Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Helen Wills |
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Birthdate | October 06, 1905 |
Birth Place | Fremont, CA |
Age (in 2024) | 119 Years Old |
Zodiac | Libra |
Occupation | Tennis Player |
Helen Wills is best known as Tennis Player who has born on October 06, 1905 in Fremont, CA. Currently, Helen Wills is 119 years, 2 months and 6 days old. Helen Wills will celebrate 120th birthday on Monday, 6th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Helen Wills upcoming birthday.
Considered the first female athlete to attain celebrity status, she won Wimbledon eight times, the US Open seven times, and the French Open four times.
She honed her skills as a youngster, winning her first Grand Slam when she was just 17-years old.
In addition to her 19 singles Grand Slam titles, she won nine doubles Grand Slams, and three mixed doubles Grand Slams.
She was married to Frederick Moody from 1929-1937, and to Aidan Roark from 1939 until her death.
She often competed against Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman.
Helen Wills is 119 years old today.
Helen Wills was born on October 06, 1905 in Fremont, CA.
Helen Wills zodiac sign is Libra.
Helen Wills was best known as Tennis Player.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Helen Wills's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Helen Wills's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1973 | Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War. |
1976 | Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group. |
1976 | Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China. |
1976 | Dozens are killed by the Thai army in the Thammasat University massacre. |
1977 | The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight. |
1979 | Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House. |
1981 | Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists. |
1981 | NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board. |
1985 | Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London. |
1987 | Fiji becomes a republic. |
1995 | The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered. |
2007 | Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth. |
2010 | Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded. |
2018 | The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process. |
2022 | Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
1989 | The birth of Tyler Ennis, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Pizzi, Portuguese footballer |
1990 | The birth of Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress |
1992 | The birth of Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player |
1993 | The birth of Adam Gemili, English sprinter |
1993 | The birth of Joe Rafferty, English-Irish footballer |
1993 | The birth of Jourdan Miller, American fashion model |
1994 | The birth of Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter |
1997 | The birth of Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer |
1999 | The birth of Niko Kari, Finnish race car driver |
1999 | The birth of Trevor Lawrence, American football player |
2000 | The birth of Kyle Pitts, American football player |
2000 | The birth of Jazz Jennings, American internet personality |
2000 | The birth of Addison Rae, American social media personality, dancer, and singer |
2004 | The birth of Bronny James, American basketball player |
2014 | The death of Marian Seldes, American actress (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1976) |
2014 | The death of Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (b. 1933) |
2015 | The death of Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (b. 1923) |
2017 | The death of Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (b. 1972) |
2017 | The death of David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (b. 1952) |
2018 | The death of Scott Wilson, American actor (b. 1942) |
2018 | The death of Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano (b. 1933) |
2019 | The death of Ginger Baker, English drummer (b. 1939) |
2019 | The death of Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (b. 1936) |
2019 | The death of Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (b. 1931) |
2020 | The death of Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (b. 1955) |
2020 | The death of Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (b. 1940) |
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