Richard Attenborough Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Richard Attenborough Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Richard Attenborough Facts

Full Name	Richard Attenborough
Birthdate	August 29, 1923
Birth Place	Cambridge, England
Age (in 2024)	101 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Director

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Richard Attenborough Age & Birthday

Richard Attenborough is best known as Director who has born on August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England. Currently, Richard Attenborough is 101 years, 3 months and 25 days old. Richard Attenborough will celebrate 102nd birthday on Friday, 29th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Attenborough upcoming birthday.

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Richard Attenborough Biography

About

British director who won Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Director for the 1982 film Gandhi. He also played John Hammond in Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park.

Before Fame

He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II.

Trivia

Other acting roles of his include Roger Bartlett in The Great Escape in 1963 and Kris Kringle in 1994's Miracle on 34th Street.

Family Life

He married English actress Sheila Sim in 1945. He had three children: Michael, Jane and Charlotte.

Associated With

He acted alongside Rex Harrison in the 1967 musical Dr. Doolittle.

Top Asked Questions about Richard Attenborough

How old is Richard Attenborough in 2024?

Richard Attenborough is 101 years old today.

When was Richard Attenborough born?

Richard Attenborough was born on August 29, 1923 in Cambridge, England.

What is Richard Attenborough zodiac sign?

Richard Attenborough zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Richard Attenborough best known for?

Richard Attenborough was best known as Director.

Fun Facts about Richard Attenborough's Birthday

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

Richard Attenborough was born on Wednesday, 241^st day / 35^th week of 1923
Richard Attenborough has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Richard Attenborough birthday is XXIX.VIII.MCMXXIII
Richard Attenborough's birthstone is Peridot
Richard Attenborough's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Richard Attenborough age in year is 101 years old
Richard Attenborough age in month is 1215 months old
Richard Attenborough age in day is 37007 days old
Richard Attenborough age in hour is 888168 hours old
Richard Attenborough age in minute is 53290080 minutes old
Richard Attenborough age in second is 3197404800 seconds old
Next Richard Attenborough birthday is on Friday, August 29th 2025
Richard Attenborough age in next birthday (2025) is 102 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 29, 1923 birthday

Historical Events on Richard Attenborough Birthday (August 29)

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

Year	Event
1975	El Tacnazo: Peruvian Prime Minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez carries out a coup d’état in the city of Tacna, forcing the sitting President of Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado, to resign and assuming his place as the new President.
1982	The synthetic chemical element Meitnerium, atomic number 109, is first synthesized at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt, Germany.
1987	Odaeyang mass suicide: 33 individuals linked to a religious cult are found dead in the attic of a cafeteria in Yongin, South Korea. Investigators attribute their deaths to a murder-suicide pact.
1991	Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party.
1991	Libero Grassi, an Italian businessman from Palermo, is killed by the Sicilian Mafia after taking a solitary stand against their extortion demands.
1996	Vnukovo Airlines Flight 2801, a Tupolev Tu-154, crashes into a mountain on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, killing all 141 aboard.
1997	Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
1997	At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
1998	Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
2001	Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
2003	Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
2005	Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,836 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
2012	At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
2012	The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
2022	Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
1982	The birth of Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982	The birth of Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982	The birth of Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983	The birth of Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986	The birth of Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986	The birth of Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987	The birth of Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990	The birth of Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990	The birth of Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991	The birth of Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992	The birth of Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992	The birth of Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993	The birth of Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
1994	The birth of Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgian tennis player
2012	The death of Shoshichi Kobayashi, Japanese-American mathematician and academic (b. 1932)
2012	The death of Anne McKnight, American soprano (b. 1924)
2012	The death of Les Moss, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1925)
2012	The death of Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (b. 1969)
2013	The death of Joan L. Krajewski, American lawyer and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Medardo Joseph Mazombwe, Zambian cardinal (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Bruce C. Murray, American geologist and academic, co-founded The Planetary Society (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Octavio Brunetti, Argentinian pianist and composer (b. 1975)
2014	The death of Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Gene Wilder, American stage and screen comic actor, screenwriter, film director, and author (b. 1933)
2018	The death of James Mirrlees, Scottish economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Paul Taylor, American choreographer (b. 1930)
2021	The death of Ed Asner, American actor (b. 1929)
2021	The death of Lee "Scratch" Perry, Jamaican reggae producer (b. 1936)
2021	The death of Jacques Rogge, Olympic sailor and Orthopedic Surgeon who served as the 8th President of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1942)

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