |
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Birthdate | October 29, 1942 |
Birth Place | Daytona Beach, FL |
Age (in 2024) | 82 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Painter |
Bob Ross is best known as Painter who has born on October 29, 1942 in Daytona Beach, FL. Currently, Bob Ross is 82 years, 0 months and 4 days old. Bob Ross will celebrate 83rd birthday on Wednesday, 29th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Bob Ross upcoming birthday.
Iconic American painter and former television host of Public Television's The Joy of Painting. His famous perm came about when he needed to save money and he was looking for a way around haircuts.
He served in the U.S. Air Force. During this period, he first experienced the Alaskan landscape when he was stationed on Elmendorf Air Force Base. Alaska would become a recurring theme in his artistic work. He was inspired to paint after seeing The Magic World of Oil Painting, the show hosted by his future mentor, Bill Alexander.
He used his television fame to launch a successful brand of art supplies and instructional books.
He grew up with a half-brother, Jim, whom he would reference on his show. He was married three times, to women named Vivian Ridge, Jane Ross and Linda Brown. He had one son with Vivian named Robert Stephen "Steve" Ross.
His warm, soft-spoken instructional style bears comparison to that of fellow television personality Mr. Rogers.
Bob Ross is 82 years old today.
Bob Ross was born on October 29, 1942 in Daytona Beach, FL.
Bob Ross zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Bob Ross was best known as Painter.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Bob Ross's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Bob Ross's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1998 | Hurricane Mitch, the second deadliest Atlantic hurricane in history, makes landfall in Honduras. |
1998 | The Gothenburg discothèque fire in Sweden kills 63 and injures 200. |
1999 | A large cyclone devastates Odisha, India. |
2002 | A fire destroys a luxurious department store in Ho Chi Minh City, where 1,500 people are shopping. More than 60 people die and over 100 are unaccounted for in the deadliest peacetime disaster in Vietnam. |
2004 | The Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera broadcasts an excerpt from a 2004 Osama bin Laden video in which the terrorist leader first admits direct responsibility for the September 11, 2001 attacks and references the 2004 U.S. presidential election. |
2005 | Bombings in Delhi, India kill more than 60. |
2008 | Delta Air Lines merges with Northwest Airlines, creating the world's largest airline and reducing the number of US legacy carriers to five. |
2008 | A pair of deadly earthquakes hits Baluchistan, Pakistan, killing 215. |
2012 | Hurricane Sandy hits the east coast of the United States, killing 148 directly and 138 indirectly, while leaving nearly $70 billion in damages and causing major power outages. |
2014 | A mud slide; the 2014 Badulla landslide, in south-central Sri Lanka, kills at least 16 people, and leaves hundreds of people missing. |
2015 | China announces the end of its one-child policy after 35 years. |
2018 | A Boeing 737 MAX plane crashes after taking off from Jakarta, Indonesia killing 189 people on board. |
2020 | Jeremy Corbyn, Leader of the Labour Party and of the Opposition in the United Kingdom is suspended from the Labour Party following his response to findings from the EHRC on the issue of antisemitism within the party. |
2022 | At least 156 die at a crowd crush during a Halloween celebration in Itaewon district, Seoul, South Korea. |
2022 | At least 100 people are killed and over 300 are injured by a double car bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. |
1987 | The birth of Andy Dalton, American football player |
1987 | The birth of Jessica Dubé, Canadian figure skater |
1987 | The birth of Tove Lo, Swedish singer |
1987 | The birth of Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer and actress |
1988 | The birth of Florin Gardoș, Romanian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Sam Hutsby, English golfer |
1988 | The birth of Janoris Jenkins, American football player |
1988 | The birth of Roman Van Uden, New Zealand cyclist |
1989 | The birth of Irina Karamanos, Chilean anthropologist and political scientist, First Lady of Chile since 2022. |
1989 | The birth of Primož Roglič, Slovenian ski jumper and cyclist |
1990 | The birth of Amarna Miller, former Spanish porn actress |
1990 | The birth of Eric Saade, Swedish singer |
1993 | The birth of Ágnes Bukta, Hungarian tennis player |
1993 | The birth of India Eisley, American actress |
1996 | The birth of Astrid S, Norwegian singer and songwriter |
2012 | The death of Wallace L. W. Sargent, English-American astronomer and academic (b. 1935) |
2012 | The death of Jack Vaughn, American boxer and diplomat (b. 1920) |
2013 | The death of Jean Rénald Clérismé, Haitian priest and politician, Foreign Ministers of Haiti (b. 1937) |
2013 | The death of Sherman Halsey, American director and producer (b. 1957) |
2013 | The death of John Spence, American soldier and engineer (b. 1918) |
2013 | The death of Graham Stark, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1922) |
2014 | The death of Roger Freeman, American lawyer and politician (b. 1965) |
2014 | The death of Klas Ingesson, Swedish footballer and manager (b. 1968) |
2014 | The death of H. Gary Morse, American businessman (b. 1936) |
2015 | The death of Luther Burden, American basketball player and coach (b. 1953) |
2015 | The death of Ernesto Herrera, Filipino businessman and politician (b. 1942) |
2015 | The death of Boris Kristančič, Slovene basketball player and coach (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Ranko Žeravica, Serbian basketball player and coach (b. 1929) |
2019 | The death of John Witherspoon, American actor and comedian (b. 1942) |
2021 | The death of Ashley Mallett, Australian cricketer (b. 1945) |
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Wikipedia | Bob Ross on Wikipedia |
Website | Bob Ross's Webiste |
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