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

Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Richard Petty Facts

Full NameRichard Petty
BirthdateJuly 02, 1937
Birth PlaceLevel Cross, NC
Age (in 2024)87 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationRace Car Driver

Richard Petty Age & Birthday

Richard Petty is best known as Race Car Driver who has born on July 02, 1937 in Level Cross, NC. Currently, Richard Petty is 87 years, 5 months and 15 days old. Richard Petty will celebrate 88th birthday on Wednesday, 2nd of July 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Petty upcoming birthday.

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Richard Petty Biography

About

NASCAR driver who won the Daytona 500 seven times over the course of his legendary career. His racing team Richard Petty Motorsports became one of the most successful teams on the circuit.

Before Fame

He grew up with racing, as his father was a champion racer himself.

Trivia

He was known as The King and became a 5-time Winston Cup Series Champion.

Family Life

He had four children, including NASCAR driver Kyle Petty, with his wife Lynda. 

Associated With

He gave a voice cameo in the movie Cars with Jay Leno.

Top Asked Questions about Richard Petty

How old is Richard Petty in 2024?

Richard Petty is 87 years old today.

When was Richard Petty born?

Richard Petty was born on July 02, 1937 in Level Cross, NC.

What is Richard Petty zodiac sign?

Richard Petty zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Richard Petty best known for?

Richard Petty was best known as Race Car Driver.

Fun Facts about Richard Petty's Birthday

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

  • Richard Petty was born on Friday, 183rd day / 26th week of 1937
  • Richard Petty has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Richard Petty birthday is II.VII.MCMXXXVII
  • Richard Petty's birthstone is Ruby
  • Richard Petty's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • Richard Petty age in year is 87 years old
  • Richard Petty age in month is 1049 months old
  • Richard Petty age in day is 31945 days old
  • Richard Petty age in hour is 766680 hours old
  • Richard Petty age in minute is 46000800 minutes old
  • Richard Petty age in second is 2760048000 seconds old
  • Next Richard Petty birthday is on Wednesday, July 2nd 2025
  • Richard Petty age in next birthday (2025) is 88 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about July 02, 1937 birthday

Historical Events on Richard Petty Birthday (July 02)

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

YearEvent
1976End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1986Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
1986Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.
1988Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See.
1990In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
1994USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
1997The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
2000Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
2001The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
2002Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
2005The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
2008Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
2010The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
2013The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.
2013A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
1988The birth of Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer
1989The birth of Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player
1989The birth of Alex Morgan, American soccer player
1990The birth of Kayla Harrison, American judoka
1990The birth of Merritt Mathias, American soccer player
1990The birth of Morag McLellan, Scottish field hockey player
1990The birth of Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer
1990The birth of Danny Rose, English footballer
1990The birth of Bill Tupou, New Zealand rugby league player
1992The birth of Madison Chock, American ice dancer
1993The birth of Vince Staples, American rapper and actor
1993The birth of Diamonté Harper, American rapper
1994The birth of Henrik Kristoffersen, Norwegian skier
1995The birth of Ryan Murphy, American swimmer
1996The birth of Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis player
2014The death of Louis Zamperini, American runner and World War II US Army Air Forces captain (b. 1917)
2015The death of Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1920)
2015The death of Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)
2015The death of Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (b. 1945)
2015The death of Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (b. 1928)
2016The death of Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
2016The death of Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2016The death of Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)
2016The death of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)
2017The death of Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (b. 1933)
2017The death of Smith Hart, American-born Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1948)
2018The death of Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (b. 1948)
2019The death of Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (b.1924)
2020The death of Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (b. 1926)
2020The death of Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (b. 1989)

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