Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Eric Morecambe |
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Birthdate | May 14, 1926 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 98 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Comedian |
Eric Morecambe is best known as Comedian who has born on May 14, 1926 in England. Currently, Eric Morecambe is 98 years, 6 months and 7 days old. Eric Morecambe will celebrate 99th birthday on Wednesday, 14th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Eric Morecambe upcoming birthday.
British comedian most known for "Morecambe and Wise," the comedy act he shared with Ernie Wise. The duo co-starred together on the television series The Morecambe & Wise Show.
He served during World War II in the British Merchant Marine before starting his career.
His birth name was John Eric Bartholomew; his stage surname was actually the name of the seaside town in which he grew up.
He was once married to Joan Bartlett. The couple had three children.
He and his comedy partner Ernie Wise appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show" in the 1960s.
Eric Morecambe is 98 years old today.
Eric Morecambe was born on May 14, 1926 in England.
Eric Morecambe zodiac sign is Taurus.
Eric Morecambe was best known as Comedian.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Eric Morecambe's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Eric Morecambe's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1953 | Approximately 7,100 brewery workers in Milwaukee perform a walkout, marking the start of the 1953 Milwaukee brewery strike. |
1955 | Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact. |
1961 | Civil rights movement: A white mob twice attacks a Freedom Riders bus near Anniston, Alabama, before fire-bombing the bus and attacking the civil rights protesters who flee the burning vehicle. |
1970 | Andreas Baader is freed from custody by Ulrike Meinhof, Gudrun Ensslin and others, a pivotal moment in the formation of the Red Army Faction. |
1973 | Skylab, the United States' first space station, is launched. |
1977 | A Dan-Air Boeing 707 leased to IAS Cargo Airlines crashes on approach to Lusaka International Airport in Lusaka, Zambia, killing six people. |
1980 | Salvadoran Civil War: the Sumpul River massacre occurs in Chalatenango, El Salvador. |
1987 | Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. |
1988 | Carrollton bus collision: A drunk driver traveling the wrong way on Interstate 71 near Carrollton, Kentucky hits a converted school bus carrying a church youth group. Twenty-seven die in the crash and ensuing fire. |
2004 | The Constitutional Court of South Korea overturns the impeachment of President Roh Moo-hyun. |
2004 | Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4815 crashes into the Amazon rainforest during approach to Eduardo Gomes International Airport in Manaus, Brazil, killing 33 people. |
2008 | Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater Manchester Police, 39 policemen injured, one police-dog injured and 39 arrested. |
2010 | Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135. |
2012 | Agni Air Flight CHT crashes in Nepal after a failed go-around, killing 15 people. |
2022 | Ten people are killed in a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York. |
1993 | The birth of Miranda Cosgrove, American actress and singer |
1993 | The birth of Kristina Mladenovic, French tennis player |
1993 | The birth of Bence Rakaczki, Hungarian footballer (d. 2014) |
1994 | The birth of Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Brazilian footballer |
1994 | The birth of Pernille Blume, Danish swimmer |
1994 | The birth of Bronte Campbell, Australian swimmer |
1994 | The birth of Dennis Praet, Belgian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, Brazilian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Rose Lavelle, American soccer player |
1995 | The birth of Jonah Placid, Australian rugby player |
1996 | The birth of Blake Brockington, American trans man and activist (d. 2015) |
1996 | The birth of Pokimane, Canadian online streamer |
1996 | The birth of Martin Garrix, Dutch DJ |
1996 | The birth of TheOdd1sOut, American YouTuber and animator |
2001 | The birth of Jack Hughes, American hockey player |
2013 | The death of Arsen Chilingaryan, Armenian footballer and manager (b. 1962) |
2013 | The death of Asghar Ali Engineer, Indian author and activist (b. 1939) |
2013 | The death of Ray Guy, Canadian journalist (b. 1939) |
2014 | The death of Jeffrey Kruger, English-American businessman (b. 1931) |
2014 | The death of Emanuel Raymond Lewis, American librarian and author (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Morvin Simon, New Zealand historian, composer, and conductor (b. 1944) |
2015 | The death of B.B. King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1925) |
2015 | The death of Micheál O'Brien, Irish footballer and hurler (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Stanton J. Peale, American astrophysicist and academic (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Franz Wright, Austrian-American poet and translator (b. 1953) |
2016 | The death of Darwyn Cooke, American comic book writer and artist (b. 1962) |
2017 | The death of Powers Boothe, American actor (b. 1948) |
2018 | The death of Tom Wolfe, American author (b. 1931) |
2019 | The death of Tim Conway, American actor, writer, and comedian (b. 1933) |
2019 | The death of Grumpy Cat, American cat and internet meme celebrity (b. 2012) |
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