Charles Gounod Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Charles Gounod Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Charles Gounod Facts

Full Name	Charles Gounod
Birthdate	June 17, 1818
Birth Place	France
Age (in 2024)	206 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Composer

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Charles Gounod Age & Birthday

Charles Gounod is best known as Composer who has born on June 17, 1818 in France. Currently, Charles Gounod is 206 years, 5 months and 27 days old. Charles Gounod will celebrate 207th birthday on Tuesday, 17th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Charles Gounod upcoming birthday.

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Charles Gounod Biography

About

19th century French composer who was best known for "Ave Maria" and "Faust," an opera. His opera "Roméo et Juliette" was lesser known, but still occasionally performed by successive generations of opera companies.

Before Fame

He was the winner of the 1839 Prix de Rome after studying at the Paris Conservatoire. He was trained by the esteemed Fromental Halévy.

Trivia

He also made history by being the first conductor of the Royal Choral Society.

Family Life

His mother was a pianist and his father was an artist. He was married to the daughter of another mentor Pierre Zimmerman.

Associated With

His "Funeral March of a Marionette" was used as the theme for "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," the long-running TV anthology series hosted by the legendary filmmaker himself.

Top Asked Questions about Charles Gounod

How old is Charles Gounod in 2024?

Charles Gounod is 206 years old today.

When was Charles Gounod born?

Charles Gounod was born on June 17, 1818 in France.

What is Charles Gounod zodiac sign?

Charles Gounod zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Charles Gounod best known for?

Charles Gounod was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Charles Gounod's Birthday

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

Charles Gounod was born on Wednesday, 168^th day / 25^th week of 1818
Charles Gounod has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Charles Gounod birthday is XVII.VI.MDCCCXVIII
Charles Gounod's birthstone is Pearl
Charles Gounod's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
Charles Gounod age in year is 206 years old
Charles Gounod age in month is 2477 months old
Charles Gounod age in day is 75421 days old
Charles Gounod age in hour is 1810104 hours old
Charles Gounod age in minute is 108606240 minutes old
Charles Gounod age in second is 6516374400 seconds old
Next Charles Gounod birthday is on Tuesday, June 17th 2025
Charles Gounod age in next birthday (2025) is 207 years old

Historical Events on Charles Gounod Birthday (June 17)

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

Year	Event
1960	The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1963	The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
1963	A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
1967	Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
1971	U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs.
1972	Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
1985	Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
1987	With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
1989	Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people.
1991	Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
1992	A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
1994	Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
2015	Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
2017	A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
2021	Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
1987	The birth of Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
1987	The birth of Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer and actress
1988	The birth of Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
1988	The birth of Shaun MacDonald, Welsh footballer
1988	The birth of Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
1989	The birth of Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer
1989	The birth of Simone Battle, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1990	The birth of Jordan Henderson, English footballer
1990	The birth of Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1994	The birth of Amari Cooper, American football player
1995	The birth of Clément Lenglet, French footballer
1997	The birth of KJ Apa, New Zealand actor
1997	The birth of Raluca Șerban, Romanian-Cypriot tennis player
1999	The birth of Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstani tennis player
2013	The death of James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)
2014	The death of Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
2015	The death of John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)
2017	The death of Baldwin Lonsdale, president of Vanuatu (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite (b. 1924)
2019	The death of Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (b. 1951)
2021	The death of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (b. 1924)

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