Douglas Adams Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Douglas Adams Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Douglas Adams Facts

Full Name	Douglas Adams
Birthdate	March 11, 1952
Birth Place	Cambridge, England
Age (in 2024)	72 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Novelist

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Douglas Adams Age & Birthday

Douglas Adams is best known as Novelist who has born on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, England. Currently, Douglas Adams is 72 years, 9 months and 1 days old. Douglas Adams will celebrate 73rd birthday on Tuesday, 11th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Douglas Adams upcoming birthday.

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Douglas Adams Biography

About

English author of the popular science fiction series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which originated as a BBC radio comedy. His other works include The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988) and The Meaning of Liff (1983).

Before Fame

He attended The Brentwood School, a prestigious preparatory academy, and went on to study English at St John's College, Cambridge. Following his graduation, he moved to London to pursue a career in television and radio writing.

Trivia

He was a self-proclaimed atheist.

Family Life

He and his younger sister, Susan, were the children of Christopher and Janet Adams. He married Jane Belson in 1991, and the couple welcomed their daughter, Polly, in 1994, less than a decade before Adams' untimely death from a heart attack.

Associated With

He studied piano with Denny Laine, the pianist for Paul McCartney's post-Beatles band Wings.

Top Asked Questions about Douglas Adams

How old is Douglas Adams in 2024?

Douglas Adams is 72 years old today.

When was Douglas Adams born?

Douglas Adams was born on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge, England.

What is Douglas Adams zodiac sign?

Douglas Adams zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Douglas Adams best known for?

Douglas Adams was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Douglas Adams's Birthday

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

Douglas Adams was born on Tuesday, 71^st day / 11^th week of 1952
Douglas Adams has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Douglas Adams birthday is XI.III.MCMLII
Douglas Adams's birthstone is Aquamarine
Douglas Adams's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Douglas Adams age in year is 72 years old
Douglas Adams age in month is 873 months old
Douglas Adams age in day is 26574 days old
Douglas Adams age in hour is 637776 hours old
Douglas Adams age in minute is 38266560 minutes old
Douglas Adams age in second is 2295993600 seconds old
Next Douglas Adams birthday is on Tuesday, March 11th 2025
Douglas Adams age in next birthday (2025) is 73 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 11, 1952 birthday

Historical Events on Douglas Adams Birthday (March 11)

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

Year	Event
1978	Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981	Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1982	Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway.
1983	Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985	Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990	Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990	Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004	Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people.
2006	Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009	Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010	Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011	An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012	A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020	The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
2021	US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
1985	The birth of Cassandra Fairbanks, American journalist and activist
1985	The birth of Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer
1985	The birth of Greg Olsen, American football player
1985	The birth of Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer
1986	The birth of Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
1987	The birth of Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist
1987	The birth of Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
1988	The birth of Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (d. 2015)
1989	The birth of Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (d. 2016)
1990	The birth of Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
1993	The birth of Jodie Comer, British actress
1993	The birth of Anthony Davis, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
2013	The death of Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1967)
2014	The death of Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (b. 1952)
2015	The death of Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (b. 1936)
2016	The death of Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (b. 1944)
2018	The death of Ken Dodd, English comedian and singer (b. 1927)
2018	The death of Siegfried Rauch, German actor (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery author (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Ray Campi, American singer and musician (b. 1934)
2021	The death of Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer and songwriter (b. 1936)
2022	The death of Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (b. 1937)

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