Percy Sledge Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Percy Sledge Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Percy Sledge Facts

Full Name	Percy Sledge
Birthdate	November 25, 1940
Birth Place	Leighton, AL
Age (in 2024)	83 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	R&B Singer

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Percy Sledge Age & Birthday

Percy Sledge is best known as R&B Singer who has born on November 25, 1940 in Leighton, AL. Currently, Percy Sledge is 83 years, 11 months and 26 days old. Percy Sledge will celebrate 84th birthday on Monday, 25th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Percy Sledge upcoming birthday.

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Percy Sledge Biography

About

Known best for his 1966 hit "When a Man Loves a Woman," this soul and R&B vocalist also released such popular songs as "Ain't No Sunshine," "Take Time to Know Her," and "I'll Be Your Everything." Later in his career, he recorded an album, Blue Night, that won a 1996 Blues Music Award and was nominated for a Grammy.

Before Fame

In the early 1960s, before becoming famous as a soul singer, he worked as a nurse at an Alabama hospital.

Trivia

His signature song, "When a Man Loves a Woman," peaked at #1 in the United States and at #2 in the United Kingdom and was the first certified gold track released on the Atlantic Records label.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Leighton, Alabama. He married twice and had a total of 12 children.

Associated With

In 2010, he performed with British singer Sir Cliff Richard on a series of tour stops.

Top Asked Questions about Percy Sledge

How old is Percy Sledge in 2024?

Percy Sledge is 83 years old today.

When was Percy Sledge born?

Percy Sledge was born on November 25, 1940 in Leighton, AL.

What is Percy Sledge zodiac sign?

Percy Sledge zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Percy Sledge best known for?

Percy Sledge was best known as R&B Singer.

Fun Facts about Percy Sledge's Birthday

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

Percy Sledge was born on Monday, 330^th day / 48^th week of 1940
Percy Sledge has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Percy Sledge birthday is XXV.XI.MCMXL
Percy Sledge's birthstone is Topaz
Percy Sledge's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Percy Sledge age in year is 83 years old
Percy Sledge age in month is 1007 months old
Percy Sledge age in day is 30677 days old
Percy Sledge age in hour is 736248 hours old
Percy Sledge age in minute is 44174880 minutes old
Percy Sledge age in second is 2650492800 seconds old
Next Percy Sledge birthday is on Tuesday, November 25th 2025
Percy Sledge age in next birthday (2025) is 84 years old
Learn more interesting facts about November 25, 1940 birthday

Historical Events on Percy Sledge Birthday (November 25)

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

Year	Event
1970	In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
1973	Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.
1975	Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
1977	Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.
1980	Sangoulé Lamizana, president of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Saye Zerbo.
1981	Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
1984	Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
1986	Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
1986	The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
1987	Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.
1992	The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
1999	A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.
2000	The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.
2008	Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.
2009	Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
1981	The birth of Jared Jeffries, American basketball player
1981	The birth of Chevon Troutman, American basketball player
1982	The birth of Mitchell Claydon, Australian-English cricketer
1983	The birth of Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer
1984	The birth of Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (d. 2022)
1984	The birth of Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer
1985	The birth of Remona Fransen, Dutch pentathlete
1988	The birth of Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (d. 2010)
1988	The birth of Jay Spearing, English footballer
1989	The birth of Tom Dice, Belgian singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Everton Heleno dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
1993	The birth of Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer
2000	The birth of Kaja Juvan, Slovenian tennis player
2013	The death of Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1921)
2013	The death of Egon Lánský, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Al Plastino, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Sitara Devi, Indian dancer, and choreographer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Petr Hapka, Czech composer and conductor (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Denham Harman, American biogerontologist and academic (b. 1916)
2015	The death of O'Neil Bell, Jamaican boxer (b. 1974)
2015	The death of Jeremy Black, English admiral (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer and composer (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Lennart Hellsing, Swedish author and translator (b. 1919)
2015	The death of Elmo Williams, American director, producer, and editor (b. 1913)
2016	The death of Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Ron Glass, American actor (b. 1945)
2020	The death of Diego Maradona, Argentinian football player (b. 1960)

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