Karen Hess Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Karen Hess Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Karen Hess Facts

Full Name	Karen Hess
Birthdate	November 11, 1918
Birth Place	Nebraska
Age (in 2025)	106 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Historian

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Karen Hess Age & Birthday

Karen Hess is best known as Historian who has born on November 11, 1918 in Nebraska. Currently, Karen Hess is 106 years, 2 months and 0 days old. Karen Hess will celebrate 107th birthday on Tuesday, 11th of November 2025. Below the countdown to Karen Hess upcoming birthday.

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Karen Hess Biography

About

Known for her works The Taste of America (1977) and The Carolina Rice Kitchen: The African Connection (1992), this food and history writer was one of several founders of an organization known as The Culinary Historians of New York.

Before Fame

She earned a degree in music from Humboldt State University in California.

Trivia

She penned the introduction to a 1996 edition of Amelia Simmons' 1796 cookbook American Cookery.

Family Life

Her husband and Taste of America co-author, John L. Hess, worked as a journalist for the New York Times.

Associated With

She was a vocal critic of Julia Child and several other famous chefs.

Top Asked Questions about Karen Hess

How old is Karen Hess in 2025?

Karen Hess is 106 years old today.

When was Karen Hess born?

Karen Hess was born on November 11, 1918 in Nebraska.

What is Karen Hess zodiac sign?

Karen Hess zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Karen Hess best known for?

Karen Hess was best known as Historian.

Fun Facts about Karen Hess's Birthday

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

Karen Hess was born on Monday, 315^th day / 46^th week of 1918
Karen Hess has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Karen Hess birthday is XI.XI.MCMXVIII
Karen Hess's birthstone is Topaz
Karen Hess's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Karen Hess age in year is 106 years old
Karen Hess age in month is 1274 months old
Karen Hess age in day is 38778 days old
Karen Hess age in hour is 930672 hours old
Karen Hess age in minute is 55840320 minutes old
Karen Hess age in second is 3350419200 seconds old
Next Karen Hess birthday is on Wednesday, November 11th 2026
Karen Hess age in next birthday (2026) is 107 years old

Historical Events on Karen Hess Birthday (November 11)

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

Year	Event
1981	Antigua and Barbuda joins the United Nations.
1992	The General Synod of the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.
1993	A sculpture honoring women who served in the Vietnam War is dedicated at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1999	The House of Lords Act is given Royal Assent, restricting membership of the British House of Lords by virtue of a hereditary peerage.
2000	Kaprun disaster: One hundred fifty-five skiers and snowboarders die when a cable car catches fire in an alpine tunnel in Kaprun, Austria.
2001	Journalists Pierre Billaud, Johanne Sutton and Volker Handloik are killed in Afghanistan during an attack on the convoy they are traveling in.
2002	A Fokker F27 Friendship operating as Laoag International Airlines Flight 585 crashes into Manila Bay shortly after takeoff from Ninoy Aquino International Airport, killing 19 people.
2004	New Zealand Tomb of the Unknown Warrior is dedicated at the National War Memorial, Wellington.
2004	The Palestine Liberation Organization confirms the death of Yasser Arafat from unidentified causes. Mahmoud Abbas is elected chairman of the PLO minutes later.
2006	Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II unveils the New Zealand War Memorial in London, United Kingdom, commemorating the loss of soldiers from the New Zealand Army and the British Army.
2011	A helicopter crash just outside Mexico City kills seven, including Francisco Blake Mora the Secretary of the Interior of Mexico.
2012	A strong earthquake with the magnitude 6.8 hits northern Burma, killing at least 26 people.
2014	Fifty-eight people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District in southern Pakistan's Sindh province.
2020	Typhoon Vamco makes landfall in Luzon and several offshore islands, killing 67 people. The storm causes the worst floods in the region since Typhoon Ketsana in 2009.
2022	Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukrainian armed forces enter the city of Kherson following a successful two-month southern counteroffensive.
1989	The birth of Nick Blackman, English-Israeli footballer
1989	The birth of Joe Ragland, American basketball player
1989	The birth of Adam Rippon, American figure skater
1989	The birth of Reina Tanaka, Japanese singer
1989	The birth of Lewis Williamson, Scottish race car driver
1990	The birth of James Segeyaro, Papua New Guinean rugby league player
1990	The birth of Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road bicycle racer
1990	The birth of Georginio Wijnaldum, Dutch footballer
1992	The birth of Sofía Luini, Argentine tennis player
1993	The birth of Jamaal Lascelles, English footballer
1994	The birth of Ellie Simmonds, English swimmer
1994	The birth of Sanju Samson, Indian cricketer
1995	The birth of Josh Aloiai, New Zealand rugby league player
1995	The birth of Yuriko Miyazaki, British tennis player
1998	The birth of Liudmila Samsonova, Russian tennis player
2013	The death of Domenico Bartolucci, Italian cardinal and composer (b. 1917)
2013	The death of Bob Beckham, American singer-songwriter (b. 1927)
2013	The death of John S. Dunne, American priest and theologian (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Atilla Karaosmanoğlu, Turkish economist and politician, 33rd Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey (b. 1931)
2014	The death of John Doar, American lawyer and activist (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Big Bank Hank, American rapper (b. 1956)
2014	The death of Philip G. Hodge, American engineer and academic (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Harry Lonsdale, American chemist, businessman, and politician (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Carol Ann Susi, American actress (b. 1952)
2015	The death of Rita Gross, American theologian and author (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Nathaniel Marston, American actor and producer (b. 1975)
2016	The death of Victor Bailey, American singer and bass player (b. 1960)
2016	The death of Robert Vaughn, American actor (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Chiquito de la Calzada, Spanish singer, actor and comedian (b. 1932)
2021	The death of F. W. de Klerk, South African lawyer and politician, former State President of South Africa, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)

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