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Gordon Cooper Jr. Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Gordon Cooper Jr. Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Gordon Cooper Jr. Facts

Full NameGordon Cooper Jr.
BirthdateMarch 06, 1927
Birth PlaceShawnee, OK
Age (in 2024)97 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationAstronaut

Gordon Cooper Jr. Age & Birthday

Gordon Cooper Jr. is best known as Astronaut who has born on March 06, 1927 in Shawnee, OK. Currently, Gordon Cooper Jr. is 97 years, 9 months and 6 days old. Gordon Cooper Jr. will celebrate 98th birthday on Thursday, 6th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Gordon Cooper Jr. upcoming birthday.

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Gordon Cooper Jr. Biography

About

One of NASA's original seven Mercury astronauts, he spent 34 hours alone in a space capsule, demonstrating the possibility of reaching the moon.

Before Fame

He served in the Marine Corps and as a test pilot in the U.S. Air Force before joining Project Mercury.

Trivia

He set an endurance record on an eight-day Gemini 5 mission, traveling more than 3.3 million miles over the course of the trip.

Family Life

He grew up in Shawnee, Oklahoma, until his senior year of high school when his father was called up by the military and the family moved to Kentucky.

Associated With

Gus Grissom was another one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts.

Top Asked Questions about Gordon Cooper Jr.

How old is Gordon Cooper Jr. in 2024?

Gordon Cooper Jr. is 97 years old today.

When was Gordon Cooper Jr. born?

Gordon Cooper Jr. was born on March 06, 1927 in Shawnee, OK.

What is Gordon Cooper Jr. zodiac sign?

Gordon Cooper Jr. zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Gordon Cooper Jr. best known for?

Gordon Cooper Jr. was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Gordon Cooper Jr.'s Birthday

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

  • Gordon Cooper Jr. was born on Sunday, 65th day / 09th week of 1927
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Gordon Cooper Jr. birthday is VI.III.MCMXXVII
  • Gordon Cooper Jr.'s birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Gordon Cooper Jr.'s birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in year is 97 years old
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in month is 1173 months old
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in day is 35711 days old
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in hour is 857064 hours old
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in minute is 51423840 minutes old
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in second is 3085430400 seconds old
  • Next Gordon Cooper Jr. birthday is on Thursday, March 6th 2025
  • Gordon Cooper Jr. age in next birthday (2025) is 98 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 06, 1927 birthday

Historical Events on Gordon Cooper Jr. Birthday (March 06)

Below are historical events that coincided with Gordon Cooper Jr.'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 RadwaƄska, 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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