Rick Wakeman Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Rick Wakeman Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Rick Wakeman Facts

Full Name	Rick Wakeman
Birthdate	May 18, 1949
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	75 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Pianist

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Rick Wakeman Age & Birthday

Rick Wakeman is best known as Pianist who has born on May 18, 1949 in England. Currently, Rick Wakeman is 75 years, 6 months and 5 days old. Rick Wakeman will celebrate 76th birthday on Sunday, 18th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Rick Wakeman upcoming birthday.

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Rick Wakeman Biography

About

Keyboard player known for his many stints with the progressive rock band Yes between 1971 and 2004.

Before Fame

He left his studies at the Royal College of Music in favor of session music work. He was featured on songs with Cat Stevens, Ozzy Osbourne, and David Bowie.

Trivia

His best-known records from his solo career included The Six Wives of Henry VIII from 1973, Journey to the Centre of the Earth from 1974, and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table from 1975.

Family Life

He was married four times: first to Roz Woolford in 1970, then to Danielle Corminboeuf in 1980, to Nina Carter on November 10, 1984, and to Rachel Kaufman in 2009. His sons, Adam and Oliver, both became keyboardists.

Associated With

He played on many of Ozzy Osbourne's popular songs.

Top Asked Questions about Rick Wakeman

How old is Rick Wakeman in 2024?

Rick Wakeman is 75 years old today.

When was Rick Wakeman born?

Rick Wakeman was born on May 18, 1949 in England.

What is Rick Wakeman zodiac sign?

Rick Wakeman zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Rick Wakeman best known for?

Rick Wakeman was best known as Pianist.

Fun Facts about Rick Wakeman's Birthday

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

Rick Wakeman was born on Wednesday, 138^th day / 20^th week of 1949
Rick Wakeman has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Rick Wakeman birthday is XVIII.V.MCMXLIX
Rick Wakeman's birthstone is Emerald
Rick Wakeman's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Rick Wakeman age in year is 75 years old
Rick Wakeman age in month is 906 months old
Rick Wakeman age in day is 27583 days old
Rick Wakeman age in hour is 661992 hours old
Rick Wakeman age in minute is 39719520 minutes old
Rick Wakeman age in second is 2383171200 seconds old
Next Rick Wakeman birthday is on Sunday, May 18th 2025
Rick Wakeman age in next birthday (2025) is 76 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 18, 1949 birthday

Historical Events on Rick Wakeman Birthday (May 18)

Below are historical events that coincided with Rick Wakeman'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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