Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Gene Kranz |
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Birthdate | August 17, 1933 |
Birth Place | Ohio |
Age (in 2024) | 91 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Gene Kranz was born on August 17, 1933 in Ohio. Currently, Gene Kranz is 91 years, 3 months and 26 days old. Gene Kranz will celebrate 92nd birthday on Sunday, 17th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Gene Kranz upcoming birthday.
Former NASA flight director who is known for his efforts to rescue the Apollo 13 mission.
He was fascinated with the concept of flight from an early age and became a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force Reserve.
He was portrayed in pop culture many times and was voted the #2 most popular space hero in a 2010 survey. He was also awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
His father, Leo, served as an Army medic in World War I.
He was played by Ed Harris in the acclaimed film Apollo 13.
Gene Kranz is 91 years old today.
Gene Kranz was born on August 17, 1933 in Ohio.
Gene Kranz zodiac sign is Leo.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Gene Kranz's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Gene Kranz's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1977 | The Soviet icebreaker Arktika becomes the first surface ship to reach the North Pole. |
1978 | Double Eagle II becomes first balloon to cross the Atlantic Ocean when it lands in Miserey, France near Paris, 137 hours after leaving Presque Isle, Maine. |
1985 | The 1985-86 Hormel strike begins in Austin, Minnesota. |
1988 | President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. |
1991 | Strathfield massacre: In Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, taxi driver Wade Frankum shoots seven people and injures six others before turning the gun on himself. |
1998 | Lewinsky scandal: US President Bill Clinton admits in taped testimony that he had an "improper physical relationship" with White House intern Monica Lewinsky; later that same day he admits before the nation that he "misled people" about the relationship. |
1999 | The 7.6 Mw  İzmit earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 17,118-17,127 dead and 43,953-50,000 injured. |
2004 | The National Assembly of Serbia unanimously adopts new state symbols for Serbia: Bože pravde becomes the new anthem and the coat of arms is adopted for the whole country. |
2005 | The first forced evacuation of settlers, as part of Israeli disengagement from Gaza, starts. |
2005 | Over 500 bombs are set off by terrorists at 300 locations in 63 out of the 64 districts of Bangladesh. |
2008 | American swimmer Michael Phelps becomes the first person to win eight gold medals at one Olympic Games. |
2009 | An accident at the Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam in Khakassia, Russia, kills 75 and shuts down the hydroelectric power station, leading to widespread power failure in the local area. |
2015 | A bomb explodes near the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand, killing at least 19 people and injuring 123 others. |
2017 | Barcelona attacks: A van is driven into pedestrians in La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring at least 100. |
2019 | A bomb explodes at a wedding in Kabul killing 63 people and leaving 182 injured. |
1988 | The birth of Natalie Sandtorv, Norwegian singer-songwriter |
1988 | The birth of Jihadi John, Kuwaiti-British member of ISIS (d. 2015) |
1988 | The birth of Erika Toda, Japanese actress |
1989 | The birth of Rachel Corsie, Scottish footballer |
1992 | The birth of Alex Elisala, New Zealand-Australian rugby player (d. 2013) |
1992 | The birth of Chanel Mata'utia, Australian rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Paige, English wrestler |
1993 | The birth of Ederson Moraes, Brazilian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Sarah Sjöström, Swedish swimmer |
1994 | The birth of Phoebe Bridgers, American singer/songwriter |
1995 | The birth of Gracie Gold, American figure skater |
1995 | The birth of Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, New Zealand rugby league player |
1996 | The birth of Jake Virtanen, Canadian ice hockey player |
2000 | The birth of Lil Pump, American rapper and songwriter |
2003 | The birth of Nastasja Schunk, German tennis player |
2012 | The death of John Lynch-Staunton, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Odilia Dank, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
2013 | The death of Jack Harshman, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of John Hollander, American poet and critic (b. 1929) |
2013 | The death of Frank MartÃnez, American painter (b. 1924) |
2013 | The death of Gus Winckel, Dutch lieutenant and pilot (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of Børre Knudsen, Norwegian minister and activist (b. 1937) |
2014 | The death of Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (b. 1921) |
2014 | The death of Sophie Masloff, American civil servant and politician, 56th Mayor of Pittsburgh (b. 1917) |
2014 | The death of Miodrag Pavlović, Serbian poet and critic (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Pierre Vassiliu, French singer-songwriter (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Yvonne Craig, American ballet dancer and actress (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Gerhard Mayer-Vorfelder, German businessman (b. 1933) |
2015 | The death of László Paskai, Hungarian cardinal (b. 1927) |
2016 | The death of Arthur Hiller, Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1923) |
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