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

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Gordon Cooper Jr. Facts

Full Name	Gordon Cooper Jr.
Birthdate	March 06, 1927
Birth Place	Shawnee, OK
Age (in 2024)	97 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Astronaut

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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, 8 months and 15 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, 65^th day / 09^th 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 1172 months old
Gordon Cooper Jr. age in day is 35690 days old
Gordon Cooper Jr. age in hour is 856560 hours old
Gordon Cooper Jr. age in minute is 51393600 minutes old
Gordon Cooper Jr. age in second is 3083616000 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.

Year	Event
1964	Constantine II becomes the last King of Greece.
1965	Premier Tom Playford of South Australia loses power after 27 years in office.
1967	Cold War: Joseph Stalin's daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva defects to the United States.
1968	Three rebels are executed by Rhodesia, the first executions since UDI, prompting international condemnation.
1970	An explosion at the Weather Underground safe house in Greenwich Village kills three.
1975	For 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.
1975	Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute.
1984	In 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.
1987	The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193.
1988	Three Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers are shot dead by the SAS in Gibraltar in Operation Flavius.
1992	The Michelangelo computer virus begins to affect computers.
2003	Air Algérie Flight 6289 crashes at the Aguenar - Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria, killing 102 out of the 103 people on board.
2008	A suicide bomber kills 68 people (including first responders) in Baghdad on the same day that a gunman kills eight students in Jerusalem.
2018	Forbes names Jeff Bezos as the world's richest person, for the first time, at $112 billion net worth.
2020	32 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.
1988	The birth of Marina Erakovic, New Zealand tennis player
1988	The birth of Simon Mignolet, Belgian footballer
1989	The birth of Agnieszka Radwańska, Polish tennis player
1990	The birth of Derek Drouin, Canadian athlete
1991	The birth of Lex Luger, American keyboard player and producer
1991	The birth of Emma McDougall, English footballer (d. 2013)
1991	The birth of Tyler Gregory Okonma, American rapper
1992	The birth of Sam Bankman-Fried, American businessman
1993	The birth of Andrés Rentería, Colombian footballer
1994	The birth of Marcus Smart, American basketball player
1995	The birth of Georgi Kitanov, Bulgarian footballer
1996	The birth of Christian Coleman, American sprinter
1996	The birth of Tyrell Fuimaono, Australian rugby player
1996	The birth of Timo Werner, German footballer
1999	The birth of Ylena In-Albon, Swiss tennis player
2013	The death of W. Wallace Cleland, American biochemist and academic (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian educator and politician (b. 1969)
2014	The death of Frank Jobe, American soldier and surgeon (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Sheila MacRae, English-American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Martin Nesbitt, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Manlio Sgalambro, Italian philosopher, author, and poet (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Fred Craddock, American minister and academic (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Ram Sundar Das, Indian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Minister of Bihar (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Enrique "Coco" Vicéns, Puerto Rican-American basketball player and politician (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Nancy Reagan, American actress, 42nd First Lady of the United States (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Sheila Varian, American horse trainer and breeder (b. 1937)
2017	The death of Robert Osborne, American actor and historian (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Peter Nicholls, Australian science fiction critic and encyclopedist (b. 1939)
2021	The death of Lou Ottens, Dutch engineer and inventor (b.1926)
2021	The death of Graham Pink, British nurse (b. 1929)

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