Mary Shelley Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
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 |
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 4 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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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, 242nd day / 35th 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 83005 days old
- Mary Shelley age in hour is 1992120 hours old
- Mary Shelley age in minute is 119527200 minutes old
- Mary Shelley age in second is 7171632000 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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