Richard Brooks Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 22, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Richard Brooks Facts
| Full Name | Richard Brooks |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 18, 1912 |
| Birth Place | Philadelphia, PA |
| Age (in 2025) | 112 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Taurus |
| Occupation | Director |
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Richard Brooks Age & Birthday
Richard Brooks is best known as Director who has born on May 18, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, Richard Brooks is 112 years, 8 months and 4 days old. Richard Brooks will celebrate 113th birthday on Sunday, 18th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Brooks upcoming birthday.
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About
Directed films such as Blackboard Jungle, Elmer Gantry, and Looking for Mr. Goodbar.
Before Fame
He was a news reporter.
Trivia
He directed the 1958 film version of the classic Tennessee Williams play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Family Life
His parents named him Reuben Sax. He married his second wife in 1960, but they divorced in 1977. They had one child together.
Associated With
He worked with Cary Grant on the 1950 film Crisis.
Top Asked Questions about Richard Brooks
How old is Richard Brooks in 2025?
Richard Brooks is 112 years old today.
When was Richard Brooks born?
Richard Brooks was born on May 18, 1912 in Philadelphia, PA.
What is Richard Brooks zodiac sign?
Richard Brooks zodiac sign is Taurus.
What was Richard Brooks best known for?
Richard Brooks was best known as Director.
Fun Facts about Richard Brooks's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Richard Brooks's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Richard Brooks was born on Saturday, 139th day / 20th week of 1912
- Richard Brooks has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Richard Brooks birthday is XVIII.V.MCMXII
- Richard Brooks's birthstone is Emerald
- Richard Brooks's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Richard Brooks age in year is 112 years old
- Richard Brooks age in month is 1352 months old
- Richard Brooks age in day is 41157 days old
- Richard Brooks age in hour is 987768 hours old
- Richard Brooks age in minute is 59266080 minutes old
- Richard Brooks age in second is 3555964800 seconds old
- Next Richard Brooks birthday is on Monday, May 18th 2026
- Richard Brooks age in next birthday (2026) is 113 years old
Historical Events on Richard Brooks Birthday (May 18)
Below are historical events that coincided with Richard Brooks's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1973 | Aeroflot Flight 109 is hijacked mid-flight and the aircraft is subsequently destroyed when the hijacker's bomb explodes, killing all 82 people on board. |
| 1974 | Nuclear weapons testing: Under project Smiling Buddha, India successfully detonates its first nuclear weapon becoming the sixth nation to do so. |
| 1977 | Likud party wins the 1977 Israeli legislative election, with Menachem Begin, its founder, as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. |
| 1980 | Mount St. Helens erupts in Washington, United States, killing 57 people and causing $3 billion in damage. |
| 1980 | Students in Gwangju, South Korea begin demonstrations calling for democratic reforms. |
| 1990 | In France, a modified TGV train achieves a new rail world speed record of 515.3 km/h (320.2 mph). |
| 1991 | Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland. |
| 1993 | Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators. |
| 1994 | Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern. |
| 2005 | A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra. |
| 2006 | The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country. |
| 2009 | The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides. |
| 2015 | At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar. |
| 2018 | A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people. |
| 2019 | United States presidential election: Joe Biden announces his presidential campaign. |
| 1986 | The birth of Kevin Anderson, South African tennis player |
| 1988 | The birth of Taeyang, South Korean singer |
| 1990 | The birth of Dimitri Daeseleire, Belgian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Yuya Osako, Japanese footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Josh Starling, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model |
| 1993 | The birth of Stuart Percy, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1993 | The birth of Jessica Watson, Australian sailor |
| 1998 | The birth of Polina Edmunds, American figure skater |
| 1999 | The birth of Laura Omloop, Belgian singer-songwriter |
| 2000 | The birth of Ryan Sessegnon, English footballer |
| 2000 | The birth of Steven Sessegnon, English footballer |
| 2001 | The birth of Emma Navarro, American tennis player |
| 2002 | The birth of Alina Zagitova, Russian figure skater |
| 2009 | The birth of Hala Finley, American actress |
| 2014 | The death of Dobrica Ćosić, Serbian politician, 1st President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | The death of Hans-Peter Dürr, German physicist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Kaiketsu Masateru, Japanese sumo wrestler (b. 1948) |
| 2014 | The death of Chukwuedu Nwokolo, Nigerian physician and academic (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | The death of Wubbo Ockels, Dutch physicist and astronaut (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | The death of Halldór Ásgrímsson, Icelandic accountant and politician, 22nd Prime Minister of Iceland (b. 1947) |
| 2015 | The death of Raymond Gosling, English physicist and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jean-François Théodore, French businessman (b. 1946) |
| 2017 | The death of Roger Ailes, American businessman (b. 1940) |
| 2017 | The death of Jacque Fresco, American engineer and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2017 | The death of Chris Cornell, American singer (b. 1964) |
| 2019 | The death of Austin Eubanks, American addiction recovery advocate, survivor of the Columbine shooting (b. 1981) |
| 2020 | The death of Ken Osmond, American actor and police officer (b. 1943) |
| 2021 | The death of Charles Grodin, American actor and talk show host (b. 1935) |
| 2021 | The death of Yolanda Tortolero, Venezuelan politician |
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