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Ken Mattingly Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ken Mattingly Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Ken Mattingly Facts

Full NameKen Mattingly
BirthdateMarch 17, 1936
Birth PlaceIllinois
Age (in 2024)88 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationAstronaut

Ken Mattingly Age & Birthday

Ken Mattingly is best known as Astronaut who has born on March 17, 1936 in Illinois. Currently, Ken Mattingly is 88 years, 9 months and 0 days old. Ken Mattingly will celebrate 89th birthday on Monday, 17th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Ken Mattingly upcoming birthday.

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Ken Mattingly Biography

About

Notable for his participation in the Apollo 16 lunar mission; the STS-4 voyage of the Space Shuttle Columbia; and the STS-51-C flight of the Space Shuttle Discovery, this NASA astronaut was also originally on the Apollo 13 crew roster, but did not participate in this mission because of concerns that he had contracted measles.

Before Fame

After completing his B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering at Auburn University, he enlisted in the United States Navy and went on to train at Edwards Air Force Base's Air Force Aerospace Research Pilot School.

Trivia

Upon ending his career with NASA, he worked for the Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics corporations.

Family Life

Born Thomas Kenneth Mattingly II, he spent his early years in Chicago, Illinois and Hialeah, Florida.

Associated With

He and John Young were both crew members on the Apollo 16 mission of 1972.

Top Asked Questions about Ken Mattingly

How old is Ken Mattingly in 2024?

Ken Mattingly is 88 years old today.

When was Ken Mattingly born?

Ken Mattingly was born on March 17, 1936 in Illinois.

What is Ken Mattingly zodiac sign?

Ken Mattingly zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Ken Mattingly best known for?

Ken Mattingly was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Ken Mattingly's Birthday

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

  • Ken Mattingly was born on Tuesday, 77th day / 12th week of 1936
  • Ken Mattingly has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Ken Mattingly birthday is XVII.III.MCMXXXVI
  • Ken Mattingly's birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Ken Mattingly's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Ken Mattingly age in year is 88 years old
  • Ken Mattingly age in month is 1065 months old
  • Ken Mattingly age in day is 32417 days old
  • Ken Mattingly age in hour is 778008 hours old
  • Ken Mattingly age in minute is 46680480 minutes old
  • Ken Mattingly age in second is 2800828800 seconds old
  • Next Ken Mattingly birthday is on Monday, March 17th 2025
  • Ken Mattingly age in next birthday (2025) is 89 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 17, 1936 birthday

Historical Events on Ken Mattingly Birthday (March 17)

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

YearEvent
1963Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
1966Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
1968As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
1969Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
1973The Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy is taken, depicting a former prisoner of war being reunited with his family, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.
1979The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
1985Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
1988A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
1988Eritrean War of Independence: The Nadew Command, an Ethiopian army corps in Eritrea, is attacked on three sides by military units of the Eritrean People's Liberation Front in the opening action of the Battle of Afabet.
1992Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
1992A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
2000Five hundred and thirty members of the Ugandan cult Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God die in a fire, considered to be a mass murder or suicide orchestrated by leaders of the cult. Elsewhere another 248 members are later found dead.
2003Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
2004Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed.
2016Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
1987The birth of Emmanuel Sanders, American football player
1988The birth of Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1988The birth of Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988The birth of Grimes, Canadian artist, musician and music video director
1988The birth of Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
1989The birth of Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1990The birth of Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician
1990The birth of Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
1991The birth of Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
1992The birth of Patrick Cantlay, American golfer
1992The birth of John Boyega, English actor
1993The birth of Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
1994The birth of Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player
1995The birth of Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
1997The birth of Katie Ledecky, American swimmer
2011The death of Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (b. 1925)
2012The death of Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012The death of Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013The death of William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)
2013The death of Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)
2013The death of A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)
2014The death of Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
2014The death of Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
2014The death of Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)
2015The death of Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
2016The death of Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945)
2016The death of Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)
2018The death of Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian (b. 1954)
2018The death of Phan Văn Khải, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1933)
2021The death of John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (b. 1959)

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