Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Robert Wadlow |
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Birthdate | February 22, 1918 |
Birth Place | Alton, IL |
Age (in 2024) | 106 Years Old |
Zodiac | Pisces |
Robert Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918 in Alton, IL. Currently, Robert Wadlow is 106 years, 8 months and 23 days old. Robert Wadlow will celebrate 107th birthday on Saturday, 22nd of February 2025. Below the countdown to Robert Wadlow upcoming birthday.
At 8'11", he became the tallest man and had his name in the Guinness Book of World Records. He was casually known as the Giant of Illinois.
Due to his size, they made him a specialized desk to use during elementary school.
He wasn't just tall, he also weighed over 400 pounds.
His parents were named Addie Johnson and Harold Wadlow.
He and Andre the Giant were both known for their towering heights.
Robert Wadlow is 106 years old today.
Robert Wadlow was born on February 22, 1918 in Alton, IL.
Robert Wadlow zodiac sign is Pisces.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Robert Wadlow's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Robert Wadlow's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1983 | The notorious Broadway flop Moose Murders opens and closes on the same night at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. |
1986 | Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines. |
1994 | Aldrich Ames and his wife are charged by the United States Department of Justice with spying for the Soviet Union. |
1995 | The Corona reconnaissance satellite program, in existence from 1959 to 1972, is declassified. |
1997 | In Roslin, Midlothian, British scientists announce that an adult sheep named Dolly has been successfully cloned. |
2002 | Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush. |
2005 | The 6.4 Mw  Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman Province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured. |
2006 | At approximately 6:44 a.m. local Iraqi time, explosions occurred at the al-Askari Shrine in Samara, Iraq. The attack on the shrine, one of the holiest sites in Shia Islam, caused the escalation of sectarian tensions in Iraq into a full-scale civil war. |
2006 | At least six men stage Britain's biggest robbery, stealing £53m (about $92.5 million or €78 million) from a Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent. |
2011 | New Zealand's second deadliest earthquake strikes Christchurch, killing 185 people. |
2011 | Bahraini uprising: Tens of thousands of people march in protest against the deaths of seven victims killed by police and army forces during previous protests. |
2012 | A train crash in Buenos Aires, Argentina, kills 51 people and injures 700 others. |
2014 | President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328-0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion. |
2015 | A ferry carrying 100 passengers capsizes in the Padma River, killing 70 people. |
2018 | A man throws a grenade at the U.S embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro. He dies at the scene from a second explosion, with no one else hurt. |
1979 | The birth of Brett Emerton, Australian footballer |
1979 | The birth of Lee Na-young, South Korean actress |
1980 | The birth of Jeanette Biedermann, German singer-songwriter and actress |
1983 | The birth of Shaun Tait, Australian cricketer |
1984 | The birth of Tommy Bowe, Irish rugby player |
1984 | The birth of Branislav Ivanović, Serbian footballer |
1985 | The birth of Hameur Bouazza, Algerian international footballer |
1985 | The birth of Georgios Printezis, Greek basketball player |
1986 | The birth of Rajon Rondo, American basketball player |
1987 | The birth of Han Hyo-joo, South Korean actress and model |
1987 | The birth of Sergio Romero, Argentinian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Jonathan Borlée, Belgian sprinter |
1989 | The birth of Franco Vázquez, Argentinian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Khalil Mack, American football player |
1994 | The birth of Nam Joo-hyuk, South Korean model and actor |
2012 | The death of Marie Colvin, American journalist (b. 1956) |
2012 | The death of Rémi Ochlik, French photographer and journalist (b. 1983) |
2013 | The death of Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Dutch speed skater (b. 1938) |
2013 | The death of Jean-Louis Michon, French-Swiss scholar and translator (b. 1924) |
2013 | The death of Wolfgang Sawallisch, German pianist and conductor (b. 1923) |
2014 | The death of Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (b. 1966) |
2014 | The death of Trebor Jay Tichenor, American pianist and composer (b. 1940) |
2014 | The death of Leo Vroman, Dutch-American hematologist, poet, and illustrator (b. 1915) |
2015 | The death of Chris Rainbow, Scottish singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1946) |
2016 | The death of Yolande Fox, American model and singer, Miss America 1951 (b. 1928) |
2016 | The death of Sonny James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1928) |
2018 | The death of Forges, Spanish cartoonist (b. 1942) |
2019 | The death of Brody Stevens, American comedian and actor (b. 1970) |
2019 | The death of Morgan Woodward, American actor (b. 1925) |
2021 | The death of Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American poet, painter (b. 1919) |
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