Gyo Obata Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Gyo Obata Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Gyo Obata Facts

Full Name	Gyo Obata
Birthdate	February 28, 1923
Birth Place	California
Age (in 2024)	101 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Architect

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Gyo Obata Age & Birthday

Gyo Obata is best known as Architect who has born on February 28, 1923 in California. Currently, Gyo Obata is 101 years, 8 months and 21 days old. Gyo Obata will celebrate 102nd birthday on Friday, 28th of February 2025. Below the countdown to Gyo Obata upcoming birthday.

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Gyo Obata Biography

About

Designer of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the McDonnell Planetarium at the Saint Louis Science Center, and the Independence Temple of the Community of Christ church. Co-founded international architectural firm HOK.

Before Fame

He was almost interned with his family during World War II for being Japanese, but he was able to beat the oppression by enrolling in the architectural program at Washington University in St. Louis, which was the only United States university accepting Japanese nationals at that time. He then studied architecture and urban design at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan.

Trivia

His work included the Houston Galleria in Texas and the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles.

Family Life

His father was Japanese painter Chiura Obata. He was raised in San Francisco.

Associated With

He studied under Eero Saarinen while at Cranbrook Academy of Art.

Top Asked Questions about Gyo Obata

How old is Gyo Obata in 2024?

Gyo Obata is 101 years old today.

When was Gyo Obata born?

Gyo Obata was born on February 28, 1923 in California.

What is Gyo Obata zodiac sign?

Gyo Obata zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Gyo Obata best known for?

Gyo Obata was best known as Architect.

Fun Facts about Gyo Obata's Birthday

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

Gyo Obata was born on Wednesday, 59^th day / 09^th week of 1923
Gyo Obata has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Gyo Obata birthday is XXVIII.II.MCMXXIII
Gyo Obata's birthstone is Amethyst
Gyo Obata's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Gyo Obata age in year is 101 years old
Gyo Obata age in month is 1220 months old
Gyo Obata age in day is 37157 days old
Gyo Obata age in hour is 891768 hours old
Gyo Obata age in minute is 53506080 minutes old
Gyo Obata age in second is 3210364800 seconds old
Next Gyo Obata birthday is on Friday, February 28th 2025
Gyo Obata age in next birthday (2025) is 102 years old
Learn more interesting facts about February 28, 1923 birthday

Historical Events on Gyo Obata Birthday (February 28)

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

Year	Event
1980	Andalusia approves its statute of autonomy through a referendum.
1983	The final episode of MAS*H airs, with almost 106 million viewers. It still holds the record for the highest viewership of a season finale.
1985	The Provisional Irish Republican Army carries out a mortar attack on the Royal Ulster Constabulary police station at Newry, killing nine officers in the highest loss of life for the RUC on a single day.
1986	Olof Palme, 26th Prime Minister of Sweden, is assassinated in Stockholm.
1991	The first Gulf War ends.
1993	The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents raid the Branch Davidian church in Waco, Texas with a warrant to arrest the group's leader David Koresh. Four ATF agents and six Davidians die in the initial raid, starting a 51-day standoff.
1995	Former Australian Liberal party leader John Hewson resigns from the Australian parliament almost two years after losing the 1993 Australian federal election.
1997	An earthquake in northern Iran is responsible for about 3,000 deaths.
1997	GRB 970228, a highly luminous flash of gamma rays, strikes the Earth for 80 seconds, providing early evidence that gamma-ray bursts occur well beyond the Milky Way.
1997	A Turkish military memorandum resulted with collapse of the government in Turkey.
2001	The 2001 Nisqually earthquake, having a moment magnitude of 6.8, with epicenter in the southern Puget Sound, damages Seattle metropolitan area.
2002	During the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Patiya massacre and 69 in the Gulbarg Society massacre.
2004	Over one million Taiwanese participate in the 228 Hand-in-Hand rally form a 500-kilometre (310 mi) long human chain to commemorate the February 28 Incident in 1947.
2005	A suicide bombing at a police recruiting centre in Al Hillah, Iraq kills 127.
2013	Pope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first pope to do so since Pope Gregory XII, in 1415.
1980	The birth of Tayshaun Prince, American basketball player
1981	The birth of Brian Bannister, American baseball player and scout
1982	The birth of Natalia Vodianova, Russian-French model and actress
1984	The birth of Karolína Kurková, Czech model and actress
1985	The birth of Tim Bresnan, English cricketer
1985	The birth of Jelena Janković, Serbian tennis player
1985	The birth of Diego Ribas da Cunha, Brazilian footballer
1987	The birth of Antonio Candreva, Italian footballer
1988	The birth of Aroldis Chapman, Cuban baseball player
1989	The birth of Carlos Dunlap, American football player
1989	The birth of Charles Jenkins, American basketball player
1989	The birth of Kevin Proctor, New Zealand rugby league player
1990	The birth of Takayasu Akira, Japanese sumo wrestler
1994	The birth of Arkadiusz Milik, Polish footballer
1999	The birth of Luka Dončić, Slovenian basketball player
2004	The death of Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian and librarian (b. 1914)
2005	The death of Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (b. 1941)
2006	The death of Owen Chamberlain, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
2007	The death of Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. American historian and critic (b. 1917)
2009	The death of Paul Harvey, American radio host (b. 1918)
2011	The death of Annie Girardot, French actress (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Donald A. Glaser, American physicist and biologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1923)
2016	The death of George Kennedy, American actor (b. 1925)
2017	The death of Pierre Pascau, Mauritian-Canadian journalist (b. 1938)
2019	The death of André Previn, German-American pianist, conductor, and composer. (b. 1929)
2020	The death of Joe Coulombe, founder of Trader Joe's (b. 1930)
2020	The death of Freeman Dyson, British-born American physicist and mathematician (b. 1923)
2020	The death of Sir Lenox Hewitt, Australian public servant (b. 1917)

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