Updated at November 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Gil Dobie |
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Birthdate | January 21, 1879 |
Birth Place | Hastings, MN |
Age (in 2024) | 145 Years Old |
Zodiac | Aquarius |
Occupation | Football Coach |
Gil Dobie is best known as Football Coach who has born on January 21, 1879 in Hastings, MN. Currently, Gil Dobie is 145 years, 9 months and 17 days old. Gil Dobie will celebrate 146th birthday on Tuesday, 21st of January 2025. Below the countdown to Gil Dobie upcoming birthday.
Legend of the University of Washington's football program who led the Huskies to 58 straight wins over eight perfect seasons.
He played college football with the University of Minnesota, staying with the University as an assistant coach after graduation, and taking the job at UW in 1908.
He was one of the first coaches to employ the pass as a part of the offense, and emphasized speed and quickness to wear down opponents.
The son of Scottish immigrants, he was orphaned by the age of eight, and was raised in an orphanage.
A contemporary of other College Football Hall of Fame coaches like Knute Rockne, he established his own dynasty on the west coast.
Gil Dobie is 145 years old today.
Gil Dobie was born on January 21, 1879 in Hastings, MN.
Gil Dobie zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Gil Dobie was best known as Football Coach.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Gil Dobie's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Gil Dobie's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1980 | Iran Air Flight 291 crashes in the Alborz Mountains while on approach to Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, Iran, killing 128 people. |
1981 | Production of the DeLorean sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. |
1985 | Galaxy Airlines Flight 203 crashes near Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Reno, Nevada, killing 70 people. |
1997 | The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395-28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined. |
1999 | War on Drugs: In one of the largest drug busts in American history, the United States Coast Guard intercepts a ship with over 4,300 kilograms (9,500Â lb) of cocaine on board. |
2000 | Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad. |
2003 | A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. |
2004 | NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory and is fixed remotely from Earth on February 6. |
2005 | In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. |
2009 | Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending a three-week war it had with Hamas. However, intermittent fire by both sides continues in the weeks to follow. |
2011 | Anti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people lose their lives from gunshots, allegedly fired from armed police protecting the Prime Minister's office. |
2014 | Rojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Republic. |
2017 | Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day as President of the United States. |
2018 | Rocket Lab's Electron becomes the first rocket to reach orbit using an electric pump-fed engine and deploys three CubeSats. |
2023 | Huu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, killing eleven people and injuring nine others before later committing suicide. It is the worst mass shooting in Los Angeles County since the 2008 Covina massacre. |
1992 | The birth of Nicolás Mezquida, Uruguayan footballer |
1992 | The birth of Roland Szolnoki, Hungarian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Muralha, Brazilian footballer |
1994 | The birth of Amin Affane, Swedish footballer |
1994 | The birth of Laura Robson, Australian-English tennis player |
1994 | The birth of Booboo Stewart, American actor |
1995 | The birth of Yulia Belorukova, Russian cross-country skier |
1995 | The birth of Nguyễn Công Phượng, Vietnamese footballer |
1995 | The birth of Marine Johannes, French basketball player |
1995 | The birth of Alanna Kennedy, Australian footballer |
1996 | The birth of Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer |
1997 | The birth of Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer |
1997 | The birth of Ilia Topuria, German-Georgian mixed martial artist |
1999 | The birth of Rubina Ali, Indian actress |
2004 | The birth of Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway |
2013 | The death of Chumpol Silpa-archa, Thai academic and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1940) |
2013 | The death of Michael Winner, English director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Marcus Borg, American scholar, theologian, and author (b. 1942) |
2015 | The death of Leon Brittan, English lawyer and politician, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (b. 1946) |
2016 | The death of Bill Johnson, American skier (b. 1960) |
2016 | The death of Mrinalini Sarabhai, a 1992-Padma Bhushan award winner Indian classical dancer, choreographer and instructor. (b. 1918) |
2019 | The death of Kaye Ballard, American actress (b. 1925) |
2019 | The death of Henri, Count of Paris, Head of the House of Orléans (b. 1933) |
2019 | The death of Emiliano Sala, Argentine footballer (b. 1990) |
2019 | The death of Harris Wofford, American politician, author and civil rights activist (b. 1926) |
2020 | The death of Terry Jones, Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1942) |
2020 | The death of Morgan Wootten, American high school basketball coach (b. 1931) |
2022 | The death of Louie Anderson, American actor and comedian (b. 1953) |
2022 | The death of Leonor Oyarzún, Chilean socialite, First Lady of Chile (b. 1919) |
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