David Dimbleby Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

David Dimbleby Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

David Dimbleby Facts

Full Name	David Dimbleby
Birthdate	October 28, 1938
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	86 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	TV Show Host

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David Dimbleby Age & Birthday

David Dimbleby is best known as TV Show Host who has born on October 28, 1938 in England. Currently, David Dimbleby is 86 years, 1 months and 16 days old. David Dimbleby will celebrate 87th birthday on Tuesday, 28th of October 2025. Below the countdown to David Dimbleby upcoming birthday.

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David Dimbleby Biography

About

English television personality best known as the host of the BBC's Question Time political debate program. During the 1980s, he hosted another British political talk show called This Week Next Week.

Before Fame

After graduating from Christ Church, Oxford, he co-hosted a BBC quiz show called Top of the Form.

Trivia

He served as President of the Institute for Citizenship, a United Kingdom charitable organization founded with the goal of promoting political engagement.

Family Life

His father and brother, Richard and Jonathan Dimbleby, also had careers as broadcast journalists. His first marriage, to Josceline Dimbleby, produced three children.

Associated With

While hosting Question Time, he provided commentary on the 1997 funeral of Princess Diana.

Top Asked Questions about David Dimbleby

How old is David Dimbleby in 2024?

David Dimbleby is 86 years old today.

When was David Dimbleby born?

David Dimbleby was born on October 28, 1938 in England.

What is David Dimbleby zodiac sign?

David Dimbleby zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was David Dimbleby best known for?

David Dimbleby was best known as TV Show Host.

Fun Facts about David Dimbleby's Birthday

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

David Dimbleby was born on Friday, 301^st day / 43^rd week of 1938
David Dimbleby has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of David Dimbleby birthday is XXVIII.X.MCMXXXVIII
David Dimbleby's birthstone is Opal
David Dimbleby's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
David Dimbleby age in year is 86 years old
David Dimbleby age in month is 1033 months old
David Dimbleby age in day is 31458 days old
David Dimbleby age in hour is 754992 hours old
David Dimbleby age in minute is 45299520 minutes old
David Dimbleby age in second is 2717971200 seconds old
Next David Dimbleby birthday is on Tuesday, October 28th 2025
David Dimbleby age in next birthday (2025) is 87 years old
Learn more interesting facts about October 28, 1938 birthday

Historical Events on David Dimbleby Birthday (October 28)

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

Year	Event
1958	John XXIII is elected Pope.
1962	The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
1965	Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths.
1971	Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket.
1982	The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party.
1990	Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule.
1995	The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured.
2006	A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police.
2007	Cristina Fernández de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina.
2009	The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213.
2009	NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program.
2009	US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
2013	Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at Tiananmen Square in China.
2014	A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia.
2018	Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president.
1987	The birth of Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter
1988	The birth of Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (d. 2012)
1988	The birth of Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer
1989	The birth of Camille Muffat, French swimmer (d. 2015)
1991	The birth of Lucy Bronze, English footballer
1992	The birth of Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater
1992	The birth of Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player
1995	The birth of Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer
1996	The birth of Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress
1996	The birth of Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player
1996	The birth of Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer
1997	The birth of Taylor Fritz, American tennis player
1997	The birth of Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast
1998	The birth of Nolan Gould, American actor
2001	The birth of Sonay Kartal, British tennis player
2010	The death of James MacArthur, American actor (b. 1937)
2010	The death of Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (b. 1938)
2010	The death of Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and educator (b. 1934)
2011	The death of Tom Addington, English soldier (b. 1919)
2012	The death of Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (b. 1939)
2012	The death of John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1936)
2012	The death of Jack Dellal, English businessman (b. 1923)
2013	The death of Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920)
2013	The death of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Aleksandar Tijanić, Serbian journalist (b. 1949)
2013	The death of Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (b. 1937)
2018	The death of Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (b. 1985)
2022	The death of Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1935)

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