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

Updated at November 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Richard Matt Facts

Full Name	Richard Matt
Birthdate	May 25, 1966
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	58 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Criminal

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Richard Matt Age & Birthday

Richard Matt is best known as Criminal who has born on May 25, 1966 in New York. Currently, Richard Matt is 58 years, 5 months and 29 days old. Richard Matt will celebrate 59th birthday on Sunday, 25th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Matt upcoming birthday.

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Richard Matt Biography

About

Infamous for his many prison escapes, this convicted murderer and felon was shot and killed by police after orchestrating a 2015 escape from New York's Clinton Correctional Facility along with fellow inmate David Sweat.

Before Fame

A career criminal, he murdered his boss, William Rickerson, and subsequently killed an engineer named Charles Arnold Perreault. Matt first escaped from prison in 1986, while an inmate at the Erie County Correctional Facility.

Trivia

For part of his adulthood, he was imprisoned in Mexico.

Family Life

Born in Tonawanda, New York, he spent his early teenage years in a group home after being accused of theft from a houseboat. He had a half-sibling named Wayne M. Schimpf and was the father to a son.

Associated With

His dramatic final prison escape bears comparison with that depicted in Stephen King's novella-turned-film The Shawshank Redemption.

Top Asked Questions about Richard Matt

How old is Richard Matt in 2024?

Richard Matt is 58 years old today.

When was Richard Matt born?

Richard Matt was born on May 25, 1966 in New York.

What is Richard Matt zodiac sign?

Richard Matt zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Richard Matt best known for?

Richard Matt was best known as Criminal.

Fun Facts about Richard Matt's Birthday

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

Richard Matt was born on Wednesday, 145^th day / 21^st week of 1966
Richard Matt has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Richard Matt birthday is XXV.V.MCMLXVI
Richard Matt's birthstone is Emerald
Richard Matt's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Richard Matt age in year is 58 years old
Richard Matt age in month is 701 months old
Richard Matt age in day is 21367 days old
Richard Matt age in hour is 512808 hours old
Richard Matt age in minute is 30768480 minutes old
Richard Matt age in second is 1846108800 seconds old
Next Richard Matt birthday is on Sunday, May 25th 2025
Richard Matt age in next birthday (2025) is 59 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 25, 1966 birthday

Historical Events on Richard Matt Birthday (May 25)

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

Year	Event
1985	Bangladesh is hit by a tropical cyclone and storm surge, which kills approximately 10,000 people.
1986	The Hands Across America event takes place.
1997	A military coup in Sierra Leone replaces President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah with Major Johnny Paul Koroma.
1999	The United States House of Representatives releases the Cox Report which details China's nuclear espionage against the U.S. over the prior two decades.
2000	Liberation Day of Lebanon: Israel withdraws its army from Lebanese territory (with the exception of the disputed Shebaa farms zone) 18 years after the invasion of 1982.
2001	Erik Weihenmayer becomes the first blind person to reach the summit of Mount Everest, in the Himalayas, with Dr. Sherman Bull.
2002	China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan Strait, with the loss of all 225 people on board.
2008	NASA's Phoenix lander touches down in the Green Valley region of Mars to search for environments suitable for water and microbial life.
2009	North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, building tensions in the international community.
2011	Oprah Winfrey airs her last show, ending her 25-year run of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
2012	The SpaceX Dragon 1 becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
2013	Suspected Maoist rebels kill at least 28 people and injure 32 others in an attack on a convoy of Indian National Congress politicians in Chhattisgarh, India.
2013	A gas cylinder explodes on a school bus in the Pakistani city of Gujrat, killing at least 18 people.
2018	The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becomes enforceable in the European Union.
2018	Ireland votes to repeal the Eighth Amendment of their constitution that prohibits abortion in all but a few cases, choosing to replace it with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland.
1986	The birth of Geraint Thomas, Welsh cyclist
1987	The birth of Timothy Derijck, Belgian footballer
1987	The birth of Yves De Winter, Belgian footballer
1987	The birth of Moritz Stehling, German footballer
1987	The birth of Kamil Stoch, Polish ski jumper
1988	The birth of Dávid Škutka, Slovak footballer
1988	The birth of Cameron van der Burgh, South African swimmer
1990	The birth of Bo Dallas, American wrestler
1990	The birth of Nikita Filatov, Russian ice hockey player
1993	The birth of James Porter, English cricketer
1994	The birth of Matt Murray, Canadian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Aly Raisman, American gymnast
1995	The birth of Kagiso Rabada, South African cricketer
1996	The birth of David Pastrňák, Czech ice hockey player
2000	The birth of Claire Liu, American tennis player
2013	The death of Nand Kumar Patel, Indian politician (b. 1953)
2014	The death of David Allen, English cricketer (b. 1935)
2014	The death of Marcel Côté, Canadian economist and politician (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Wojciech Jaruzelski, Polish general and politician, 1st President of Poland (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Herb Jeffries, American singer and actor (b. 1913)
2014	The death of Toaripi Lauti, Tuvaluan educator and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Tuvalu (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Matthew Saad Muhammad, American boxer and trainer (b. 1954)
2015	The death of George Braden, Canadian lawyer and politician, 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories (b. 1949)
2015	The death of Robert Lebel, Canadian bishop (b. 1924)
2018	The death of Kaduvetti Guru, Indian politician and Veera Vanniyar caste leader (b. 1961)
2019	The death of Claus von Bülow, Danish-British socialite (b. 1926)
2020	The death of George Floyd, African American man murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin (b. 1973)
2021	The death of John Warner, American attorney and politician (b. 1927)
2021	The death of Lois Ehlert, American author and illustrator (b. 1934)
2022	The death of Morton L. Janklow, American literary agent (b. 1930)

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