Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Chris Marker |
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Birthdate | July 29, 1921 |
Birth Place | France |
Age (in 2024) | 103 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Multimedia Artist |
Chris Marker is best known as Multimedia Artist who has born on July 29, 1921 in France. Currently, Chris Marker is 103 years, 4 months and 14 days old. Chris Marker will celebrate 104th birthday on Tuesday, 29th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Chris Marker upcoming birthday.
Documentary film director and multimedia artist best known for his Akira Kurosawa-inspired film "AK" from 1985.
He worked as a journalist and a photographer before making his first film, "Olympia 52," in 1952.
His short film, "La jetée" (1962), dealt with nuclear war and time travel and was an international success.
He was born in suburban Paris and died in his hometown on his ninety-first birthday.
His multimedia art installation piece, "Owls at Noon Prelude: The Hollow Men," which was exhibited at NYC-MOMA, was inspired by T.S. Eliot's work.
Chris Marker is 103 years old today.
Chris Marker was born on July 29, 1921 in France.
Chris Marker zodiac sign is Leo.
Chris Marker was best known as Multimedia Artist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Chris Marker's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1973 | Driver Roger Williamson is killed during the Dutch Grand Prix, after a suspected tire failure causes his car to pitch into the barriers at high speed. |
1976 | In New York City, David Berkowitz (a.k.a. the "Son of Sam") kills one person and seriously wounds another in the first of a series of attacks. |
1980 | Iran adopts a new "holy" flag after the Islamic Revolution. |
1981 | A worldwide television audience of around 750 million people watch the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales, and Lady Diana Spencer at St Paul's Cathedral in London. |
1981 | After impeachment on June 21, Abolhassan Banisadr flees with Massoud Rajavi to Paris, in an Iranian Air Force Boeing 707, piloted by Colonel Behzad Moezzi, to form the National Council of Resistance of Iran. |
1987 | British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel). |
1987 | Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues. |
1993 | The Supreme Court of Israel acquits alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk of all charges and he is set free. |
1996 | The child protection portion of the Communications Decency Act is struck down by a U.S. federal court as too broad. |
2005 | Astronomers announce their discovery of the dwarf planet Eris. |
2010 | An overloaded passenger ferry capsizes on the Kasai River in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in at least 80 deaths. |
2013 | Two passenger trains collide in the Swiss municipality of Granges-près-Marnand near Lausanne injuring 25 people. |
2015 | The first piece of suspected debris from Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is discovered on Réunion Island. |
2019 | The 2019 Altamira prison riot between rival Brazilian drug gangs leaves 62 dead. |
2021 | The International Space Station temporarily spins out of control, moving the ISS 45 degrees out of attitude, following an engine malfunction of Russian module Nauka. |
1984 | The birth of Chad Billingsley, American baseball player |
1984 | The birth of Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer |
1985 | The birth of Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer |
1985 | The birth of Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1985 | The birth of Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player |
1988 | The birth of Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete |
1989 | The birth of Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete |
1990 | The birth of Shin Se-kyung, South Korean actress, singer and model |
1991 | The birth of Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Irakli Logua, Russian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer |
1993 | The birth of Nicole Melichar, American tennis player |
1993 | The birth of Dak Prescott, American football player |
1994 | The birth of Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player |
1998 | The birth of Mirjam Björklund, Swedish tennis player |
2013 | The death of Tony Gaze, Australian soldier, pilot, and race car driver (b. 1920) |
2013 | The death of Munir Hussain, Indian cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of M. Caldwell Butler, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Jon R. Cavaiani, English-American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1943) |
2014 | The death of Giorgio Gaslini, Italian pianist and composer (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of María Antonia Iglesias, Spanish journalist and author (b. 1945) |
2014 | The death of Péter Kiss, Hungarian engineer and politician (b. 1959) |
2014 | The death of Idris Muhammad, American drummer and composer (b. 1939) |
2014 | The death of Thomas R. St. George, American soldier and author (b. 1919) |
2015 | The death of Antony Holland, English-Canadian actor, director, and playwright (b. 1920) |
2015 | The death of Peter O'Sullevan, Anglo-Irish sportscaster (b. 1918) |
2015 | The death of Mike Pyle, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Franklin H. Westervelt, American computer scientist, engineer, and academic (b. 1930) |
2018 | The death of Oliver Dragojević, Croatian recording artist (b. 1947) |
2018 | The death of Nikolai Volkoff, Yugoslav-born American professional wrestler (b. 1947) |
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Wikipedia | Chris Marker on Wikipedia |
Website | Chris Marker's Webiste |
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