DA Pennebaker Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
DA Pennebaker Facts
| Full Name | DA Pennebaker |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 15, 1925 |
| Birth Place | Illinois |
| Age (in 2024) | 99 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Director |
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DA Pennebaker Age & Birthday
DA Pennebaker is best known as Director who has born on July 15, 1925 in Illinois. Currently, DA Pennebaker is 99 years, 4 months and 30 days old. DA Pennebaker will celebrate 100th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of July 2025. Below the countdown to DA Pennebaker upcoming birthday.
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About
Pioneer of the documentary style known as Direct Cinema, he was a recipient of the Academy Honorary Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2012.
Before Fame
His directorial debut was a short titled Daybreak Express that was released in 1953.
Trivia
Some of his most significant works were called Primary, Dont Look Back, Monterey Pop, and The War Room.
Family Life
In 1982, he married his third wife Chris Hegedus, his partner for documentary film making. He had a total of eight kids.
Associated With
Arguably his most celebrated work is Dont Look Back, a film and rock history landmark documentary that primarily featured Bob Dylan.
Top Asked Questions about DA Pennebaker
How old is DA Pennebaker in 2024?
DA Pennebaker is 99 years old today.
When was DA Pennebaker born?
DA Pennebaker was born on July 15, 1925 in Illinois.
What is DA Pennebaker zodiac sign?
DA Pennebaker zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was DA Pennebaker best known for?
DA Pennebaker was best known as Director.
Fun Facts about DA Pennebaker's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about DA Pennebaker's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- DA Pennebaker was born on Wednesday, 196th day / 29th week of 1925
- DA Pennebaker has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of DA Pennebaker birthday is XV.VII.MCMXXV
- DA Pennebaker's birthstone is Ruby
- DA Pennebaker's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- DA Pennebaker age in year is 99 years old
- DA Pennebaker age in month is 1192 months old
- DA Pennebaker age in day is 36312 days old
- DA Pennebaker age in hour is 871488 hours old
- DA Pennebaker age in minute is 52289280 minutes old
- DA Pennebaker age in second is 3137356800 seconds old
- Next DA Pennebaker birthday is on Tuesday, July 15th 2025
- DA Pennebaker age in next birthday (2025) is 100 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 15, 1925 birthday
Historical Events on DA Pennebaker Birthday (July 15)
Below are historical events that coincided with DA Pennebaker's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Space Race: Apollo-Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first joint Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets. |
| 1979 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech". |
| 1983 | An attack at Orly Airport in Paris is launched by Armenian militant organisation ASALA, leaving eight people dead and 55 injured. |
| 1996 | A Belgian Air Force C-130 Hercules carrying the Royal Netherlands Army marching band crashes on landing at Eindhoven Airport. |
| 1998 | Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP S. Shanmuganathan is killed by a claymore mine. |
| 2002 | "American Taliban" John Walker Lindh pleads guilty to supplying aid to the enemy and possession of explosives during the commission of a felony. |
| 2002 | The Anti-Terrorism Court of Pakistan sentences British born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh to death, and three others suspected of murdering The Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl to life. |
| 2003 | AOL Time Warner disbands Netscape. The Mozilla Foundation is established on the same day. |
| 2006 | Twitter, later one of the largest social media platforms in the world, is launched. |
| 2009 | Caspian Airlines Flight 7908 crashes near Jannatabad, Qazvin, Iran, killing 168. |
| 2012 | South Korean rapper Psy releases his hit single Gangnam Style. |
| 2014 | A train derails on the Moscow Metro, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 160 others. |
| 2016 | Factions of the Turkish Armed Forces attempt a coup. |
| 2018 | France win their second World Cup title, defeating Croatia 4-2. |
| 2021 | Three people are killed by a distracted driver in the 2021 Bowburn crash. |
| 1990 | The birth of Zach Bogosian, American ice hockey player |
| 1990 | The birth of Damian Lillard, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Tyler Young, American racing driver |
| 1991 | The birth of Danilo, Brazilian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Derrick Favors, American basketball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Evgeny Tishchenko, Russian boxer |
| 1991 | The birth of Nuria Párrizas DÃaz, Spanish tennis player |
| 1992 | The birth of Tobias Harris, American basketball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Wayde van Niekerk, South African sprinter |
| 1993 | The birth of HÃ¥vard Nielsen, Norwegian footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Harrison Rhodes, American racing driver |
| 1996 | The birth of Vivianne Miedema, Dutch football player |
| 1997 | The birth of Jil Teichmann, Swiss tennis player |
| 1998 | The birth of Noah Gragson, American racing driver |
| 2008 | The birth of Iain Armitage, American child actor |
| 2013 | The death of Earl Gros, American football player (b. 1940) |
| 2013 | The death of Noël Lee, Chinese-American pianist and composer (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | The death of Meskerem Legesse, Ethiopian runner (b. 1986) |
| 2013 | The death of John T. Riedl, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1962) |
| 2014 | The death of Óscar Acosta, Honduran author, poet, and diplomat (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of James MacGregor Burns, American historian, political scientist, and author (b. 1918) |
| 2014 | The death of Saúl Lara, Spanish footballer (b. 1982) |
| 2014 | The death of Edward Perl, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | The death of Robert A. Roe, American soldier and politician (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Masahiko Aoki, Japanese-American economist and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | The death of Wan Li, Chinese politician, 4th Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Aubrey Morris, British actor (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Dave Somerville, Canadian singer (b. 1933) |
| 2017 | The death of Martin Landau, American film and television actor (b. 1928) |
| 2021 | The death of Peter R. de Vries, Dutch investigative journalist and crime reporter (b. 1956) |
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