John Christopher Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Christopher Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Christopher Facts

Full Name	John Christopher
Birthdate	April 16, 1922
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	102 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Novelist

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John Christopher Age & Birthday

John Christopher is best known as Novelist who has born on April 16, 1922 in England. Currently, John Christopher is 102 years, 7 months and 27 days old. John Christopher will celebrate 103rd birthday on Wednesday, 16th of April 2025. Below the countdown to John Christopher upcoming birthday.

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John Christopher Biography

About

Born Sam Youd and better known by his pen name John Christopher, this Guardian Prize-winning science fiction writer most notably penned the 1956 work The Death of Grass and the 1960s young adult series The Tripods.

Before Fame

After serving during the early 1940s in the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals, he published his debut novel The Winter Swan.

Trivia

He was the 1976 recipient of the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (a German prize for young adult fiction).

Family Life

He was born in Huyton, Lancashire, England, and he studied at Peter Symonds' School in Winchester, Hampshire, England.

Associated With

No Blade of Grass, the 1970 cinematic adaptation of Christopher's book The Death of Grass, stars Nigel Davenport as protagonist John Custance.

Top Asked Questions about John Christopher

How old is John Christopher in 2024?

John Christopher is 102 years old today.

When was John Christopher born?

John Christopher was born on April 16, 1922 in England.

What is John Christopher zodiac sign?

John Christopher zodiac sign is Aries.

What was John Christopher best known for?

John Christopher was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about John Christopher's Birthday

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

John Christopher was born on Sunday, 106^th day / 15^th week of 1922
John Christopher has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Christopher birthday is XVI.IV.MCMXXII
John Christopher's birthstone is Diamond
John Christopher's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
John Christopher age in year is 102 years old
John Christopher age in month is 1231 months old
John Christopher age in day is 37497 days old
John Christopher age in hour is 899928 hours old
John Christopher age in minute is 53995680 minutes old
John Christopher age in second is 3239740800 seconds old
Next John Christopher birthday is on Wednesday, April 16th 2025
John Christopher age in next birthday (2025) is 103 years old
Learn more interesting facts about April 16, 1922 birthday

Historical Events on John Christopher Birthday (April 16)

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

Year	Event
1972	Apollo program: The launch of Apollo 16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
1990	"Doctor Death", Jack Kevorkian, participates in his first assisted suicide.
1996	Israel strikes a civilian house in Nabatieh Fawka, Lebanon, killing nine people, including seven children.
2001	India and Bangladesh begin a five-day border conflict, but are unable to resolve the disputes about their border.
2003	The Treaty of Accession is signed in Athens admitting ten new member states to the European Union.
2003	Michael Jordan plays his final game with the National Basketball Association.
2007	Virginia Tech shooting: Seung-Hui Cho guns down 32 people and injures 17 before committing suicide.
2008	The U.S. Supreme Court rules in the Baze v. Rees decision that execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban against cruel and unusual punishment.
2012	The trial for Anders Behring Breivik, the perpetrator of the 2011 Norway attacks, begins in Oslo, Norway.
2012	The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize.
2013	A 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, killing at least 35 people and injuring 117 others.
2013	The 2013 Baga massacre is started when Boko Haram militants engage government soldiers in Baga.
2014	The South Korean ferry MV Sewol capsizes and sinks near Jindo Island, killing 304 passengers and crew and leading to widespread criticism of the South Korean government, media, and shipping authorities.
2016	Ecuador's worst earthquake in nearly 40 years kills 676 and injures 6,274.
2018	The New York Times and the New Yorker win the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for breaking news of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse scandal.
1986	The birth of Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast
1987	The birth of Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player
1987	The birth of Aaron Lennon, English international footballer
1988	The birth of Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Reggie Jackson, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player
1990	The birth of Tony McQuay, American sprinter
1991	The birth of Nolan Arenado, American baseball player
1991	The birth of Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer
1993	The birth of Chance the Rapper, American rapper
1993	The birth of Mirai Nagasu, Japanese-American figure skater
1996	The birth of Anya Taylor-Joy, Argentine-British actress
1996	The birth of Taylor Townsend, American tennis player
2002	The birth of Sadie Sink, American actress
2013	The death of Siegfried Ludwig, Austrian politician, 18th Governor of Lower Austria (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Pentti Lund, Finnish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1925)
2013	The death of George Beverly Shea, Canadian-American singer-songwriter (b. 1909)
2013	The death of Pat Summerall, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Gyude Bryant, Liberian businessman and politician (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Aulis Rytkönen, Finnish footballer and manager (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Ernst Florian Winter, Austrian-American historian and political scientist (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Valery Belousov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1948)
2015	The death of Stanislav Gross, Czech lawyer and politician, fifth Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (b. 1969)
2018	The death of Harry Anderson, American actor and magician (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Andrew Peacock, Australian politician (b. 1939)
2021	The death of Helen McCrory, British actress (b. 1968)
2021	The death of Liam Scarlett, British choreographer (b. 1986)
2021	The death of John Dawes, Welsh rugby union player (b. 1940)

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