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

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

John Sweeney Facts

Full Name	John Sweeney
Birthdate	June 07, 1958
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	66 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Journalist

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John Sweeney Age & Birthday

John Sweeney is best known as Journalist who has born on June 07, 1958 in England. Currently, John Sweeney is 66 years, 5 months and 14 days old. John Sweeney will celebrate 67th birthday on Saturday, 7th of June 2025. Below the countdown to John Sweeney upcoming birthday.

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John Sweeney Biography

About

Award-winning investigative journalist known for his work with BBC's Panorama, producing documentaries about some of the most corrupt organizations and countries on Earth, including Scientology and North Korea.

Before Fame

After attending the London School of Economics, her worked at The Observer for 12 years, during which time he was unsuccessfully sued for defamation by the Barclay brothers.

Trivia

He's written more than half a dozen novels about his experiences and what he's learned as an investigative journalist. He won the inaugural Paul Foot Award in 2005.

Family Life

He and wife Tomiko came under fire in 2013 for endangering students on a trip to North Korea by using them as cover to enter the country.

Associated With

While covering Robert Mugabe and corruption in Zimbabwe in the early 2000s, he was forced to ride in a car trunk to get around the country and find his story. Being a journalist, his presence in the country was illegal at the time.

Top Asked Questions about John Sweeney

How old is John Sweeney in 2024?

John Sweeney is 66 years old today.

When was John Sweeney born?

John Sweeney was born on June 07, 1958 in England.

What is John Sweeney zodiac sign?

John Sweeney zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was John Sweeney best known for?

John Sweeney was best known as Journalist.

Fun Facts about John Sweeney's Birthday

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

John Sweeney was born on Saturday, 158^th day / 23^rd week of 1958
John Sweeney has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Sweeney birthday is VII.VI.MCMLVIII
John Sweeney's birthstone is Pearl
John Sweeney's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
John Sweeney age in year is 66 years old
John Sweeney age in month is 797 months old
John Sweeney age in day is 24274 days old
John Sweeney age in hour is 582576 hours old
John Sweeney age in minute is 34954560 minutes old
John Sweeney age in second is 2097273600 seconds old
Next John Sweeney birthday is on Saturday, June 7th 2025
John Sweeney age in next birthday (2025) is 67 years old
Learn more interesting facts about June 07, 1958 birthday

Historical Events on John Sweeney Birthday (June 07)

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

Year	Event
1948	Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
1955	Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
1962	The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
1965	The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1967	Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.
1971	The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1971	The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades.
1975	Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
1977	Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
1981	The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
1982	Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.
1989	Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
1991	Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
2000	The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
2017	A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
1960	The birth of Bill Prady, American screenwriter and producer
1965	The birth of Damien Hirst, English painter and art collector
1965	The birth of Mick Foley, American professional wrestler and author
1967	The birth of Dave Navarro, American musician
1970	The birth of Cafu, Brazilian footballer
1974	The birth of Bear Grylls, English adventurer, author, and television host
1975	The birth of Allen Iverson, American basketball player
1978	The birth of Bill Hader, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1981	The birth of Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
1988	The birth of Michael Cera, Canadian actor and musician
1990	The birth of Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, and model
1991	The birth of Fetty Wap, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
1991	The birth of Emily Ratajkowski, American model and actress
1993	The birth of George Ezra, English singer-songwriter
1996	The birth of Christian McCaffrey, American football player
1970	The death of E. M. Forster, English novelist, short story writer, essayist (b. 1879)
1978	The death of Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1980	The death of Elizabeth Craig, Scottish journalist and economist (b. 1883)
1980	The death of Philip Guston, Canadian-American painter and educator (b. 1913)
1980	The death of Henry Miller, American novelist and essayist (b. 1891)
1985	The death of Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (b. 1906)
1987	The death of Cahit Zarifoğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1940)
1992	The death of Bill France Sr., American race car driver and businessman, co-founded NASCAR (b. 1909)
1995	The death of Hsuan Hua, Chinese monk and educator (b. 1918)
2001	The death of Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (b. 1907)
2001	The death of Betty Neels, English nurse and author (b. 1910)
2002	The death of Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (b. 1915)
2012	The death of Phillip V. Tobias, South African paleontologist and academic (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Christopher Lee, English actor (b. 1922)

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