Updated at November 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Nelson Mandela |
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Birthdate | July 18, 1918 |
Birth Place | Mvezo, South Africa |
Age (in 2024) | 106 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | World Leader |
Nelson Mandela is best known as World Leader who has born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. Currently, Nelson Mandela is 106 years, 3 months and 17 days old. Nelson Mandela will celebrate 107th birthday on Friday, 18th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Nelson Mandela upcoming birthday.
South African revolutionary and politician who radically changed the conditions of the Apartheid state of South Africa by addressing institutionalized racism and inequality. He served 27 years in prison and, upon his release in 1994, he became South Africa's first black chief executive, an office he served for five years.
He completed his junior certificate at Clarkebury Boarding School in two years, instead of the regular three.
He received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 while he was still in prison. He has been portrayed by Sidney Poitier, Danny Glover, Idris Elba, Terrence Howard, and Morgan Freeman in various stories about his life.
His great-grandfather was the king of the Thembu people, Ngubengcuka. He was married to Evelyn Ntoko Mase from 1944 to 1957, to Winnie Madikizela from 1958 to 1996, and married Graca Machel in 1998.
He cited Mohandas Gandhi as an influence on his nonviolent resistance tactics, and received the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2000.
Nelson Mandela is 106 years old today.
Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa.
Nelson Mandela zodiac sign is Cancer.
Nelson Mandela was best known as World Leader.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Nelson Mandela's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1976 | Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. |
1982 | Two hundred sixty-eight Guatemalan campesinos ("peasants" or "country people") are slain in the Plan de Sánchez massacre. |
1981 | A Canadair CL-44 and Sukhoi Su-15 collide in mid-air near Yerevan, Armenia, killing four. |
1984 | McDonald's massacre in San Ysidro, California: In a fast-food restaurant, James Oliver Huberty opens fire, killing 21 people and injuring 19 others before being shot dead by police. |
1992 | A picture of Les Horribles Cernettes was taken, which became the first ever photo posted to the World Wide Web. |
1994 | The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300. |
1994 | Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide. |
1995 | On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee. |
1996 | Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever. |
1996 | Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers. |
2002 | A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members. |
2012 | At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria. |
2013 | The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. |
2014 | The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed. |
2019 | A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing at least 35 people and injuring dozens of others. |
1985 | The birth of James Norton, English actor |
1986 | The birth of Natalia Mikhailova, Russian ice dancer |
1987 | The birth of Tontowi Ahmad, Indonesian badminton player |
1988 | The birth of Änis Ben-Hatira, German-Tunisian footballer |
1988 | The birth of César Villaluz, Mexican footballer |
1989 | The birth of Jamie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Sebastian Mielitz, German footballer |
1989 | The birth of Yohan Mollo, French footballer |
1993 | The birth of Lee Tae-min, South Korean singer and actor |
1993 | The birth of Michael Lichaa, Australian rugby league player |
1994 | The birth of Nilo Soares, East Timorese footballer |
1996 | The birth of Smriti Mandhana, Indian cricketer |
1996 | The birth of Shudufhadzo Musida, Miss South Africa 2020 |
1997 | The birth of Noah Lyles, American sprinter |
2001 | The birth of Agustina Roth, Argentine BMX rider |
2012 | The death of Yosef Shalom Eliashiv, Lithuanian-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1910) |
2012 | The death of Jean François-Poncet, French politician and diplomat, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1928) |
2012 | The death of Dawoud Rajiha, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (b. 1947) |
2012 | The death of Assef Shawkat, Syrian general and politician (b. 1950) |
2012 | The death of Hasan Turkmani, Syrian general and politician, Syrian Minister of Defense (b. 1935) |
2012 | The death of Rajesh Khanna, Indian actor (b. 1942) |
2013 | The death of Vaali, Indian poet, songwriter, and actor (b. 1931) |
2013 | The death of Olivier Ameisen, French-American cardiologist and academic (b. 1953) |
2014 | The death of Andreas Biermann, German footballer (b. 1980) |
2014 | The death of João Ubaldo Ribeiro, Brazilian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1941) |
2014 | The death of Dietmar Schönherr, Austrian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Alex Rocco, American actor (b. 1936) |
2018 | The death of Jonathan Gold, American food critic (b. 1960) |
2018 | The death of Adrian Cronauer, American radio personality (b. 1938) |
2021 | The death of Tom O'Connor, English comedian (b. 1939) |
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Wikipedia | Nelson Mandela on Wikipedia |
Website | Nelson Mandela's Webiste |
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