Edgard Colle Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Edgard Colle Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Edgard Colle Facts

Full Name	Edgard Colle
Birthdate	May 18, 1897
Birth Place	Belgium
Age (in 2024)	127 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Chess Player

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Edgard Colle Age & Birthday

Edgard Colle is best known as Chess Player who has born on May 18, 1897 in Belgium. Currently, Edgard Colle is 127 years, 5 months and 18 days old. Edgard Colle will celebrate 128th birthday on Sunday, 18th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Edgard Colle upcoming birthday.

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Edgard Colle Biography

About

A champion who introduced the revolutionary chess opening, the Colle System. He unfortunately struggled with major health issues that hindered his career.

Before Fame

The Colle System was made popular in the United States by International Master George Koltanowski.

Trivia

The Colle System eventually fell from popularity in professional circles, but is often used in amateur and scholastic groups as an introductory method.

Family Life

He had four operations for a gastric ulcer and succumbed to death when he was 34 following the fourth.

Associated With

He defeated Max Euwe at Amsterdam in 1926, who would go on to become the World Chess Champion in 1935.

Top Asked Questions about Edgard Colle

How old is Edgard Colle in 2024?

Edgard Colle is 127 years old today.

When was Edgard Colle born?

Edgard Colle was born on May 18, 1897 in Belgium.

What is Edgard Colle zodiac sign?

Edgard Colle zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Edgard Colle best known for?

Edgard Colle was best known as Chess Player.

Fun Facts about Edgard Colle's Birthday

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

Edgard Colle was born on Tuesday, 138^th day / 20^th week of 1897
Edgard Colle has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Edgard Colle birthday is XVIII.V.MDCCCXCVII
Edgard Colle's birthstone is Emerald
Edgard Colle's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Edgard Colle age in year is 127 years old
Edgard Colle age in month is 1529 months old
Edgard Colle age in day is 46557 days old
Edgard Colle age in hour is 1117368 hours old
Edgard Colle age in minute is 67042080 minutes old
Edgard Colle age in second is 4022524800 seconds old
Next Edgard Colle birthday is on Sunday, May 18th 2025
Edgard Colle age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on Edgard Colle Birthday (May 18)

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

Year	Event
1973	Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board.
1974	Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
1977	Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
1980	Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1980	Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
1990	In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
1991	Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
1993	Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
1994	Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
2005	A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
2006	The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
2009	The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
2015	At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
2018	A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
2019	United States presidential election: Joe Biden announces his presidential campaign.
1986	The birth of Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1988	The birth of Taeyang, South Korean singer
1990	The birth of Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
1990	The birth of Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1990	The birth of Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model
1993	The birth of Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993	The birth of Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1998	The birth of Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
1999	The birth of Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
2000	The birth of Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
2000	The birth of Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
2001	The birth of Emma Navarro, American tennis player
2002	The birth of Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
2009	The birth of Hala Finley, American actress
2014	The death of Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
2014	The death of Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946)
2017	The death of Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940)
2017	The death of Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916)
2017	The death of Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964)
2019	The death of Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (b. 1981)
2020	The death of Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (b. 1943)
2021	The death of Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

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