Dick Fosbury Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Dick Fosbury Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Dick Fosbury Facts

Full Name	Dick Fosbury
Birthdate	March 06, 1947
Birth Place	Oregon
Age (in 2024)	77 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces

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Dick Fosbury Age & Birthday

Dick Fosbury was born on March 06, 1947 in Oregon. Currently, Dick Fosbury is 77 years, 9 months and 8 days old. Dick Fosbury will celebrate 78th birthday on Thursday, 6th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Dick Fosbury upcoming birthday.

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Dick Fosbury Biography

About

Olympic gold medal winning high jumper who revolutionized the sport, developing the back-first technique that later became standard practice.

Before Fame

He competed in track and field at Oregon State University.

Trivia

His high jumping technique was initially met with scrutiny and was dubbed the "Fosbury Flop" because people thought he looked like a fish flopping in a boat when he jumped.

Family Life

He grew up in Medford, Oregon.

Associated With

He took his gold medal at the 1968 Olympics where African-American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos famously promoted civil rights by raising their black-gloved fists in the air.

Top Asked Questions about Dick Fosbury

How old is Dick Fosbury in 2024?

Dick Fosbury is 77 years old today.

When was Dick Fosbury born?

Dick Fosbury was born on March 06, 1947 in Oregon.

What is Dick Fosbury zodiac sign?

Dick Fosbury zodiac sign is Pisces.

Fun Facts about Dick Fosbury's Birthday

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

Dick Fosbury was born on Thursday, 65^th day / 10^th week of 1947
Dick Fosbury has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Dick Fosbury birthday is VI.III.MCMXLVII
Dick Fosbury's birthstone is Aquamarine
Dick Fosbury's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Dick Fosbury age in year is 77 years old
Dick Fosbury age in month is 933 months old
Dick Fosbury age in day is 28408 days old
Dick Fosbury age in hour is 681792 hours old
Dick Fosbury age in minute is 40907520 minutes old
Dick Fosbury age in second is 2454451200 seconds old
Next Dick Fosbury birthday is on Thursday, March 6th 2025
Dick Fosbury age in next birthday (2025) is 78 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 06, 1947 birthday

Historical Events on Dick Fosbury Birthday (March 06)

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

Year	Event
1964	Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.
1965	Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
1967	Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
1968	Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
1970	An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
1975	For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
1975	Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
1984	In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners.
1987	The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
1988	Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
1992	The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
2003	Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar - Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
2008	A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.
2018	Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
2020	32 people are killed and 81 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
1988	The birth of Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player
1988	The birth of Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer
1989	The birth of Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1990	The birth of Derek Drouin, Canadian athlete
1991	The birth of Lex Luger, American keyboard player and producer
1991	The birth of Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013)
1991	The birth of Tyler Gregory Okonma, American rapper
1992	The birth of Sam Bankman-Fried, American businessman
1993	The birth of Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer
1994	The birth of Marcus Smart, American basketball player
1995	The birth of Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer
1996	The birth of Christian Coleman, American sprinter
1996	The birth of Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player
1996	The birth of Timo Werner, German footballer
1999	The birth of Ylena In-Albon, Swiss tennis player
2013	The death of W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)
2014	The death of Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Fred Craddock, American minister and academic (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Ram Sundar Das, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Sheila Varian, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)
2017	The death of Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Peter Nicholls, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)
2021	The death of Lou Ottens, Dutch engineer and inventor (b.1926)
2021	The death of Graham Pink, British nurse (b. 1929)

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