Peter Matthiessen Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Peter Matthiessen Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Peter Matthiessen Facts

Full Name	Peter Matthiessen
Birthdate	May 22, 1927
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	97 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Novelist

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Peter Matthiessen Age & Birthday

Peter Matthiessen is best known as Novelist who has born on May 22, 1927 in New York. Currently, Peter Matthiessen is 97 years, 5 months and 11 days old. Peter Matthiessen will celebrate 98th birthday on Thursday, 22nd of May 2025. Below the countdown to Peter Matthiessen upcoming birthday.

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Peter Matthiessen Biography

About

A twentieth-century American novelist and wilderness writer, he is best known for works such as The Snow Leopard and Shadow Country. The latter work won the National Book Award for Fiction.

Before Fame

He studied English at Yale University and began his literary career as a writer of short stories.

Trivia

He won the prestigious Atlantic Prize for one of his works of short fiction.

Family Life

He married Maria Eckhart in 1980.

Associated With

While living in Paris, he associated with James Baldwin and other expatriate writers.

Top Asked Questions about Peter Matthiessen

How old is Peter Matthiessen in 2024?

Peter Matthiessen is 97 years old today.

When was Peter Matthiessen born?

Peter Matthiessen was born on May 22, 1927 in New York.

What is Peter Matthiessen zodiac sign?

Peter Matthiessen zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Peter Matthiessen best known for?

Peter Matthiessen was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Peter Matthiessen's Birthday

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

Peter Matthiessen was born on Sunday, 142^nd day / 20^th week of 1927
Peter Matthiessen has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Peter Matthiessen birthday is XXII.V.MCMXXVII
Peter Matthiessen's birthstone is Emerald
Peter Matthiessen's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Peter Matthiessen age in year is 97 years old
Peter Matthiessen age in month is 1169 months old
Peter Matthiessen age in day is 35594 days old
Peter Matthiessen age in hour is 854256 hours old
Peter Matthiessen age in minute is 51255360 minutes old
Peter Matthiessen age in second is 3075321600 seconds old
Next Peter Matthiessen birthday is on Thursday, May 22nd 2025
Peter Matthiessen age in next birthday (2025) is 98 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 22, 1927 birthday

Historical Events on Peter Matthiessen Birthday (May 22)

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

Year	Event
1998	A U.S. federal judge rules that U.S. Secret Service agents can be compelled to testify before a grand jury concerning the Lewinsky scandal involving President Bill Clinton.
2000	In Sri Lanka, over 150 Tamil rebels are killed over two days of fighting for control in Jaffna.
2002	Civil rights movement: A jury in Birmingham, Alabama, convicts former Ku Klux Klan member Bobby Frank Cherry of the 1963 murder of four girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
2010	Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737 crashes over a cliff upon landing at Mangalore, India, killing 158 of 166 people on board, becoming the deadliest crash involving a Boeing 737 until the crash of Lion Air Flight 610.
2010	Inter Milan beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League final in Madrid, Spain to become the first, and so far only, Italian team to win the historic treble (Serie A, Coppa Italia, Champions League).
2011	An EF5 tornado strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and wreaking $2.8 billion in damages, the costliest and seventh-deadliest single tornado in U.S. history.
2012	Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
2012	SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
2014	General Prayut Chan-o-cha becomes interim leader of Thailand in a military coup d'état, following six months of political turmoil.
2014	An explosion occurs in Ürümqi, capital of China's far-western Xinjiang region, resulting in at least 43 deaths and 91 injuries.
2015	The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to legalize gay marriage in a public referendum.
2017	Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
2017	United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
2020	Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashes in Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 98 people.
2021	Severe weather kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) ultramarathon in the Yellow River Stone Forest, Gansu province of China.
1987	The birth of Novak Djokovic, Serbian tennis player
1987	The birth of Arturo Vidal, Chilean footballer
1988	The birth of Heida Reed, Icelandic-British actress
1989	The birth of Corey Dickerson, American baseball player
1990	The birth of Wyatt Roy, Australian politician
1991	The birth of Joel Obi, Nigerian footballer
1991	The birth of Suho, South Korean singer and actor
1992	The birth of Anna Baryshnikov, American actress
1994	The birth of Florian Luger, Austrian male model
1994	The birth of Athena Manoukian, Greek-Armenian singer and songwriter
1998	The birth of Samile Bermannelli, Brazilian fashion model
1999	The birth of Femke Huijzer, Dutch model
1999	The birth of Hōshōryū Tomokatsu, Mongolian sumo wrestler
2001	The birth of Emma Chamberlain, American internet personality
2004	The birth of Peyton Elizabeth Lee, American actress
2006	The death of Lee Jong-wook, South Korean physician and diplomat (b. 1945)
2007	The death of Pemba Doma Sherpa, Nepalese mountaineer (b. 1970)
2008	The death of Robert Asprin, American soldier and author (b. 1946)
2010	The death of Martin Gardner, American mathematician, cryptographer, and author (b. 1914)
2011	The death of Joseph Brooks, American director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (b. 1938)
2012	The death of Muzafar Bhutto, Pakistani politician (b. 1970)
2012	The death of Wesley A. Brown, American lieutenant and engineer (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Sigurd Ottovich Schmidt, Russian historian and ethnographer (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Marques Haynes, American basketball player and coach (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Vladimir Katriuk, Ukrainian-Canadian SS officer (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Velimir "Bata" Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (b. 1981)
2019	The death of Judith Kerr, German-born British writer and illustrator (b. 1923)
2020	The death of Denise Cronenberg, Canadian costume designer (b. 1938)
2022	The death of Dervla Murphy, Irish touring cyclist and author (b. 1931)

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