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Colin Thompson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Colin Thompson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Colin Thompson Facts

Full NameColin Thompson
BirthdateOctober 18, 1942
Birth PlaceEngland
Age (in 2024)82 Years Old
ZodiacLibra
OccupationChildren's Author

Colin Thompson Age & Birthday

Colin Thompson is best known as Children's Author who has born on October 18, 1942 in England. Currently, Colin Thompson is 82 years, 1 months and 30 days old. Colin Thompson will celebrate 83rd birthday on Saturday, 18th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Colin Thompson upcoming birthday.

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Colin Thompson Biography

About

British author of The Floods series, The Dragons series, and other works of children's literature and science fiction. His Floods series, published between 2005 and 2013, includes a dozen titles.

Before Fame

He published one of his first literary works, Pictures of Home, in 1992.

Trivia

He won the Aurealis Award, the Hampshire Illustrated Book Award, and the Ibby Award, among other honors.

Family Life

He was born Colin Willment, but his mother changed his last name to Thompson after she and his father divorced and she remarried.

Associated With

He and Jacqueline Wilson were contemporaries.

Top Asked Questions about Colin Thompson

How old is Colin Thompson in 2024?

Colin Thompson is 82 years old today.

When was Colin Thompson born?

Colin Thompson was born on October 18, 1942 in England.

What is Colin Thompson zodiac sign?

Colin Thompson zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Colin Thompson best known for?

Colin Thompson was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Colin Thompson's Birthday

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

  • Colin Thompson was born on Sunday, 291st day / 42nd week of 1942
  • Colin Thompson has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Colin Thompson birthday is XVIII.X.MCMXLII
  • Colin Thompson's birthstone is Opal
  • Colin Thompson's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
  • Colin Thompson age in year is 82 years old
  • Colin Thompson age in month is 985 months old
  • Colin Thompson age in day is 30011 days old
  • Colin Thompson age in hour is 720264 hours old
  • Colin Thompson age in minute is 43215840 minutes old
  • Colin Thompson age in second is 2592950400 seconds old
  • Next Colin Thompson birthday is on Saturday, October 18th 2025
  • Colin Thompson age in next birthday (2025) is 83 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about October 18, 1942 birthday

Historical Events on Colin Thompson Birthday (October 18)

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

YearEvent
1944World War II: The state funeral of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel takes place in Ulm, Germany.
1945The USSR's nuclear program receives plans for the United States plutonium bomb from Klaus Fuchs at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.
1945A group of the Venezuelan Armed Forces, led by Mario Vargas, Marcos Pérez Jiménez and Carlos Delgado Chalbaud, stages a coup d'état against president Isaías Medina Angarita, who is overthrown by the end of the day.
1945Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón marries actress Eva Duarte.
1954Texas Instruments announces the first transistor radio.
1963Félicette, a black and white female Parisian stray cat, becomes the first cat launched into space.
1967The Soviet probe Venera 4 reaches Venus and becomes the first spacecraft to measure the atmosphere of another planet.
1977German Autumn: A set of events revolving around the kidnapping of Hanns Martin Schleyer and the hijacking of a Lufthansa flight by the Red Army Faction (RAF) comes to an end when Schleyer is murdered and various RAF members allegedly commit suicide.
1979The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) begins allowing people to have home satellite earth stations without a federal government license.
1991The Supreme Council of Azerbaijan adopts a declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.
1992Merpati Nustantara Airlines Flight 5601 crashes into Mount Papandayan near the town of Garut in West Java, Indonesia, killing 31.
2003Bolivian gas conflict: Bolivian President Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada is forced to resign and leave Bolivia.
2007Karachi bombing: A suicide attack on a motorcade carrying former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto kills 139 and wounds 450 more. Bhutto herself is uninjured.
2019NASA Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch take part in the first all-female spacewalk when they venture out of the International Space Station to replace a power controller.
2019Riots in Chile's capital Santiago escalate into open battles, with attacks reported at nearly all of the city's 164 Metro stations. President Sebastián Piñera later announces a 15-day state of emergency in the capital.
1985The birth of Andrew Garcia, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986The birth of Wilma Elles, German actress and fashion designer
1987The birth of Zac Efron, American actor and singer
1987The birth of Freja Beha Erichsen, Danish model
1988The birth of Tessa Schram, Dutch director and actress
1989The birth of Laci Green, American YouTube personality, video blogger, sex educator, and activist
1989The birth of Riisa Naka, Japanese model and actress
1990The birth of Bristol Palin, American public speaker and reality television personality
1990The birth of Brittney Griner, American professional basketball player
1990The birth of Drew Crawford, American basketball player
1991The birth of Roly Bonevacia, Dutch footballer
1992The birth of John John Florence, American professional surfer
1993The birth of Ivan Cavaleiro, Portuguese professional footballer
1994The birth of Pascal Wehrlein, German-Mauritian Formula One driver
1994The birth of Enhō Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
2014The death of Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, Dominican author and academic (b. 1922)
2014The death of Edward Regan, American academic and politician (b. 1930)
2014The death of Sidney Shapiro, American-Chinese author and translator (b. 1915)
2015The death of Robert Dickerson, Australian painter (b. 1924)
2015The death of Gamal El-Ghitani, Egyptian journalist and author (b. 1945)
2015The death of Robert W. Farquhar, American engineer (b. 1932)
2015The death of Frank Watkins, American bass player (b. 1968)
2015The death of Paul West, English-American author, poet, and academic (b. 1930)
2017The death of Marino Perani, Italian football player and manager (b. 1939)
2018The death of Lisbeth Palme, Swedish child psychologist, former chairwoman of UNICEF (b. 1931)
2018The death of Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, 5th President of the Sudan (b. 1934)
2019The death of Rui Jordão, Angolan-born Portuguese footballer (b. 1952)
2020The death of René Felber, 81st President of the Swiss Confederation (b. 1933)
2021The death of Colin Powell, American military leader and statesman, 65th Secretary of State (b. 1937)
2022The death of Harvey Wollman, American politician, 26th Governor of South Dakota (b. 1935)

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