George Best Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 19, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

George Best Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

George Best Facts

Full Name	George Best
Birthdate	May 22, 1946
Birth Place	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Age (in 2024)	77 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Soccer Player

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George Best Age & Birthday

George Best is best known as Soccer Player who has born on May 22, 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Currently, George Best is 77 years, 10 months and 28 days old. George Best will celebrate 78th birthday on Wednesday, 22nd of May 2024. Below the countdown to George Best upcoming birthday.

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George Best Biography

About

1968 European Soccer Player of the year who unexpectedly retired in the prime of his career at the age of 27; scored 137 goals in 361 appearances for Manchester United between 1963 and 1974.

Before Fame

He was a member of the Orange Order, which was important to his whole family.

Trivia

He was one of the first European soccer players to become a celebrity, however, many felt this ultimately led to his demise.

Family Life

He married his first wife, Angela MacDonald-Janes, in 1978 and had his first son, Calum, in 1981.

Associated With

He and Peter McParland both played for the Northern Ireland national team in the 1960s.

Top Asked Questions about George Best

How old is George Best in 2024?

George Best is 77 years old today.

When was George Best born?

George Best was born on May 22, 1946 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

What is George Best zodiac sign?

George Best zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was George Best best known for?

George Best was best known as Soccer Player.

Fun Facts about George Best's Birthday

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

George Best was born on Wednesday, 142^nd day / 21^st week of 1946
George Best has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of George Best birthday is XXII.V.MCMXLVI
George Best's birthstone is Emerald
George Best's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
George Best age in year is 77 years old
George Best age in month is 934 months old
George Best age in day is 28457 days old
George Best age in hour is 682968 hours old
George Best age in minute is 40978080 minutes old
George Best age in second is 2458684800 seconds old
Next George Best birthday is on Thursday, May 22nd 2025
George Best age in next birthday (2025) is 78 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 22, 1946 birthday

Historical Events on George Best Birthday (May 22)

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

Year	Event
1998	A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton.
2000	In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna.
2002	Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
2010	Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 people on board, becoming the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 737 until the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
2010	Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far only, Italian team to win the historic treble (Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League).
2011	An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history.
2012	Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
2012	SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
2014	General Prayut Chan-o-cha becomes interim leader of Thailand in a military coup d'état, following six months of political turmoil.
2014	An explosion occurs in Ürümqi, capital of China's far-western Xinjiang region, resulting in at least 43 deaths and 91 injuries.
2015	The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum.
2017	Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
2017	United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
2020	Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashes in Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 98 people.
2021	Severe weather kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) ultramarathon in the Yellow River Stone Forest, Gansu province of China.
1987	The birth of Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
1987	The birth of Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
1988	The birth of Heida Reed, Icelandic-British actress
1989	The birth of Corey Dickerson, American baseball player
1990	The birth of Wyatt Roy, Australian politician
1991	The birth of Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
1991	The birth of Suho, South Korean singer and actor
1992	The birth of Anna Baryshnikov, American actress
1994	The birth of Florian Luger, Austrian male model
1994	The birth of Athena Manoukian, Greek-Armenian singer and songwriter
1998	The birth of Samile Bermannelli, Brazilian fashion model
1999	The birth of Femke Huijzer, Dutch model
1999	The birth of Hōshōryū Tomokatsu, Mongolian sumo wrestler
2001	The birth of Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality
2004	The birth of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress
2006	The death of Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (b. 1945)
2007	The death of Pemba Doma Sherpa, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1970)
2008	The death of Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (b. 1946)
2010	The death of Martin Gardner, American mathematician, cryptographer, and author (b. 1914)
2011	The death of Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 1938)
2012	The death of Muzafar Bhutto, Pakistani politician (b. 1970)
2012	The death of Wesley A. Brown, American lieutenant and engineer (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Marques Haynes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Vladimir Katriuk, Ukrainian-Canadian SS officer (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Velimir "Bata" Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (b. 1981)
2019	The death of Judith Kerr, German-born British writer and illustrator (b. 1923)
2020	The death of Denise Cronenberg, Canadian costume designer (b. 1938)
2022	The death of Dervla Murphy, Irish touring cyclist and author (b. 1931)

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