Don Newcombe Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Don Newcombe Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Don Newcombe Facts

Full Name	Don Newcombe
Birthdate	June 14, 1926
Birth Place	Madison, NJ
Age (in 2024)	97 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 97 years, 10 months and 19 days old. Don Newcombe will celebrate 98th birthday on Friday, 14th of June 2024. Below the countdown to Don Newcombe upcoming birthday.

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Don Newcombe Biography

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 97 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, 165^th day / 24^th 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 97 years old
Don Newcombe age in month is 1174 months old
Don Newcombe age in day is 35753 days old
Don Newcombe age in hour is 858072 hours old
Don Newcombe age in minute is 51484320 minutes old
Don Newcombe age in second is 3089059200 seconds old
Next Don Newcombe birthday is on Saturday, June 14th 2025
Don Newcombe age in next birthday (2025) is 98 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$1.1 million, leading to 200 arrests and injuries.
2002	Near-Earth asteroid 2002 MN misses the Earth by 75,000 miles (121,000 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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