Christa McAuliffe Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 29, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Christa McAuliffe Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Christa McAuliffe Facts

Full Name	Christa McAuliffe
Birthdate	September 02, 1948
Birth Place	Boston, MA
Age (in 2024)	75 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Astronaut

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Christa McAuliffe Age & Birthday

Christa McAuliffe is best known as Astronaut who has born on September 02, 1948 in Boston, MA. Currently, Christa McAuliffe is 75 years, 7 months and 27 days old. Christa McAuliffe will celebrate 76th birthday on Monday, 2nd of September 2024. Below the countdown to Christa McAuliffe upcoming birthday.

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Christa McAuliffe Biography

About

American astronaut chosen for the STS-51-L mission from among 11,000 applications. She was scheduled to become NASA's first teacher in space, but was tragically killed in 1986 when the Challenger exploded.

Before Fame

She started her career as an American history teacher at a middle school in Maryland.

Trivia

She was posthumously granted the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 2004.

Family Life

She had two children with husband Steven McAuliffe.

Associated With

She cited astronaut John Glenn as one of her personal inspirations.

Top Asked Questions about Christa McAuliffe

How old is Christa McAuliffe in 2024?

Christa McAuliffe is 75 years old today.

When was Christa McAuliffe born?

Christa McAuliffe was born on September 02, 1948 in Boston, MA.

What is Christa McAuliffe zodiac sign?

Christa McAuliffe zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Christa McAuliffe best known for?

Christa McAuliffe was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Christa McAuliffe's Birthday

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

Christa McAuliffe was born on Thursday, 246^th day / 36^th week of 1948
Christa McAuliffe has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Christa McAuliffe birthday is II.IX.MCMXLVIII
Christa McAuliffe's birthstone is Sapphire
Christa McAuliffe's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Christa McAuliffe age in year is 75 years old
Christa McAuliffe age in month is 907 months old
Christa McAuliffe age in day is 27633 days old
Christa McAuliffe age in hour is 663192 hours old
Christa McAuliffe age in minute is 39791520 minutes old
Christa McAuliffe age in second is 2387491200 seconds old
Next Christa McAuliffe birthday is on Tuesday, September 2nd 2025
Christa McAuliffe age in next birthday (2025) is 76 years old
Learn more interesting facts about September 02, 1948 birthday

Historical Events on Christa McAuliffe Birthday (September 02)

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

Year	Event
1963	CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1968	Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
1970	NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
1984	Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
1985	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
1987	In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
1990	Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
1992	The 7.7 Mw  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms-Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3-8 meters (9.8-26.2 ft).
1998	Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.
1998	The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.
2008	Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
2009	The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
2010	Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
2013	The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
2019	Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
1990	The birth of Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
1990	The birth of Shayla Worley, American gymnast
1991	The birth of Mareks Mejeris, Latvian basketball player
1991	The birth of Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
1992	The birth of Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
1992	The birth of Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
1992	The birth of Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
1993	The birth of Tom Anderson, English footballer
1993	The birth of Zaza Nadiradze, Georgian sprint canoeist
1993	The birth of Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Kishen Velani, English cricketer
1995	The birth of İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
1995	The birth of Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
1995	The birth of Willy Adames, Dominican baseball player
1998	The birth of Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress
2013	The death of Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
2013	The death of Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
2014	The death of Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
2014	The death of F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
2014	The death of Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
2015	The death of Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
2016	The death of Jerry Heller, American music manager (b. 1940)
2016	The death of Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)
2018	The death of Claire Wineland, American activist and author (b. 1997)
2021	The death of Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (b. 1980)
2021	The death of Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (b. 1925)
2022	The death of Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1930)
2022	The death of T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (b. 1945)

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