Mike Smith Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Mike Smith Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Mike Smith Facts

Full Name	Mike Smith
Birthdate	April 30, 1945
Birth Place	North Carolina
Age (in 2024)	79 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Astronaut

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Mike Smith Age & Birthday

Mike Smith is best known as Astronaut who has born on April 30, 1945 in North Carolina. Currently, Mike Smith is 79 years, 7 months and 17 days old. Mike Smith will celebrate 80th birthday on Wednesday, 30th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Mike Smith upcoming birthday.

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Mike Smith Biography

About

Remembered for piloting the Space Shuttle Challenger during its doomed STS-51-L mission, this NASA astronaut had previously served in the Vietnam War and worked as a United States Navy test pilot.

Before Fame

After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in the late 1960s, he trained as a naval aviator before joining the NASA astronaut program in 1980.

Trivia

He was a posthumous recipient of both the Congressional Space Medal of Honor and the Defense Distinguished Service Medal. During his lifetime, he was awarded the Navy Distinguished Flying Cross and several Air Medals.

Family Life

He was born in Beaufort, North Carolina, and he died in the sky above Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the age of forty.

Associated With

He was portrayed by actor Brian Kerwin in a 1990 television movie about the Challenger disaster.

Top Asked Questions about Mike Smith

How old is Mike Smith in 2024?

Mike Smith is 79 years old today.

When was Mike Smith born?

Mike Smith was born on April 30, 1945 in North Carolina.

What is Mike Smith zodiac sign?

Mike Smith zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Mike Smith best known for?

Mike Smith was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Mike Smith's Birthday

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

Mike Smith was born on Monday, 120^th day / 18^th week of 1945
Mike Smith has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Mike Smith birthday is XXX.IV.MCMXLV
Mike Smith's birthstone is Diamond
Mike Smith's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Mike Smith age in year is 79 years old
Mike Smith age in month is 955 months old
Mike Smith age in day is 29086 days old
Mike Smith age in hour is 698064 hours old
Mike Smith age in minute is 41883840 minutes old
Mike Smith age in second is 2513030400 seconds old
Next Mike Smith birthday is on Wednesday, April 30th 2025
Mike Smith age in next birthday (2025) is 80 years old
Learn more interesting facts about April 30, 1945 birthday

Historical Events on Mike Smith Birthday (April 30)

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

Year	Event
1980	Beatrix is inaugurated as Queen of the Netherlands following the abdication of Juliana.
1980	The Iranian Embassy siege begins in London.
1982	The Bijon Setu massacre occurs in Calcutta, India.
1993	CERN announces World Wide Web protocols will be free.
1994	Formula One racing driver Roland Ratzenberger is killed in a crash during the qualifying session of the San Marino Grand Prix run at Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari outside Imola, Italy.
1999	Neo-Nazi David Copeland carries out the last of his three nail bombings in London at the Admiral Duncan gay pub, killing three people and injuring 79 others.
2000	Canonization of Faustina Kowalska in the presence of 200,000 people and the first Divine Mercy Sunday celebrated worldwide.
2004	U.S. media release graphic photos of American soldiers committing war crimes against Iraqi prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison.
2008	Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anastasia, two of the children of the last Tsar of Russia, whose entire family was executed at Yekaterinburg by the Bolsheviks.
2009	Chrysler files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
2009	Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands in an attempted assassination on Queen Beatrix.
2012	An overloaded ferry capsizes on the Brahmaputra River in India killing at least 103 people.
2013	Willem-Alexander is inaugurated as King of the Netherlands following the abdication of Beatrix.
2014	A bomb blast in Ürümqi, China kills three people and injures 79 others.
2021	Forty-five men and boys are killed in the Meron stampede in Israel.
1992	The birth of Marc-André ter Stegen, German footballer
1993	The birth of Dion Dreesens, Dutch swimmer
1993	The birth of Martin Fuksa, Czech canoeist
1994	The birth of Chae Seo-jin, South Korean actress
1994	The birth of Wang Yafan, Chinese tennis player
1996	The birth of Luke Friend, English singer
1997	The birth of Adam Ryczkowski, Polish footballer
1998	The birth of Georgina Amorós, Spanish actress
1999	The birth of Jorden van Foreest, Dutch chess grandmaster
1999	The birth of Krit Amnuaydechkorn, Thai actor and singer
2000	The birth of Yui Hiwatashi, Japanese singer
2002	The birth of Anna Cramling, Spanish-Swedish chess player
2002	The birth of Teden Mengi, English footballer
2003	The birth of Emily Carey, British actress
2003	The birth of Jung Yun-seok, South Korean actor
2013	The death of Shirley Firth, Canadian skier (b. 1953)
2013	The death of Viviane Forrester, French author and critic (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Khaled Choudhury, Indian painter and set designer (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Julian Lewis, English biologist and academic (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Carl E. Moses, American businessman and politician (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Ian Ross, Australian journalist (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Ben E. King, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1938)
2016	The death of Daniel Berrigan, American priest and activist (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Harry Kroto, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939)
2019	The death of Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (b. 1944)
2020	The death of Tony Allen, Nigerian drummer and composer (b. 1940)
2020	The death of Rishi Kapoor, Indian actor, film director and producer (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Anthony Payne, English composer (b. 1936)
2022	The death of Naomi Judd, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1946)
2022	The death of Mino Raiola, Italian football agent (b. 1967)

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