Miguel de Cervantes Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 29, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Miguel de Cervantes Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Miguel de Cervantes Facts

Full Name	Miguel de Cervantes
Birthdate	September 29, 1547
Birth Place	Spain
Age (in 2025)	477 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Novelist

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Miguel de Cervantes Age & Birthday

Miguel de Cervantes is best known as Novelist who has born on September 29, 1547 in Spain. Currently, Miguel de Cervantes is 477 years, 4 months and 0 days old. Miguel de Cervantes will celebrate 478th birthday on Monday, 29th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Miguel de Cervantes upcoming birthday.

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Miguel de Cervantes Biography

About

Spanish author of the masterpiece novel Don Quixote. The early 17th-century work tells the story of a man driven so mad by reading chivalrous tales that he comes to believe he is a knight.

Before Fame

He worked in his youth as an assistant to a Roman priest, and he later enlisted in the Spanish Navy. As a young man, he devised a plan to run away and marry his lover; however, her father discovered their plan and forbade her to see Cervantes ever again.

Trivia

The hero of his most famous work spends his time riding about the countryside accompanied by his ward, Sancho Panza, and looking for knightly tasks.

Family Life

His father, Rodrigo, was both a barber and a surgeon, and his mother was sold into matrimony by her impoverished father in 1543. He grew up with six siblings. In 1584, he married Catalina de Salazar y Palacios and he had a daughter named Isabel de Saavedra.

Associated With

Vanessa Williams appeared in a film based on Cervantes' famous work, Don Quixote.

Top Asked Questions about Miguel de Cervantes

How old is Miguel de Cervantes in 2025?

Miguel de Cervantes is 477 years old today.

When was Miguel de Cervantes born?

Miguel de Cervantes was born on September 29, 1547 in Spain.

What is Miguel de Cervantes zodiac sign?

Miguel de Cervantes zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Miguel de Cervantes best known for?

Miguel de Cervantes was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Miguel de Cervantes's Birthday

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

Miguel de Cervantes was born on Monday, 272^nd day / 40^th week of 1547
Miguel de Cervantes has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Miguel de Cervantes birthday is XXIX.IX.MDXLVII
Miguel de Cervantes's birthstone is Sapphire
Miguel de Cervantes's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Miguel de Cervantes age in year is 477 years old
Miguel de Cervantes age in month is 5728 months old
Miguel de Cervantes age in day is 174344 days old
Miguel de Cervantes age in hour is 4184256 hours old
Miguel de Cervantes age in minute is 251055360 minutes old
Miguel de Cervantes age in second is 15063321600 seconds old
Next Miguel de Cervantes birthday is on Tuesday, September 29th 2026
Miguel de Cervantes age in next birthday (2026) is 478 years old

Historical Events on Miguel de Cervantes Birthday (September 29)

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

Year	Event
1990	The YF-22, which would later become the F-22 Raptor, flies for the first time.
1990	The Tampere Hall, the largest concert and congress center in the Nordic countries, is inaugurated in Tampere, Finland.
1991	A Haitian coup d'état occurs.
1992	Brazilian President Fernando Collor de Mello is impeached.
2004	The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
2004	Burt Rutan's Ansari SpaceShipOne performs a successful spaceflight, the first of two required to win the Ansari X Prize.
2005	John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
2006	A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
2007	Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
2008	The stock market crashes after the first United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails, leading to the Great Recession.
2009	The 8.1 Mw  Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.
2011	The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
2013	Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.
2016	Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
2019	Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
1985	The birth of Calvin Johnson, American football player
1985	The birth of Michelle Payne, Australian jockey
1986	The birth of Inika McPherson, American track and field athlete
1988	The birth of Samuel Di Carmine, Italian footballer
1988	The birth of Kevin Durant, American basketball player
1989	The birth of Shyima Hall, Egyptian human rights activist
1989	The birth of Aaron Martin, English footballer
1990	The birth of Doug Brochu, American voice actor
1991	The birth of Souleymane Doukara, French footballer
1991	The birth of Nathan Modest, English footballer
1993	The birth of Nathan Buddle, English footballer
1994	The birth of Halsey, American singer
1995	The birth of Sasha Lane, American actress
1998	The birth of Vera Lapko, Belarusian tennis player
1999	The birth of Choi Ye-na, South Korean singer and dancer
2013	The death of S. N. Goenka, Indian teacher of Vipassanā meditation (b. 1924)
2013	The death of Marcella Hazan, Italian cooking writer (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Mary Cadogan, English author (b. 1928)
2014	The death of John Ritchie, New Zealand composer and educator (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Nawwaf bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian prince (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Hellmuth Karasek, Czech-German journalist, author, and critic (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Phil Woods, American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)
2016	The death of Miriam Defensor Santiago, Filipina politician (b. 1945)
2017	The death of Tom Alter, Indian actor (b. 1950)
2018	The death of Otis Rush, American blues guitarist and singer (b. 1934)
2019	The death of Martin Bernheimer, German-American music critic (b. 1936)
2020	The death of Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Emir (b. 1929)
2020	The death of Helen Reddy, Australian-American singer, actress, and activist (b. 1941)
2022	The death of Kathleen Booth, British computer scientist and mathematician (b. 1922)
2022	The death of Akissi Kouamé, Ivorian army officer (b. 1955)

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