Jessica Watson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 22, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jessica Watson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Jessica Watson Facts

Full Name	Jessica Watson
Birthdate	May 18, 1993
Birth Place	Australia
Age (in 2025)	32 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Explorer

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Jessica Watson Age & Birthday

Jessica Watson is best known as Explorer who has born on May 18, 1993 in Australia. Currently, Jessica Watson is 32 years, 0 months and 4 days old. Jessica Watson will celebrate 33rd birthday on Monday, 18th of May 2026. Below the countdown to Jessica Watson upcoming birthday.

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Jessica Watson Biography

About

Explorer who became the youngest person to sail unassisted around the world without stopping in May 2010. The journey spanned 21,600 nautical miles and lasted from October 2009 to May 2010.

Before Fame

She lived with her family on a cabin cruiser for five years, and she spent time living in a double-decker bus.

Trivia

She has garnered some criticism due to her trip not meeting official World Sailing Speed Record Council criteria.

Family Life

Her parents are New Zealanders Roger and Julie Watson.

Associated With

She successfully circumnavigated the globe like Ferdinand Magellan, who was the first person to do so.

Top Asked Questions about Jessica Watson

How old is Jessica Watson in 2025?

Jessica Watson is 32 years old today.

When was Jessica Watson born?

Jessica Watson was born on May 18, 1993 in Australia.

What is Jessica Watson zodiac sign?

Jessica Watson zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Jessica Watson best known for?

Jessica Watson was best known as Explorer.

Fun Facts about Jessica Watson's Birthday

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

Jessica Watson was born on Tuesday, 138^th day / 20^th week of 1993
Jessica Watson has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Jessica Watson birthday is XVIII.V.MCMXCIII
Jessica Watson's birthstone is Emerald
Jessica Watson's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Jessica Watson age in year is 32 years old
Jessica Watson age in month is 384 months old
Jessica Watson age in day is 11692 days old
Jessica Watson age in hour is 280608 hours old
Jessica Watson age in minute is 16836480 minutes old
Jessica Watson age in second is 1010188800 seconds old
Next Jessica Watson birthday is on Monday, May 18th 2026
Jessica Watson age in next birthday (2026) is 33 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 18, 1993 birthday

Historical Events on Jessica Watson Birthday (May 18)

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

Year	Event
1973	Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board.
1974	Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so.
1977	Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel.
1980	Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage.
1980	Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms.
1990	In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph).
1991	Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
1993	Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
1994	Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
2005	A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
2006	The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
2009	The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
2015	At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
2018	A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
2019	United States presidential election: Joe Biden announces his presidential campaign.
1986	The birth of Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player
1988	The birth of Taeyang, South Korean singer
1990	The birth of Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer
1990	The birth of Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer
1990	The birth of Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model
1993	The birth of Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player
1993	The birth of Jessica Watson, Australian sailor
1998	The birth of Polina Edmunds, American figure skater
1999	The birth of Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter
2000	The birth of Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer
2000	The birth of Steven Sessegnon, English footballer
2001	The birth of Emma Navarro, American tennis player
2002	The birth of Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater
2009	The birth of Hala Finley, American actress
2014	The death of Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948)
2014	The death of Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946)
2017	The death of Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940)
2017	The death of Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916)
2017	The death of Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964)
2019	The death of Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (b. 1981)
2020	The death of Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (b. 1943)
2021	The death of Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician

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