Mary Shelley Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Mary Shelley Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Mary Shelley Facts

Full Name	Mary Shelley
Birthdate	August 30, 1797
Birth Place	London, England
Age (in 2024)	227 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Novelist

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Mary Shelley Age & Birthday

Mary Shelley is best known as Novelist who has born on August 30, 1797 in London, England. Currently, Mary Shelley is 227 years, 3 months and 14 days old. Mary Shelley will celebrate 228th birthday on Saturday, 30th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Mary Shelley upcoming birthday.

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Mary Shelley Biography

About

British author best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.

Before Fame

She was tutored by a governess, and she also attended a boarding school for a time during her younger years. She met Percy Shelley, her future husband and literary inspiration, when she was seventeen and he was an already-married twenty-two.

Trivia

Though she wrote several essays and novels throughout her lifetime, she was only known for Frankenstein until the 1970s, when there was a renewed interest in her other work.

Family Life

Both of her parents were also writers. Her father was philosopher William Godwin and her mother was feminist Mary Wollstonecraft, who died just ten days after her birth. She married Percy Bysshe Shelley after bearing him an illegitimate child.

Associated With

She famously created the story of Frankenstein during a scary story contest with her husband and poet Lord Byron.

Top Asked Questions about Mary Shelley

How old is Mary Shelley in 2024?

Mary Shelley is 227 years old today.

When was Mary Shelley born?

Mary Shelley was born on August 30, 1797 in London, England.

What is Mary Shelley zodiac sign?

Mary Shelley zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Mary Shelley best known for?

Mary Shelley was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Mary Shelley's Birthday

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

Mary Shelley was born on Wednesday, 242^nd day / 35^th week of 1797
Mary Shelley has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Mary Shelley birthday is XXX.VIII.MDCCXCVII
Mary Shelley's birthstone is Peridot
Mary Shelley's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Mary Shelley age in year is 227 years old
Mary Shelley age in month is 2727 months old
Mary Shelley age in day is 83015 days old
Mary Shelley age in hour is 1992360 hours old
Mary Shelley age in minute is 119541600 minutes old
Mary Shelley age in second is 7172496000 seconds old
Next Mary Shelley birthday is on Saturday, August 30th 2025
Mary Shelley age in next birthday (2025) is 228 years old

Historical Events on Mary Shelley Birthday (August 30)

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

Year	Event
1974	A Belgrade-Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
1974	A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities.
1974	The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated.
1981	President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran.
1983	Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board.
1984	STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
1992	The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
1995	Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
1998	Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
2002	Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
2008	A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
2014	Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
2019	A huge accident during the 2019 F2 Spa Feature Race caused young driver Anthoine Hubert to die after sustaining major injuries.
2021	The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
1986	The birth of Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1986	The birth of Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986	The birth of Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
1987	The birth of Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
1988	The birth of Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1989	The birth of Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1989	The birth of Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
1991	The birth of Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
1991	The birth of Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
1991	The birth of Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
1992	The birth of Jessica Henwick, British actress
1994	The birth of Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
1994	The birth of Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
1994	The birth of Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
2013	The death of Leo Lewis, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Charles Bowden, American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist (b. 1945)
2014	The death of Bipan Chandra, Indian historian and academic (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Igor Decraene, Belgian cyclist (b. 1996)
2014	The death of Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Felipe Osterling, Peruvian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Edward Fadeley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2015	The death of M. M. Kalburgi, Indian scholar, author, and academic (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Louise Hay, American motivational author (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Skip Prokop, Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist (b. 1943)
2019	The death of Valerie Harper, American actress and writer (b. 1939)
2022	The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union. (b. 1931)

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