Oscar Wilde Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Oscar Wilde Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Oscar Wilde Facts

Full Name	Oscar Wilde
Birthdate	October 16, 1854
Birth Place	Dublin, Ireland
Age (in 2024)	169 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Novelist

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Oscar Wilde Age & Birthday

Oscar Wilde is best known as Novelist who has born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland. Currently, Oscar Wilde is 169 years, 6 months and 9 days old. Oscar Wilde will celebrate 170th birthday on Wednesday, 16th of October 2024. Below the countdown to Oscar Wilde upcoming birthday.

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Oscar Wilde Biography

About

Irish playwright, poet, and novelist who is best known for The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray. He is also famous for his memorable, witty epigrams.

Before Fame

He studied at Trinity College, Dublin and at Magdalen College, Oxford and was known during his university years for his humorously eccentric persona. He published his collected Poems in 1881, when he was twenty-seven years old.

Trivia

His dramatic tragedy Salome was written in French and was performed in both Paris and London.

Family Life

He and his two siblings were the children of Sir William and Jane Wilde, prominent Dublin intellectuals. Oscar Wilde later married and had two children with Constance Lloyd, but his marriage disintegrated after he was arrested on charges of sodomy.

Associated With

He was a contemporary and acquaintance of the French symbolist poet Stephane Mallarme.

Top Asked Questions about Oscar Wilde

How old is Oscar Wilde in 2024?

Oscar Wilde is 169 years old today.

When was Oscar Wilde born?

Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland.

What is Oscar Wilde zodiac sign?

Oscar Wilde zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Oscar Wilde best known for?

Oscar Wilde was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Oscar Wilde's Birthday

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

Oscar Wilde was born on Monday, 289^th day / 42^nd week of 1854
Oscar Wilde has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Oscar Wilde birthday is XVI.X.MDCCCLIV
Oscar Wilde's birthstone is Opal
Oscar Wilde's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Oscar Wilde age in year is 169 years old
Oscar Wilde age in month is 2034 months old
Oscar Wilde age in day is 61918 days old
Oscar Wilde age in hour is 1486032 hours old
Oscar Wilde age in minute is 89161920 minutes old
Oscar Wilde age in second is 5349715200 seconds old
Next Oscar Wilde birthday is on Thursday, October 16th 2025
Oscar Wilde age in next birthday (2025) is 170 years old

Historical Events on Oscar Wilde Birthday (October 16)

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

Year	Event
1973	Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1975	Indonesian troops kill the Balibo Five, a group of Australian journalists, in Portuguese Timor.
1975	Three-year-old Rahima Banu, from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox.
1975	The Australian Coalition sparks a constitutional crisis when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.
1978	Pope John Paul II becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
1984	Desmond Tutu is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
1985	The Finnish dry cargo ship MS Hanna-Marjut, on its way from Mariehamn to Naantali, sank in hard sea on the open water of Kihti between the Kökar and Sottunga islands of Åland, leading to the drowning of four people.
1991	George Hennard runs amok in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.
1995	The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.
1995	The Skye Bridge in Scotland is opened.
1996	Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive crush at a match in Guatemala City.
1998	Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extradition warrant.
2002	The Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
2013	Lao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
2017	Storm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
1985	The birth of Peter Wallace, Australian rugby league player
1986	The birth of Nicky Adams, English-Welsh footballer
1986	The birth of Derk Boerrigter, Dutch footballer
1988	The birth of Zoltán Stieber, Hungarian footballer
1989	The birth of Dan Biggar, Welsh rugby player
1991	The birth of Shardul Thakur, Indian cricketer
1992	The birth of Kostas Fortounis, Greek footballer
1992	The birth of Bryce Harper, American baseball player
1992	The birth of Stuart Lightbody, Irish badminton player
1992	The birth of Viktorija Golubic, Swiss tennis player
1993	The birth of Jovit Baldivino, Filipino singer and actor (d. 2022)
1993	The birth of Caroline Garcia, French tennis player
1994	The birth of Adam Elliott, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Charles Leclerc, Monégasque Formula One driver
1997	The birth of Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player
2013	The death of Saggy Tahir, Pakistani-American lawyer and politician (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Ioannis Charalambopoulos, Greek colonel and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Allen Forte, American musicologist and theorist (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Seppo Kuusela, Finnish basketball player and coach (b. 1934)
2014	The death of John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough, English businessman (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Richard J. Cardamone, American lawyer and judge (b. 1925)
2015	The death of James W. Fowler, American psychologist and academic (b. 1940)
2015	The death of William James, Australian general and physician (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Vera Williams, American author and illustrator (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Memduh Ün, Turkish film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb, Canadian professor and computer scientist (b. 1921)
2017	The death of Daphne Caruana Galizia, Maltese journalist and blogger (b. 1964)
2017	The death of Roy Dotrice, British actor (b. 1923)
2017	The death of John Dunsworth, Canadian actor (b. 1946)
2017	The death of Sean Hughes, British-born Irish stand-up comedian (b. 1965)

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