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Gareth Edwards Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Gareth Edwards Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Gareth Edwards Facts

Full NameGareth Edwards
BirthdateJuly 12, 1947
Birth PlaceWales
Age (in 2024)77 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationRugby Player

Gareth Edwards Age & Birthday

Gareth Edwards is best known as Rugby Player who has born on July 12, 1947 in Wales. Currently, Gareth Edwards is 77 years, 5 months and 2 days old. Gareth Edwards will celebrate 78th birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Gareth Edwards upcoming birthday.

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Gareth Edwards Biography

About

Former Welsh rugby union player; widely considered the best Welsh rugby player of all time.

Before Fame

He was a talented soccer player and gymnast as a teenager; he signed with Swansea Town soccer at the young age of 16.

Trivia

He was only 19 when he won his first rugby international cap for Wales against France in 1967.

Family Life

His father was a coal miner in Gwaun-cae-Gurwen, Wales, where Edwards was born and raised.

Associated With

He and Ryan Jones are two of very few Welsh players in rugby history to have won three Grand Slams.

Top Asked Questions about Gareth Edwards

How old is Gareth Edwards in 2024?

Gareth Edwards is 77 years old today.

When was Gareth Edwards born?

Gareth Edwards was born on July 12, 1947 in Wales.

What is Gareth Edwards zodiac sign?

Gareth Edwards zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Gareth Edwards best known for?

Gareth Edwards was best known as Rugby Player.

Fun Facts about Gareth Edwards's Birthday

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

  • Gareth Edwards was born on Saturday, 193rd day / 28th week of 1947
  • Gareth Edwards has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Gareth Edwards birthday is XII.VII.MCMXLVII
  • Gareth Edwards's birthstone is Ruby
  • Gareth Edwards's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • Gareth Edwards age in year is 77 years old
  • Gareth Edwards age in month is 929 months old
  • Gareth Edwards age in day is 28280 days old
  • Gareth Edwards age in hour is 678720 hours old
  • Gareth Edwards age in minute is 40723200 minutes old
  • Gareth Edwards age in second is 2443392000 seconds old
  • Next Gareth Edwards birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
  • Gareth Edwards age in next birthday (2025) is 78 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about July 12, 1947 birthday

Historical Events on Gareth Edwards Birthday (July 12)

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

YearEvent
1962The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
1963Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
1967Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1971The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1973A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1995Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1998The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
2001Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
2006The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2007U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
2012Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
2013Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
1989The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
1990The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer
1990The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
1991The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
1991The birth of James RodrĂ­guez, Colombian footballer
1992The birth of Bartosz BereszyƄski, Polish footballer
1993The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
1994The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
1995The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player
1995The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer
1995The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
1996The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
1996The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
1997The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
2000The birth of VinĂ­cius JĂșnior, Brazilian footballer
2013The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)
2014The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)
2014The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
2014The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)
2014The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
2014The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2014The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
2015The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
2015The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
2015The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
2015The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
2016The death of Goran HadĆŸić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)
2019The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984)
2020The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962)
2020The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945)

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