Im Kwon-taek Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Im Kwon-taek Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Im Kwon-taek Facts

Full Name	Im Kwon-taek
Birthdate	May 02, 1936
Birth Place	South Korea
Age (in 2024)	88 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Director

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Im Kwon-taek Age & Birthday

Im Kwon-taek is best known as Director who has born on May 02, 1936 in South Korea. Currently, Im Kwon-taek is 88 years, 6 months and 3 days old. Im Kwon-taek will celebrate 89th birthday on Friday, 2nd of May 2025. Below the countdown to Im Kwon-taek upcoming birthday.

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Im Kwon-taek Biography

About

One of South Korea's most revered directors. He was known for critically and commercially successful films like Sopyonje from 1993 and Chunhyang from 2000.

Before Fame

He worked as a production assistant for Five Fingers of Death director Jeong Chang-hwa.

Trivia

His film Sopyonje became the most honored Korean film ever made with 27 domestic and three international prizes.

Family Life

His family suffered considerable losses in the Korean War.

Associated With

He won the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival in 2002, one year before Gus Van Sant won the award for the film Elephant.

Top Asked Questions about Im Kwon-taek

How old is Im Kwon-taek in 2024?

Im Kwon-taek is 88 years old today.

When was Im Kwon-taek born?

Im Kwon-taek was born on May 02, 1936 in South Korea.

What is Im Kwon-taek zodiac sign?

Im Kwon-taek zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Im Kwon-taek best known for?

Im Kwon-taek was best known as Director.

Fun Facts about Im Kwon-taek's Birthday

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

Im Kwon-taek was born on Saturday, 123^rd day / 18^th week of 1936
Im Kwon-taek has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Im Kwon-taek birthday is II.V.MCMXXXVI
Im Kwon-taek's birthstone is Emerald
Im Kwon-taek's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Im Kwon-taek age in year is 88 years old
Im Kwon-taek age in month is 1062 months old
Im Kwon-taek age in day is 32329 days old
Im Kwon-taek age in hour is 775896 hours old
Im Kwon-taek age in minute is 46553760 minutes old
Im Kwon-taek age in second is 2793225600 seconds old
Next Im Kwon-taek birthday is on Friday, May 2nd 2025
Im Kwon-taek age in next birthday (2025) is 89 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 02, 1936 birthday

Historical Events on Im Kwon-taek Birthday (May 02)

Below are historical events that coincided with Im Kwon-taek's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1972	In the early morning hours a fire breaks out at the Sunshine Mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, Idaho, killing 91 workers.
1982	Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1986	Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
1989	Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
1995	During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
1998	The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
1999	Panamanian general election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
2000	President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
2004	The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2nd.
2008	Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
2008	Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
2011	Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011	An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.
2012	A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
2014	Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
1988	The birth of Neftalí Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1988	The birth of Stephen Henderson, Irish footballer
1989	The birth of Jeanette Pohlen, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Kay Panabaker, American actress
1990	The birth of Paul George, American basketball player
1991	The birth of Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
1992	The birth of Sunmi, South Korean singer
1992	The birth of María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
1993	The birth of Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
1993	The birth of Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
1993	The birth of Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
1996	The birth of Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer
1996	The birth of Julian Brandt, German footballer
1996	The birth of Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer
2015	The birth of Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne
2013	The death of Joseph P. McFadden, American bishop (b. 1947)
2013	The death of Dvora Omer, Israeli author and educator (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Ivan Turina, Croatian footballer (b. 1980)
2013	The death of Charles Banks Wilson, American painter and illustrator (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Tomás Balduino, Brazilian bishop (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Žarko Petan, Slovenian director, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Efrem Zimbalist, Jr., American actor (b. 1918)
2015	The death of Stuart Archer, English colonel and architect (b. 1915)
2015	The death of Michael Blake, American author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
2015	The death of Guy Carawan, American singer and musicologist (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Maya Plisetskaya, Russian-Lithuanian ballerina, choreographer, actress, and director (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Ruth Rendell, English author (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (b. 1947)
2020	The death of Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (b. 1982)
2021	The death of Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (b. 1925)

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