Peter Carey Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at July 2, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Peter Carey Facts
| Full Name | Peter Carey |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 07, 1943 |
| Birth Place | Australia |
| Age (in 2025) | 82 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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Peter Carey Age & Birthday
Peter Carey is best known as Novelist who has born on May 07, 1943 in Australia. Currently, Peter Carey is 82 years, 1 months and 26 days old. Peter Carey will celebrate 83rd birthday on Thursday, 7th of May 2026. Below the countdown to Peter Carey upcoming birthday.
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About
Australian author who was one of only three writers to win the Booker Prize in 1988 and 2001 for his books Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang, respectively.
Before Fame
He started working in advertising in 1962 and worked on campaigns for Volkswagen and Lindeman's Wine.
Trivia
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1989.
Family Life
He married theatre director Alison Summers in 1985 and they had a son.
Associated With
Like him, author Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize twice.
Top Asked Questions about Peter Carey
How old is Peter Carey in 2025?
Peter Carey is 82 years old today.
When was Peter Carey born?
Peter Carey was born on May 07, 1943 in Australia.
What is Peter Carey zodiac sign?
Peter Carey zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was Peter Carey best known for?
Peter Carey was best known as Novelist.
Fun Facts about Peter Carey's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Peter Carey's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Peter Carey was born on Friday, 127th day / 18th week of 1943
- Peter Carey has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Peter Carey birthday is VII.V.MCMXLIII
- Peter Carey's birthstone is Emerald
- Peter Carey's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Peter Carey age in year is 82 years old
- Peter Carey age in month is 985 months old
- Peter Carey age in day is 30007 days old
- Peter Carey age in hour is 720168 hours old
- Peter Carey age in minute is 43210080 minutes old
- Peter Carey age in second is 2592604800 seconds old
- Next Peter Carey birthday is on Thursday, May 7th 2026
- Peter Carey age in next birthday (2026) is 83 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about May 07, 1943 birthday
Historical Events on Peter Carey Birthday (May 07)
Below are historical events that coincided with Peter Carey's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1960 | Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers. |
| 1986 | Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits. |
| 1991 | A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26. |
| 1992 | Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise. |
| 1992 | Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49. |
| 1992 | Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada. |
| 1994 | Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February. |
| 1998 | Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40Â billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history. |
| 1999 | Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054. |
| 1999 | Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia. |
| 1999 | In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. |
| 2000 | Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia. |
| 2002 | An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis-Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people. |
| 2002 | A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people. |
| 2004 | American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet. |
| 1986 | The birth of Matt Helders, English drummer |
| 1987 | The birth of Asami Konno, Japanese singer |
| 1987 | The birth of Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007) |
| 1987 | The birth of Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of David Schlemko, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1988 | The birth of Eino Puri, Estonian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Sander Puri, Estonian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Earl Thomas, American football player |
| 1993 | The birth of Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player |
| 1995 | The birth of Seko Fofana, French born Ivorian international footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player |
| 1998 | The birth of Maryna Piddubna, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer |
| 1998 | The birth of Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 1998 | The birth of MrBeast, American YouTuber |
| 2004 | The birth of Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player |
| 2009 | The death of David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930) |
| 2009 | The death of Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923) |
| 2011 | The death of Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957) |
| 2011 | The death of Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924) |
| 2011 | The death of Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957) |
| 2012 | The death of Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | The death of Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943) |
| 2012 | The death of Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942) |
| 2013 | The death of Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948) |
| 2013 | The death of George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | The death of Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923) |
| 2014 | The death of Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | The death of Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956) |
| 2015 | The death of John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929) |
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