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

Updated at April 26, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Richard Yates Facts

Full Name	Richard Yates
Birthdate	February 03, 1926
Birth Place	Yonkers, NY
Age (in 2024)	98 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Novelist

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Richard Yates Age & Birthday

Richard Yates is best known as Novelist who has born on February 03, 1926 in Yonkers, NY. Currently, Richard Yates is 98 years, 2 months and 23 days old. Richard Yates will celebrate 99th birthday on Monday, 3rd of February 2025. Below the countdown to Richard Yates upcoming birthday.

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Richard Yates Biography

About

An American writer of fiction, he is best known for his short story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, and for his novel, Revolutionary Road. The latter work was adapted for the screen by director Sam Mendes.

Before Fame

He worked as a journalist, freelance ghost writer, and publicity writer.

Trivia

His novel, Revolutionary Road, was a finalist for the National Book Award.

Family Life

He was born in Yonkers, New York, and he spent his childhood in many different states. He married Sheila Bryant in 1948.

Associated With

His short story collection, Eleven Kinds of Loneliness, has been compared to James Joyce's famous work, Dubliners.

Top Asked Questions about Richard Yates

How old is Richard Yates in 2024?

Richard Yates is 98 years old today.

When was Richard Yates born?

Richard Yates was born on February 03, 1926 in Yonkers, NY.

What is Richard Yates zodiac sign?

Richard Yates zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Richard Yates best known for?

Richard Yates was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Richard Yates's Birthday

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

Richard Yates was born on Wednesday, 34^th day / 05^th week of 1926
Richard Yates has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Richard Yates birthday is III.II.MCMXXVI
Richard Yates's birthstone is Amethyst
Richard Yates's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Richard Yates age in year is 98 years old
Richard Yates age in month is 1178 months old
Richard Yates age in day is 35877 days old
Richard Yates age in hour is 861048 hours old
Richard Yates age in minute is 51662880 minutes old
Richard Yates age in second is 3099772800 seconds old
Next Richard Yates birthday is on Monday, February 3rd 2025
Richard Yates age in next birthday (2025) is 99 years old
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Historical Events on Richard Yates Birthday (February 03)

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

Year	Event
1960	British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government was likely to support decolonisation.
1961	The United States Air Force begins Operation Looking Glass, and over the next 30 years, a "Doomsday Plane" is always in the air, with the capability of taking direct control of the United States' bombers and missiles in the event of the destruction of the SAC's command post.
1966	The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.
1971	New York Police Officer Frank Serpico is shot during a drug bust in Brooklyn and survives to later testify against police corruption.
1972	The first day of the seven-day 1972 Iran blizzard, which would kill at least 4,000 people, making it the deadliest snowstorm in history.
1984	Doctor John Buster and a research team at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the United States announce history's first embryo transfer, from one woman to another resulting in a live birth.
1984	Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B is launched using Space Shuttle Challenger.
1989	After a stroke two weeks previously, South African President P. W. Botha resigns as leader of the National Party, but stays on as president for six more months.
1989	A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954.
1994	Space Shuttle program: STS-60 is launched, carrying Sergei Krikalev, the first Russian cosmonaut to fly aboard the Shuttle.
1995	Astronaut Eileen Collins becomes the first woman to pilot the Space Shuttle as mission STS-63 gets underway from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
1998	Cavalese cable car disaster: A United States military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy.
2005	One hundred five people are killed when Kam Air Flight 904 crashes in the Pamir Mountains in Afghanistan.
2007	A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
2014	Two people are shot and killed and 29 students are taken hostage at a high school in Moscow, Russia.
1986	The birth of Lucas Duda, American baseball player
1986	The birth of Mathieu Giroux, Canadian speed skater
1986	The birth of Kanako Yanagihara, Japanese actress
1987	The birth of Elvana Gjata, Albanian singer
1988	The birth of Cho Kyu-hyun, South Korean singer
1989	The birth of Meng Jia, Chinese singer and actress
1989	The birth of Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer
1990	The birth of Sean Kingston, American-Jamaican singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Martin Taupau, New Zealand rugby league player
1991	The birth of Corey Norman, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Olli Aitola, Finnish ice hockey player
1995	The birth of Tao Tsuchiya, Japanese actress
1998	The birth of Tyler Huntley, American football player
1999	The birth of Kanna Hashimoto, Japanese actress
2003	The birth of Lozea Vilarino, French rhythmic gymnast
2013	The death of Cardiss Collins, American politician (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Oscar Feltsman, Ukrainian-Russian composer and producer (b. 1921)
2013	The death of James Muri, American soldier and pilot (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Pakistani politician, Chief Minister of Balochistan (b. 1954)
2015	The death of Martin Gilbert, English historian, author, and academic (b. 1936)
2015	The death of Mary Healy, American actress and singer (b. 1918)
2015	The death of Charlie Sifford, American golfer (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Nasim Hasan Shah, Pakistani lawyer and judge, 12th Chief Justice of Pakistan (b. 1929)
2016	The death of Joe Alaskey, American actor (b. 1952)
2016	The death of Balram Jakhar, Indian lawyer and politician, 23rd Governor of Madhya Pradesh (b. 1923)
2016	The death of József Kasza, Serbian politician and economist (b. 1945)
2017	The death of Dritëro Agolli, Albanian poet, writer and politician (b. 1931)
2019	The death of Julie Adams, American actress (b. 1926)
2019	The death of Kristoff St. John, American actor (b. 1966)
2020	The death of George Steiner, French-American philosopher, author, and critic (b. 1929)

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