Colette Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 19, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Colette Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Colette Facts

Full Name	Colette
Birthdate	January 28, 1873
Birth Place	France
Age (in 2024)	151 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Novelist

Born on January 28 Born in 1873 Born in France 151 Years Old Aquarius Aquarius Novelist Novelist Born in January 151 Years Old Novelist Novelist Born in France

Colette Age & Birthday

Colette is best known as Novelist who has born on January 28, 1873 in France. Currently, Colette is 151 years, 2 months and 22 days old. Colette will celebrate 152nd birthday on Tuesday, 28th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Colette upcoming birthday.

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Colette Biography

About

French novelist who scandalized and enthralled the public. She is best known for writing Gigi, a work that was later adapted into stage and film musical comedies of the same title.

Before Fame

She learned to play the piano during her childhood and also excelled in the study of mathematics. Early in her career, she published the Claudine book series under a male pen name and also performed in Parisian music halls.

Trivia

Her novel, Gigi, focused on a girl being groomed to be a courtesan.

Family Life

She was born Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette and was the daughter of a military officer. In 1893, she married Henry Gauthier-Villars; after leaving him, she had several affairs with both men and women. She married her second husband, Henri de Jouvenel, in 1912, and the couple had a daughter prior to their 1924 divorce (which was the result of Colette's affair with her stepson, Bertrand de Jouvenel).

Associated With

She and Gaston Leroux were both prominent French authors.

Top Asked Questions about Colette

How old is Colette in 2024?

Colette is 151 years old today.

When was Colette born?

Colette was born on January 28, 1873 in France.

What is Colette zodiac sign?

Colette zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Colette best known for?

Colette was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Colette's Birthday

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

Colette was born on Tuesday, 28^th day / 05^th week of 1873
Colette has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Colette birthday is XXVIII.I.MDCCCLXXIII
Colette's birthstone is Garnet
Colette's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
Colette age in year is 151 years old
Colette age in month is 1814 months old
Colette age in day is 55233 days old
Colette age in hour is 1325592 hours old
Colette age in minute is 79535520 minutes old
Colette age in second is 4772131200 seconds old
Next Colette birthday is on Tuesday, January 28th 2025
Colette age in next birthday (2025) is 152 years old

Historical Events on Colette Birthday (January 28)

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

Year	Event
1960	The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season.
1964	An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.
1965	The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
1977	The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
1980	USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
1981	Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
1982	US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
1984	Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
1985	Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
1986	Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
1988	In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
2002	TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.
2006	The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
2021	A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.
2023	Protests begin after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
1985	The birth of Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
1985	The birth of Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
1985	The birth of Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
1985	The birth of Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
1986	The birth of Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
1986	The birth of Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
1986	The birth of Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
1988	The birth of Paul Henry, English footballer
1988	The birth of Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
1989	The birth of Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
1994	The birth of Lin Zhu, Chinese tennis player
1995	The birth of Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast
1998	The birth of Ariel Winter, American actress
2014	The death of Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Nigel Jenkins, Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Jorge Obeid, Argentinian engineer and politician, Governor of Santa Fe (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Suraj Abdurrahman, Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (b. 1954)
2015	The death of Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
2016	The death of Signe Toly Anderson, American singer (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Franklin Gene Bissell, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Buddy Cianci, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Providence (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Bob Tizard, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Alexander Chancellor, British journalist (b. 1940)
2017	The death of Geoff Nicholls, British musician (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Pepe Smith, Filipino rock musician (b. 1947)
2021	The death of Cicely Tyson, American actress (b. 1924)

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