Jose Saramago Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 19, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Jose Saramago Facts
| Full Name | Jose Saramago |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | November 16, 1922 |
| Birth Place | Azinhaga, Portugal |
| Age (in 2024) | 101 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Jose Saramago Age & Birthday
Jose Saramago is best known as Poet who has born on November 16, 1922 in Azinhaga, Portugal. Currently, Jose Saramago is 101 years, 5 months and 3 days old. Jose Saramago will celebrate 102nd birthday on Saturday, 16th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Jose Saramago upcoming birthday.
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About
Portuguese author and poet who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998. His best-known works include The Gospel According to Jesus Christ (1991) and Blindness (1995).
Before Fame
He attended technical school and briefly worked as a car mechanic before becoming an assistant editor for the Portuguese newspaper, Diario de Noticias. He published his first work, Terra do Pecado (Land of Sin), in 1947.
Trivia
His novel, The Clairvoyant, was posthumously published in 2011.
Family Life
He was born to a peasant family in Azinhaga, Portugal. He and his wife, Pilar del Rio, had a daughter.
Associated With
He and Antonio Lobo Antunes are both famous Portuguese authors.
Top Asked Questions about Jose Saramago
How old is Jose Saramago in 2024?
Jose Saramago is 101 years old today.
When was Jose Saramago born?
Jose Saramago was born on November 16, 1922 in Azinhaga, Portugal.
What is Jose Saramago zodiac sign?
Jose Saramago zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Jose Saramago best known for?
Jose Saramago was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Jose Saramago's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jose Saramago's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Jose Saramago was born on Thursday, 320th day / 46th week of 1922
- Jose Saramago has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Jose Saramago birthday is XVI.XI.MCMXXII
- Jose Saramago's birthstone is Topaz
- Jose Saramago's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
- Jose Saramago age in year is 101 years old
- Jose Saramago age in month is 1217 months old
- Jose Saramago age in day is 37045 days old
- Jose Saramago age in hour is 889080 hours old
- Jose Saramago age in minute is 53344800 minutes old
- Jose Saramago age in second is 3200688000 seconds old
- Next Jose Saramago birthday is on Sunday, November 16th 2025
- Jose Saramago age in next birthday (2025) is 102 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about November 16, 1922 birthday
Historical Events on Jose Saramago Birthday (November 16)
Below are historical events that coincided with Jose Saramago's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1945 | UNESCO is founded. |
| 1965 | Venera program: The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, which will be the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet. |
| 1973 | Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission. |
| 1973 | U.S. President Richard Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the construction of the Alaska Pipeline. |
| 1974 | The Arecibo message is broadcast from Puerto Rico. |
| 1979 | The first line of Bucharest Metro (Line M1) is opened from Timpuri Noi to Semănătoarea in Bucharest, Romania. |
| 1988 | The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence. |
| 1988 | In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan. |
| 1989 | El Salvadoran army troops kill six Jesuit priests and two others at Jose Simeon Canas University. |
| 1990 | Pop group Milli Vanilli are stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing at all on the Girl You Know It's True album. Session musicians had provided all the vocals. |
| 1992 | The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk. |
| 1997 | After nearly 18 years of incarceration, China releases Wei Jingsheng, a pro-democracy dissident, from jail for medical reasons. |
| 2002 | The first cases of the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak are traced to Foshan, Guangdong Province, China. |
| 2005 | Following a 31-year wait, Australia defeats Uruguay in a penalty shootout to qualify for the 2006 FIFA World Cup. |
| 2022 | Artemis Program: NASA launches Artemis 1 on the first flight of the Space Launch System, the start of the program's future missions to the moon. |
| 1985 | The birth of Sanna Marin, Finnish politician, the Prime Minister of Finland |
| 1986 | The birth of Omar Mateen, Islamic terrorist, perpetrator of the Orlando nightclub shooting (d. 2016) |
| 1986 | The birth of Maxime Médard, French rugby player |
| 1987 | The birth of Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Jordan Walden, American baseball player |
| 1989 | The birth of Iamsu!, American rapper and producer |
| 1990 | The birth of Arjo Atayde, Filipino actor |
| 1990 | The birth of Dénes Dibusz, Hungarian football player |
| 1991 | The birth of Tomomi Kasai, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1992 | The birth of George Akpabio, Nigerian footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Matthew Allwood, Australian rugby league player |
| 1993 | The birth of Pete Davidson, American comedian and actor |
| 1994 | The birth of Brandon Larracuente, American actor |
| 1994 | The birth of Yoshiki Yamamoto, Japanese football player |
| 1995 | The birth of Noah Gray-Cabey, American actor and pianist |
| 2015 | The death of David Canary, American actor (b. 1938) |
| 2015 | The death of Michael C. Gross, American graphic designer and producer (b. 1945) |
| 2015 | The death of Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Alton D. Slay, American general (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Jay Wright Forrester, American computer engineer (b. 1918) |
| 2016 | The death of Melvin Laird, American politician and writer (b. 1922) |
| 2016 | The death of Daniel Prodan, Romanian football player (b. 1972) |
| 2017 | The death of Hiromi Tsuru, Japanese actress (b. 1960) |
| 2017 | The death of Ann Wedgeworth, American actress (b. 1934) |
| 2018 | The death of William Goldman, American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1931) |
| 2019 | The death of John Campbell Brown, Scottish astronomer (b. 1947) |
| 2019 | The death of Terry O'Neill, British photographer (b. 1938) |
| 2020 | The death of Sheila Nelson, English string teacher (b. 1936) |
| 2021 | The death of Jyrki Kasvi, Finnish journalist and politician (b. 1964) |
| 2022 | The death of Robert Clary, French-American actor and author (b. 1926) |
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