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

Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Richard Oconnor Facts

Full Name	Richard Oconnor
Birthdate	August 21, 1889
Birth Place	India
Age (in 2024)	135 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	War Hero

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Richard Oconnor Age & Birthday

Richard Oconnor is best known as War Hero who has born on August 21, 1889 in India. Currently, Richard Oconnor is 135 years, 4 months and 1 days old. Richard Oconnor will celebrate 136th birthday on Thursday, 21st of August 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Oconnor upcoming birthday.

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Richard Oconnor Biography

About

Best remembered for his leadership during such World War II military initiatives as Operation Compass and Operation Market Garden, he received the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, the Croix de Guerre, and numerous other honors for his service in the British Army.

Before Fame

He received the Military Cross for his service as a captain in World War I.

Trivia

He appeared in a popular English documentary series titled The World at War.

Family Life

He was born in what was then British India to a colonial governor's daughter and an Irish soldier. Several years after the 1959 death of his wife Jean, O'Connor married Dorothy Russell.

Associated With

After he successfully commanded Allied troops during a North African initiative called Operation Compass, he was captured by German forces led by Erwin Rommel and was forced to spend two years as a prisoner of war.

Top Asked Questions about Richard Oconnor

How old is Richard Oconnor in 2024?

Richard Oconnor is 135 years old today.

When was Richard Oconnor born?

Richard Oconnor was born on August 21, 1889 in India.

What is Richard Oconnor zodiac sign?

Richard Oconnor zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Richard Oconnor best known for?

Richard Oconnor was best known as War Hero.

Fun Facts about Richard Oconnor's Birthday

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

Richard Oconnor was born on Wednesday, 233^rd day / 34^th week of 1889
Richard Oconnor has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Richard Oconnor birthday is XXI.VIII.MDCCCLXXXIX
Richard Oconnor's birthstone is Peridot
Richard Oconnor's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Richard Oconnor age in year is 135 years old
Richard Oconnor age in month is 1624 months old
Richard Oconnor age in day is 49431 days old
Richard Oconnor age in hour is 1186344 hours old
Richard Oconnor age in minute is 71180640 minutes old
Richard Oconnor age in second is 4270838400 seconds old
Next Richard Oconnor birthday is on Thursday, August 21st 2025
Richard Oconnor age in next birthday (2025) is 136 years old

Historical Events on Richard Oconnor Birthday (August 21)

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

Year	Event
1968	Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
1968	James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
1971	A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1982	Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983	Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
1986	Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
1988	The 6.9 Mw  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal-India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709-1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1991	Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
1991	Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
1993	NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1994	Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1995	Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
2000	American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
2013	Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
2017	A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
1985	The birth of Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
1986	The birth of Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1986	The birth of Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
1986	The birth of Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
1988	The birth of Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1988	The birth of Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989	The birth of Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
1989	The birth of James Davey, English rugby league player
1989	The birth of Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Hayden Panettiere, American actress
1989	The birth of Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
1990	The birth of Bo Burnham, American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet
1991	The birth of Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
1992	The birth of Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver
1996	The birth of Karolína Muchová, Czech tennis player
2013	The death of Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)
2013	The death of C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1936)
2013	The death of Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, ninth Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Colin Beyer, New Zealand lawyer and businessman (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Wang Dongxing, Chinese commander and politician (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo (b. 1954)
2018	The death of Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (b. 1975)
2019	The death of Celso Piña, Mexican singer, composer, arranger, and accordionist (b. 1953)

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