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

Updated at April 27, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Ken Mattingly Facts

Full Name	Ken Mattingly
Birthdate	March 17, 1936
Birth Place	Illinois
Age (in 2024)	88 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Astronaut

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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, 1 months and 10 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, 77^th day / 12^th 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 1057 months old
Ken Mattingly age in day is 32183 days old
Ken Mattingly age in hour is 772392 hours old
Ken Mattingly age in minute is 46343520 minutes old
Ken Mattingly age in second is 2780611200 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.

Year	Event
1963	Mount Agung erupts on Bali killing more than 1,100 people.
1966	Off the coast of Spain in the Mediterranean, the DSV Alvin submarine finds a missing American hydrogen bomb.
1968	As a result of nerve gas testing by the U.S. Army Chemical Corps in Skull Valley, Utah, over 6,000 sheep are found dead.
1969	Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
1973	The 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.
1979	The Penmanshiel Tunnel collapses during engineering works, killing two workers.
1985	Serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the "Night Stalker", commits the first two murders in his Los Angeles murder spree.
1988	A Colombian Boeing 727 jetliner, Avianca Flight 410, crashes into a mountainside near the Venezuelan border killing 143.
1988	Eritrean 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.
1992	Israeli Embassy attack in Buenos Aires: Car bomb attack kills 29 and injures 242.
1992	A referendum to end apartheid in South Africa is passed 68.7% to 31.2%.
2000	Five 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.
2003	Secretary 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.
2004	Unrest in Kosovo: More than 22 are killed and 200 wounded. Thirty-five Serbian Orthodox shrines in Kosovo and two mosques in Serbia are destroyed.
2016	Rojava conflict: At a conference in Rmelan, the Movement for a Democratic Society declares the establishment of the Democratic Federation of Northern Syria.
1987	The birth of Emmanuel Sanders, American football player
1988	The birth of Rasmus Elm, Swedish footballer
1988	The birth of Fraser Forster, English footballer
1988	The birth of Grimes, Canadian artist, musician and music video director
1988	The birth of Ryan White, Canadian ice hockey player
1989	The birth of Shinji Kagawa, Japanese footballer
1990	The birth of Hozier, Irish singer-songwriter and musician
1990	The birth of Saina Nehwal, Indian badminton player
1991	The birth of Jack De Belin, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Patrick Cantlay, American golfer
1992	The birth of John Boyega, English actor
1993	The birth of Matteo Bianchetti, Italian footballer
1994	The birth of Dean Britt, Australian rugby league player
1995	The birth of Ashley Taylor, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Katie Ledecky, American swimmer
2011	The death of Ferlin Husky, American country music singer (b. 1925)
2012	The death of Shenouda III, pope of Alexandria (b. 1923)
2012	The death of Margaret Whitlam, Australian swimmer and author (b. 1919)
2013	The death of William B. Caldwell III, American general (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Lawrence Fuchs, American scholar and academic (b. 1927)
2013	The death of A.B.C. Whipple, American journalist and historian (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Marek Galiński, Polish cyclist (b. 1974)
2014	The death of Joseph Kerman, American musicologist and critic (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Rachel Lambert Mellon, American gardener, philanthropist, art collector and political patron (b. 1910)
2015	The death of Frank Perris, Canadian motorcycle racer (b. 1931)
2016	The death of Meir Dagan, Israeli general (b. 1945)
2016	The death of Zoltán Kamondi, Hungarian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1960)
2018	The death of Mike MacDonald, Canadian comedian (b. 1954)
2018	The death of Phan Văn Khải, the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1933)
2021	The death of John Magufuli, the fifth President of Tanzania (b. 1959)

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