Florence Griffith Joyner Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Florence Griffith Joyner Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Florence Griffith Joyner Facts

Full Name	Florence Griffith Joyner
Birthdate	December 21, 1959
Birth Place	Los Angeles, CA
Age (in 2024)	64 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Runner

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Florence Griffith Joyner Age & Birthday

Florence Griffith Joyner is best known as Runner who has born on December 21, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA. Currently, Florence Griffith Joyner is 64 years, 11 months and 27 days old. Florence Griffith Joyner will celebrate 65th birthday on Saturday, 21st of December 2024. Below the countdown to Florence Griffith Joyner upcoming birthday.

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Florence Griffith Joyner Biography

About

American track and field athlete best known for setting the world records for both the 100 meter and 200 meter sprints. She won three gold medals at the 1988 Olympics, as well as two silver medals. Fans occasionally refer to her as Flo-Jo.

Before Fame

She had to drop out of college and become a bank teller when financial troubles embroiled her family.

Trivia

After setting a trial world record at the 1988 Olympics, rumors began to circulate that she was using performance enhancing drugs, but numerous tests disproved these claims.

Family Life

She was briefly engaged to Olympic hurdler Greg Foster. She had a daughter, Mary Ruth, with her husband Al Joyner.

Associated With

She and diver Greg Louganis were two of the stars at the 1988 Olympics.

Top Asked Questions about Florence Griffith Joyner

How old is Florence Griffith Joyner in 2024?

Florence Griffith Joyner is 64 years old today.

When was Florence Griffith Joyner born?

Florence Griffith Joyner was born on December 21, 1959 in Los Angeles, CA.

What is Florence Griffith Joyner zodiac sign?

Florence Griffith Joyner zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Florence Griffith Joyner best known for?

Florence Griffith Joyner was best known as Runner.

Fun Facts about Florence Griffith Joyner's Birthday

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

Florence Griffith Joyner was born on Monday, 355^th day / 52^nd week of 1959
Florence Griffith Joyner has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Florence Griffith Joyner birthday is XXI.XII.MCMLIX
Florence Griffith Joyner's birthstone is Turquoise
Florence Griffith Joyner's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Florence Griffith Joyner age in year is 64 years old
Florence Griffith Joyner age in month is 779 months old
Florence Griffith Joyner age in day is 23738 days old
Florence Griffith Joyner age in hour is 569712 hours old
Florence Griffith Joyner age in minute is 34182720 minutes old
Florence Griffith Joyner age in second is 2050963200 seconds old
Next Florence Griffith Joyner birthday is on Sunday, December 21st 2025
Florence Griffith Joyner age in next birthday (2025) is 65 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 21, 1959 birthday

Historical Events on Florence Griffith Joyner Birthday (December 21)

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

Year	Event
1963	"Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000-30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages.
1965	International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
1967	Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.
1968	Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.
1970	First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.
1973	The Geneva Conference on the Arab-Israeli conflict opens.
1979	Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
1988	A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil.
1988	The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
1992	A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56.
1995	The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.
1999	The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
1999	Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18.
2004	Iraq War: A suicide bomber kills 22 at the forward operating base next to the main U.S. military airfield at Mosul, Iraq, the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers.
2020	A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.
1978	The birth of Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
1978	The birth of Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter
1978	The birth of Shaun Morgan, South African musician, singer, and guitarist
1979	The birth of Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)
1981	The birth of Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
1982	The birth of Philip Humber, American baseball player
1983	The birth of Steven Yeun, American actor
1985	The birth of Tom Sturridge, English actor
1988	The birth of Perri Shakes-Drayton, English sprinter and hurdler
1989	The birth of Mark Ingram II, American football player
1989	The birth of Tamannaah, South Indian actress
1991	The birth of Riccardo Saponara, Italian footballer
1995	The birth of Ronnie Bassett Jr., American race car driver
1995	The birth of Kelly Smith, English rugby union player
2002	The birth of Clara Tauson, Danish tennis player
1992	The death of Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
1992	The death of Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist and composer (b. 1903)
1998	The death of Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (b. 1904)
2004	The death of Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and neurologist (b. 1925)
2006	The death of Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
2009	The death of Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2009	The death of Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)
2010	The death of Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
2013	The death of John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Sitor Situmorang, Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Billie Whitelaw, English actress (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Bruce McCandless II, US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937)
2019	The death of Andrew Clennel Palmer, British engineer (b. 1938)

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