Miguel de Cervantes Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Miguel de Cervantes Facts
| Full Name | Miguel de Cervantes |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | September 29, 1547 |
| Birth Place | Spain |
| Age (in 2024) | 477 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Libra |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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, 2 months and 18 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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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 2024?
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, 272nd day / 40th 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 5726 months old
- Miguel de Cervantes age in day is 174301 days old
- Miguel de Cervantes age in hour is 4183224 hours old
- Miguel de Cervantes age in minute is 250993440 minutes old
- Miguel de Cervantes age in second is 15059606400 seconds old
- Next Miguel de Cervantes birthday is on Monday, September 29th 2025
- Miguel de Cervantes age in next birthday (2025) 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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