Mark Twain Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 26, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Mark Twain Facts
| Full Name | Mark Twain |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | November 30, 1835 |
| Birth Place | Florida, MO |
| Age (in 2024) | 188 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
| Occupation | Novelist |
Mark Twain Age & Birthday
Mark Twain is best known as Novelist who has born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, MO. Currently, Mark Twain is 188 years, 4 months and 26 days old. Mark Twain will celebrate 189th birthday on Saturday, 30th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Mark Twain upcoming birthday.
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About
Renowned 19th-century author who wrote Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn and became famous for his unparalleled wit and storytelling ability. Born Samuel Langhorne Clemens, he wrote under the pen name of Mark Twain and is widely considered one of the most important American literary figures.
Before Fame
He worked as a printer's apprentice and wrote for a newspaper before earning his riverboat pilot's license in 1859. Six years later, his short story, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County," brought him international acclaim.
Trivia
He was born during and died soon after the arrival of Halley's Comet.
Family Life
He was one of seven children born to Jane Lampton Clemens and John Marshall Clemens, and he spent his childhood in Hannibal, Missouri, which became the setting of his most famous novels. He married Olivia Langdon in 1870, and the couple went on to have four children.
Associated With
Experimental southern writer William Faulkner called Mark Twain the father of American literature.
Top Asked Questions about Mark Twain
How old is Mark Twain in 2024?
Mark Twain is 188 years old today.
When was Mark Twain born?
Mark Twain was born on November 30, 1835 in Florida, MO.
What is Mark Twain zodiac sign?
Mark Twain zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
What was Mark Twain best known for?
Mark Twain was best known as Novelist.
Fun Facts about Mark Twain's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Mark Twain's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Mark Twain was born on Monday, 334th day / 49th week of 1835
- Mark Twain has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Mark Twain birthday is XXX.XI.MDCCCXXXV
- Mark Twain's birthstone is Topaz
- Mark Twain's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
- Mark Twain age in year is 188 years old
- Mark Twain age in month is 2260 months old
- Mark Twain age in day is 68814 days old
- Mark Twain age in hour is 1651536 hours old
- Mark Twain age in minute is 99092160 minutes old
- Mark Twain age in second is 5945529600 seconds old
- Next Mark Twain birthday is on Sunday, November 30th 2025
- Mark Twain age in next birthday (2025) is 189 years old
Historical Events on Mark Twain Birthday (November 30)
Below are historical events that coincided with Mark Twain's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the Emirates of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah. |
| 1972 | Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam because troop levels are now down to 27,000. |
| 1981 | Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe. (The meetings end inconclusively on December 17.) |
| 1995 | Official end of Operation Desert Storm. |
| 1995 | U.S. President Bill Clinton visits Northern Ireland and speaks in favor of the "Northern Ireland peace process" to a huge rally at Belfast City Hall; he calls IRA fighters "yesterday's men". |
| 1999 | Exxon and Mobil sign a US$73.7Â billion agreement to merge, thus creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company. |
| 1999 | In Seattle, United States, demonstrations against a World Trade Organization meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies. |
| 1999 | British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world. |
| 2000 | NASA launches STS-97, the 101st Space Shuttle mission. |
| 2004 | Lion Air Flight 538 overshoots the runway while landing at Adisumarmo International Airport and crashes, killing 25 people. |
| 2005 | John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York. |
| 2012 | An Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane belonging to Aéro-Service, crashes into houses near Maya-Maya Airport during a thunderstorm, killing at least 32 people. |
| 2018 | A magnitude 7.1 earthquake with its epicenter only 24Â km from Anchorage, Alaska causes significant property damage but no deaths. |
| 2021 | Barbados becomes a republic. |
| 2021 | A 15-year-old gunman murders four students and injures seven people, including a teacher, in a mass shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford Township, Michigan. |
| 1985 | The birth of Hikari Mitsushima, Japanese actress and singer |
| 1985 | The birth of Chrissy Teigen, American model |
| 1986 | The birth of Jordan Farmar, American basketball player |
| 1986 | The birth of Evgenia Linetskaya, Israeli tennis player |
| 1987 | The birth of Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player |
| 1987 | The birth of Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer |
| 1987 | The birth of Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player |
| 1988 | The birth of Phillip Hughes, Australian cricketer (d. 2014) |
| 1988 | The birth of Vitaliy Polyanskyi, Ukrainian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Tomi Saarelma, Finnish footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of VladimÃr Weiss, Slovak footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess player |
| 1990 | The birth of Antoine N'Gossan, Ivorian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Agnatius Paasi, Tongan rugby league player |
| 1994 | The birth of Sofia Araújo, Portuguese tennis player |
| 2015 | The death of PÃo Caro Baroja, Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | The death of Minas Hatzisavvas, Greek actor and screenwriter (b. 1948) |
| 2015 | The death of Marcus Klingberg, Polish-Israeli physician and biologist (b. 1918) |
| 2015 | The death of Fatema Mernissi, Moroccan sociologist and author (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Shigeru Mizuki, Japanese author and illustrator (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Eldar Ryazanov, Russian director and screenwriter (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Nigel Buxton, British travel writer and wine critic (b. 1924) |
| 2017 | The death of Jim Nabors, American actor and comedian (b. 1930) |
| 2017 | The death of Surin Pitsuwan, Thai politician and diplomat (b. 1949) |
| 2017 | The death of Marina Popovich, Soviet pilot, engineer and military officer (b. 1931) |
| 2017 | The death of Alfie Curtis, British actor (b. 1930) |
| 2018 | The death of George H. W. Bush, American politician, 41st President of the United States (b. 1924) |
| 2020 | The death of Irina Antonova, Russian art historian (b. 1922) |
| 2022 | The death of Jiang Zemin, Chinese politician, former General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (paramount leader) and President of China (b. 1926) |
| 2022 | The death of Christine McVie, English singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1943) |
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