Don Newcombe Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Don Newcombe Facts
| Full Name | Don Newcombe |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | June 14, 1926 |
| Birth Place | Madison, NJ |
| Age (in 2024) | 98 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Occupation | Baseball Player |
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Don Newcombe Age & Birthday
Don Newcombe is best known as Baseball Player who has born on June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ. Currently, Don Newcombe is 98 years, 6 months and 0 days old. Don Newcombe will celebrate 99th birthday on Saturday, 14th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Don Newcombe upcoming birthday.
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About
Nicknamed Newk, he became the first pitcher to win the National League MVP and Cy Young in the same season in 1956. He played for the Newark Eagles, Los Angeles and Brooklyn Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and Cleveland Indians.
Before Fame
He played a year in the Negro Leagues before breaking into the Majors.
Trivia
He became the first African-American pitcher to start a World Series game in 1949.
Family Life
He was married three times; first to Freddie Cross; then to Billie Roberts and lastly to Karen Kroner, which lasted up until his death. He had a total of three children.
Associated With
He was the first pitcher to win a Rookie of the Year Award, an MVP trophy, and a Cy Young award. Justin Verlander became the second.
Top Asked Questions about Don Newcombe
How old is Don Newcombe in 2024?
Don Newcombe is 98 years old today.
When was Don Newcombe born?
Don Newcombe was born on June 14, 1926 in Madison, NJ.
What is Don Newcombe zodiac sign?
Don Newcombe zodiac sign is Gemini.
What was Don Newcombe best known for?
Don Newcombe was best known as Baseball Player.
Fun Facts about Don Newcombe's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Don Newcombe's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Don Newcombe was born on Monday, 165th day / 24th week of 1926
- Don Newcombe has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Don Newcombe birthday is XIV.VI.MCMXXVI
- Don Newcombe's birthstone is Pearl
- Don Newcombe's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
- Don Newcombe age in year is 98 years old
- Don Newcombe age in month is 1182 months old
- Don Newcombe age in day is 35978 days old
- Don Newcombe age in hour is 863472 hours old
- Don Newcombe age in minute is 51808320 minutes old
- Don Newcombe age in second is 3108499200 seconds old
- Next Don Newcombe birthday is on Saturday, June 14th 2025
- Don Newcombe age in next birthday (2025) is 99 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about June 14, 1926 birthday
Historical Events on Don Newcombe Birthday (June 14)
Below are historical events that coincided with Don Newcombe's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1955 | Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty. |
| 1959 | Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California. |
| 1959 | Dominican exiles depart from Cuba and land in the Dominican Republic to overthrow the totalitarian government of Rafael Trujillo. All but four are killed or executed. |
| 1962 | The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris - later becoming the European Space Agency. |
| 1966 | The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557. |
| 1967 | Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus. |
| 1972 | Japan Airlines Flight 471 crashes on approach to Palam International Airport (now Indira Gandhi International Airport) in New Delhi, India, killing 82 of the 87 people on board and four more people on the ground. |
| 1982 | Falklands War: Argentine forces in the capital Stanley conditionally surrender to British forces. |
| 1985 | Five members of the European Economic Community sign the Schengen Agreement establishing a free travel zone with no border controls. |
| 1986 | The Mindbender derails and kills three riders at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement park at West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta. |
| 1994 | The 1994 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot occurs after the New York Rangers defeat the Vancouver Canucks to win the Stanley Cup, causing an estimated C$1.1Â million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries. |
| 2002 | Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000Â km), about one-third of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. |
| 2014 | A Ukraine military Ilyushin Il-76 airlifter is shot down, killing all 49 people on board. |
| 2017 | A fire in a high-rise apartment building in North Kensington, London, UK, leaves 72 people dead and another 74 injured. |
| 2017 | US Republican House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana, and three others, are shot and wounded by a terrorist while practicing for the annual Congressional Baseball Game. |
| 1986 | The birth of Matt Read, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1987 | The birth of Andrew Cogliano, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1987 | The birth of Mohamed Diamé, Senegalese footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Adrián Aldrete, Mexican footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Kevin McHale, American actor, singer, dancer and radio personality |
| 1989 | The birth of Lucy Hale, American actress and singer-songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Brad Takairangi, Australian-Cook Islands rugby league player |
| 1990 | The birth of Patrice Cormier, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1991 | The birth of Kostas Manolas, Greek footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Jesy Nelson, English singer |
| 1992 | The birth of Devante Smith-Pelly, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1993 | The birth of Gunna, American rapper |
| 1994 | The birth of Moon Taeil, South Korean singer |
| 1997 | The birth of David Bangala, French football defender |
| 1999 | The birth of Chou Tzuyu, Taiwanese singer |
| 2012 | The death of Karl-Heinz Kämmerling, German pianist and academic (b. 1930) |
| 2012 | The death of Carlos Reichenbach, Brazilian director and producer (b. 1945) |
| 2012 | The death of Gitta Sereny, Austrian-English historian, journalist, and author (b. 1921) |
| 2013 | The death of Elroy Schwartz, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | The death of Alberto Cañas Escalante, Costa Rican journalist and politician (b. 1920) |
| 2014 | The death of Isabelle Collin Dufresne, French actress (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | The death of Robert Lebeck, German photographer and journalist (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of James E. Rogers, American lawyer, businessman, and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | The death of Richard Cotton, Australian geneticist and academic (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Anne Nicol Gaylor, American activist, co-founded the Freedom From Religion Foundation (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Qiao Shi, Chinese politician (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Ann Morgan Guilbert, American actress and singer (b. 1928) |
| 2016 | The death of Gilles Lamontagne, Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1919) |
| 2020 | The death of Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian film actor (b. 1986) |
| 2022 | The death of A. B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright (b. 1936) |
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