Marlene Dumas Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Marlene Dumas Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Marlene Dumas Facts

Full Name	Marlene Dumas
Birthdate	August 03, 1953
Birth Place	South Africa
Age (in 2024)	71 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Painter

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Marlene Dumas Age & Birthday

Marlene Dumas is best known as Painter who has born on August 03, 1953 in South Africa. Currently, Marlene Dumas is 71 years, 4 months and 20 days old. Marlene Dumas will celebrate 72nd birthday on Sunday, 3rd of August 2025. Below the countdown to Marlene Dumas upcoming birthday.

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Marlene Dumas Biography

About

Known for her ink drawings and oil paintings, this South African-born artist created psychologically and sociologically-themed works such as The Blindfolded Man; Dead Marilyn; The Pilgrim; and Pregnant Image.

Before Fame

In the 1970s, she attended the School of Fine Art at the University of Cape Town.

Trivia

In 2002, her Marlene Dumas: Name No Names exhibition opened at New York City's New Museum of Contemporary Art.

Family Life

A native of Cape Town, South Africa, she grew up speaking the Afrikaans language. Later in her life, she settled in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Associated With

She created a portraiture series titled Great Men that features images of playwright Tennessee Williams, composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, scientist Alan Turing, and other notable gay men.

Top Asked Questions about Marlene Dumas

How old is Marlene Dumas in 2024?

Marlene Dumas is 71 years old today.

When was Marlene Dumas born?

Marlene Dumas was born on August 03, 1953 in South Africa.

What is Marlene Dumas zodiac sign?

Marlene Dumas zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Marlene Dumas best known for?

Marlene Dumas was best known as Painter.

Fun Facts about Marlene Dumas's Birthday

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

Marlene Dumas was born on Monday, 215^th day / 32^nd week of 1953
Marlene Dumas has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Marlene Dumas birthday is III.VIII.MCMLIII
Marlene Dumas's birthstone is Peridot
Marlene Dumas's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Marlene Dumas age in year is 71 years old
Marlene Dumas age in month is 856 months old
Marlene Dumas age in day is 26075 days old
Marlene Dumas age in hour is 625800 hours old
Marlene Dumas age in minute is 37548000 minutes old
Marlene Dumas age in second is 2252880000 seconds old
Next Marlene Dumas birthday is on Sunday, August 3rd 2025
Marlene Dumas age in next birthday (2025) is 72 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 03, 1953 birthday

Historical Events on Marlene Dumas Birthday (August 03)

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

Year	Event
1972	The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1975	A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
1977	Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
1981	Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front - Suxxali Reew Mi.
1997	Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
1997	The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.
2004	The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
2005	President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
2007	Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
2010	Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
2014	A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
2014	The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.
2018	Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2019	Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
2019	Twenty-three people are killed and 23 injured in a shooting in El Paso, Texas.
1989	The birth of Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer
1990	The birth of Jourdan Dunn, English model
1990	The birth of Kang Min-kyung, South Korean singer
1992	The birth of Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner
1992	The birth of Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner
1992	The birth of Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player
1992	The birth of Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player
1992	The birth of Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer
1992	The birth of Karlie Kloss, American fashion model
1993	The birth of Ola Abidogun, English sprinter
1993	The birth of Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
1994	The birth of Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player
1994	The birth of Esther Earl, American author, vlogger, and online personality. (d. 2010) Celebrated annually as Esther day
1994	The birth of Todd Gurley, American football player
1995	The birth of Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player
2013	The death of Jack English Hightower, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Edward Clancy, Australian cardinal (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Dorothy Salisbury Davis, American author (b. 1916)
2014	The death of Kenny Drew, Jr., American pianist and composer (b. 1958)
2014	The death of Lydia Yu-Jose, Filipino political scientist and academic (b. 1944)
2015	The death of Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (b. 1917)
2015	The death of Mel Farr, American football player and businessman (b. 1944)
2015	The death of Coleen Gray, American actress (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Margot Loyola, Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918)
2015	The death of Johanna Quandt, German businesswoman (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Jef Murray, American artist and author (b. 1960)
2020	The death of John Hume, Northern Irish politician (b. 1937)
2022	The death of Jackie Walorski, American politician (b. 1963)

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