Elie Wiesel Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 28, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Elie Wiesel Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Elie Wiesel Facts

Full Name	Elie Wiesel
Birthdate	September 30, 1928
Birth Place	Romania
Age (in 2024)	95 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Activist

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Elie Wiesel Age & Birthday

Elie Wiesel is best known as Activist who has born on September 30, 1928 in Romania. Currently, Elie Wiesel is 95 years, 6 months and 28 days old. Elie Wiesel will celebrate 96th birthday on Monday, 30th of September 2024. Below the countdown to Elie Wiesel upcoming birthday.

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Elie Wiesel Biography

About

Holocaust survivor whose best known work, Night, details his experiences in the Buna, Buchenwald, and Auschwitz concentration camps. He wrote nearly sixty books and won numerous honors, including the National Jewish Book Council Award for his 1963 work, The Town Beyond the Wall.

Before Fame

Following his traumatic World War II years, he became a journalist for both French and Israeli newspapers. During this period, he also completed a 900-page, Yiddish autobiographical work called And the World Remained Silent.

Trivia

He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986 and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1985.

Family Life

He had three siblings, two of whom did not survive the Holocaust. He and his wife, Marion, established the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity and they raised a son named Shlomo.

Associated With

He accompanied Barack Obama on a somber 2009 tour of the Buchenwald concentration camp.

Top Asked Questions about Elie Wiesel

How old is Elie Wiesel in 2024?

Elie Wiesel is 95 years old today.

When was Elie Wiesel born?

Elie Wiesel was born on September 30, 1928 in Romania.

What is Elie Wiesel zodiac sign?

Elie Wiesel zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Elie Wiesel best known for?

Elie Wiesel was best known as Activist.

Fun Facts about Elie Wiesel's Birthday

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

Elie Wiesel was born on Sunday, 274^th day / 39^th week of 1928
Elie Wiesel has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Elie Wiesel birthday is XXX.IX.MCMXXVIII
Elie Wiesel's birthstone is Sapphire
Elie Wiesel's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Elie Wiesel age in year is 95 years old
Elie Wiesel age in month is 1146 months old
Elie Wiesel age in day is 34909 days old
Elie Wiesel age in hour is 837816 hours old
Elie Wiesel age in minute is 50268960 minutes old
Elie Wiesel age in second is 3016137600 seconds old
Next Elie Wiesel birthday is on Tuesday, September 30th 2025
Elie Wiesel age in next birthday (2025) is 96 years old
Learn more interesting facts about September 30, 1928 birthday

Historical Events on Elie Wiesel Birthday (September 30)

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

Year	Event
1954	The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
1965	Six Indonesian Army generals were assassinated by the September 30 Movement. The PKI was blamed for the latter, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists.
1966	Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
1968	The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
1970	Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
1975	Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
1978	Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
1980	Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
1993	The 6.2 Mw  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
1999	The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
2000	Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
2005	Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
2009	The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
2016	Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
2016	Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
1986	The birth of Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer
1987	The birth of Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano
1988	The birth of Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler
1989	The birth of André Weis, German footballer
1991	The birth of Thomas Röhler, German javelin thrower
1992	The birth of Ezra Miller, American actor and singer
1994	The birth of Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast
1996	The birth of Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast
1997	The birth of Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
1998	The birth of Yui Imaizumi, Japanese tarento
1998	The birth of Trevi Moran, American youtuber and singer
2002	The birth of Levi Miller, Australian actor and model
2002	The birth of Tara Würth, Crotian tennis player
2002	The birth of Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
2012	The death of Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
2012	The death of Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)
2017	The death of Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921)
2017	The death of Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian-American mathematician (b. 1966)
2018	The death of Kim Larsen, Danish rock musician (b. 1945)
2018	The death of Geoffrey Hayes, British television presenter and actor (b. 1942)
2018	The death of Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (b. 1925)
2019	The death of Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (b. 1967)
2021	The death of Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and orchestrator (b. 1931)

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