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Gabriel García Márquez Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Gabriel García Márquez Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Gabriel García Márquez Facts

Full NameGabriel García Márquez
BirthdateMarch 06, 1927
Birth PlaceAracataca, Colombia
Age (in 2024)97 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationNovelist

Gabriel García Márquez Age & Birthday

Gabriel García Márquez is best known as Novelist who has born on March 06, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia. Currently, Gabriel García Márquez is 97 years, 8 months and 15 days old. Gabriel García Márquez will celebrate 98th birthday on Thursday, 6th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Gabriel García Márquez upcoming birthday.

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Gabriel García Márquez Biography

About

Influential Colombian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982. His most famous novels include One Hundred Years of Solitude (1967), Autumn of the Patriarch (1975), and Love in the Time of Cholera (1985).

Before Fame

He studied law at the National University of Colombia during the 1940s. During this period, he segued into a journalistic career, writing articles and columns for such local newspapers as El Universal and El Heraldo.

Trivia

His novel, Love in the Time of Cholera, was adapted into a film directed by Mike Newell and released in the United States in 2007.

Family Life

He was born in Colombia and was raised primarily by his maternal grandparents. He married Mercedes Barcha Pardo; the couple had two sons, Rodrigo and Gonzalo.

Associated With

He followed in the footsteps of American author, William Faulkner, to become a Nobel Laureate.

Top Asked Questions about Gabriel García Márquez

How old is Gabriel García Márquez in 2024?

Gabriel García Márquez is 97 years old today.

When was Gabriel García Márquez born?

Gabriel García Márquez was born on March 06, 1927 in Aracataca, Colombia.

What is Gabriel García Márquez zodiac sign?

Gabriel García Márquez zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Gabriel García Márquez best known for?

Gabriel García Márquez was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Gabriel García Márquez's Birthday

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

  • Gabriel García Márquez was born on Sunday, 65th day / 09th week of 1927
  • Gabriel García Márquez has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Gabriel García Márquez birthday is VI.III.MCMXXVII
  • Gabriel García Márquez's birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Gabriel García Márquez's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in year is 97 years old
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in month is 1172 months old
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in day is 35690 days old
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in hour is 856560 hours old
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in minute is 51393600 minutes old
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in second is 3083616000 seconds old
  • Next Gabriel García Márquez birthday is on Thursday, March 6th 2025
  • Gabriel García Márquez age in next birthday (2025) is 98 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 06, 1927 birthday

Historical Events on Gabriel García Márquez Birthday (March 06)

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

YearEvent
1964Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.
1965Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
1967Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
1968Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
1970An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
1975For the first time the Zapruder film of the assassination of John F. Kennedy is shown in motion to a national TV audience by Robert J. Groden and Dick Gregory.
1975Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
1984In the United Kingdom, a walkout at Cortonwood Colliery in Brampton Bierlow signals the start of a strike that lasted almost a year and involved the majority of the country's miners.
1987The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
1988Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
1992The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
2003Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar - Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
2008A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.
2018Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
202032 people are killed and 81 are injured when gunmen open fire on a ceremony in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack.
1988The birth of Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player
1988The birth of Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer
1989The birth of Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1990The birth of Derek Drouin, Canadian athlete
1991The birth of Lex Luger, American keyboard player and producer
1991The birth of Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013)
1991The birth of Tyler Gregory Okonma, American rapper
1992The birth of Sam Bankman-Fried, American businessman
1993The birth of Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer
1994The birth of Marcus Smart, American basketball player
1995The birth of Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer
1996The birth of Christian Coleman, American sprinter
1996The birth of Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player
1996The birth of Timo Werner, German footballer
1999The birth of Ylena In-Albon, Swiss tennis player
2013The death of W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)
2014The death of Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)
2014The death of Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)
2014The death of Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
2014The death of Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014The death of Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
2015The death of Fred Craddock, American minister and academic (b. 1928)
2015The death of Ram Sundar Das, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1921)
2015The death of Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)
2016The death of Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)
2016The death of Sheila Varian, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)
2017The death of Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (b. 1932)
2018The death of Peter Nicholls, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)
2021The death of Lou Ottens, Dutch engineer and inventor (b.1926)
2021The death of Graham Pink, British nurse (b. 1929)

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