Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Scott Carpenter |
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Birthdate | May 01, 1925 |
Birth Place | Boulder, CO |
Age (in 2024) | 99 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Astronaut |
Scott Carpenter is best known as Astronaut who has born on May 01, 1925 in Boulder, CO. Currently, Scott Carpenter is 99 years, 7 months and 22 days old. Scott Carpenter will celebrate 100th birthday on Thursday, 1st of May 2025. Below the countdown to Scott Carpenter upcoming birthday.
The second American to orbit the earth, he was a part of the Mercury-Atlas 7 mission.
He served in the U.S. Navy and fought in the Korean War.
He was one of the original seven astronauts selected for Project Mercury.
He married and divorced three times; he had seven children.
He is the second American to orbit the Earth, preceded by John Glenn.
Scott Carpenter is 99 years old today.
Scott Carpenter was born on May 01, 1925 in Boulder, CO.
Scott Carpenter zodiac sign is Taurus.
Scott Carpenter was best known as Astronaut.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Scott Carpenter's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Scott Carpenter's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1961 | The Prime Minister of Cuba, Fidel Castro, proclaims Cuba a socialist nation and abolishes elections. |
1970 | Vietnam War: Protests erupt following the announcement by Richard Nixon that the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces would attack Vietnamese communists in a Cambodian Campaign. |
1971 | Amtrak (the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) takes over operation of U.S. passenger rail service. |
1975 | The Särkänniemi Amusement Park opens in Tampere, Finland. |
1978 | Japan's Naomi Uemura, travelling by dog sled, becomes the first person to reach the North Pole alone. |
1982 | Operation Black Buck: The Royal Air Force attacks the Argentine Air Force during Falklands War. |
1994 | Three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna is killed in an accident during the San Marino Grand Prix. |
1999 | The body of British climber George Mallory is found on Mount Everest, 75 years after his disappearance in 1924. |
2003 | Invasion of Iraq: In what becomes known as the "Mission Accomplished" speech, on board the USS Abraham Lincoln (off the coast of California), U.S. President George W. Bush declares that "major combat operations in Iraq have ended". |
2004 | Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia, and Slovenia join the European Union, celebrated at the residence of the Irish President in Dublin. |
2009 | Same-sex marriage is legalized in Sweden. |
2011 | Pope John Paul II is beatified by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI. |
2018 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) resumes the Deir ez-Zor campaign in order to clear the remnants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq-Syria border. |
2019 | Naxalite attack in Gadchiroli district of India: Sixteen army soldiers, including a driver, killed in an IED blast. Naxals targeted an anti-Naxal operations team. |
2019 | Naruhito ascends to the throne of Japan succeeding his father Akihito, beginning the Reiwa period. |
1991 | The birth of Daniel Talbot, British sprinter |
1992 | The birth of Hani, South Korean singer and actress |
1992 | The birth of Trevor Philp, Canadian alpine skier |
1992 | The birth of Bradley Roby, American football player |
1993 | The birth of Jean-Christophe Bahebeck, French footballer |
1993 | The birth of Ifeoma Nwoye, Nigerian wrestler |
1994 | The birth of Wallace Oliveira, Brazilian footballer |
1995 | The birth of Collin Seedorf, Dutch footballer |
1996 | The birth of Christopher J. Alexis Jr., Grenadian road cyclist |
1996 | The birth of Daniel Saifiti, Australian-Fijian rugby league player |
1996 | The birth of Jacob Saifiti, Australian-Fijian rugby league player |
1996 | The birth of Michael Seaton, Jamaican footballer |
1996 | The birth of William Nylander, Canadian-Swedish ice hockey player |
2004 | The birth of Charli D'Amelio, American social media influencer and dancer |
2005 | The birth of Linda Fruhvirtova, Czech tennis player |
2011 | The death of Henry Cooper, English boxer (b. 1934) |
2011 | The death of Ted Lowe, English sportscaster (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of James Kinley, Canadian engineer and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (b. 1925) |
2012 | The death of Mordechai Virshubski, German-Israeli lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Chris Kelly, American rapper (b. 1978) |
2013 | The death of Pierre Pleimelding, French footballer and manager (b. 1952) |
2014 | The death of Adamu Atta, Nigerian lawyer and politician, 5th Governor of Kwara State (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Radhia Cousot, Tunisian-American computer scientist and academic (b. 1947) |
2014 | The death of Assi Dayan, Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1945) |
2014 | The death of Juan de Dios Castillo, Mexican footballer and coach (b. 1951) |
2015 | The death of Geoff Duke, English-Manx motorcycle racer (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Vafa Guluzade, Azerbaijani political scientist, academic, and diplomat (b. 1940) |
2015 | The death of María Elena Velasco, Mexican actress, singer, director, and screenwriter (b. 1940) |
2015 | The death of Grace Lee Whitney, American actress (b. 1930) |
2021 | The death of Olympia Dukakis, American actress (b. 1931) |
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Youtube | Scott Carpenter on Youtube |
Tiktok | Scott Carpenter on Tiktok |
Wikipedia | Scott Carpenter on Wikipedia |
Website | Scott Carpenter's Webiste |
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