Selma Lagerlof Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 6, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Selma Lagerlof Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Selma Lagerlof Facts

Full Name	Selma Lagerlof
Birthdate	November 20, 1858
Birth Place	Marbacka, Sweden
Age (in 2024)	165 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Novelist

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Selma Lagerlof Age & Birthday

Selma Lagerlof is best known as Novelist who has born on November 20, 1858 in Marbacka, Sweden. Currently, Selma Lagerlof is 165 years, 5 months and 16 days old. Selma Lagerlof will celebrate 166th birthday on Wednesday, 20th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Selma Lagerlof upcoming birthday.

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Selma Lagerlof Biography

About

A Swedish author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, she is best known for her Wonderful Adventures of Nils book series. Her other literary works include The Changeling, The Outcast, and numerous other novels, short stories, plays, and memoirs.

Before Fame

She taught at a girls' school in her native Sweden during the 1880s and 1890s. She published her first novel, The Story of Gösta Berling, in 1891.

Trivia

In 1909, she became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Family Life

She was the fourth child born to Erik and Louise Lagerlöf. In the mid-1890s she fell in love with fellow writer, Sophie Elkan.

Associated With

Her fantastical novels stood in stark contrast to the realistic work of contemporaries like August Strindberg.

Top Asked Questions about Selma Lagerlof

How old is Selma Lagerlof in 2024?

Selma Lagerlof is 165 years old today.

When was Selma Lagerlof born?

Selma Lagerlof was born on November 20, 1858 in Marbacka, Sweden.

What is Selma Lagerlof zodiac sign?

Selma Lagerlof zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Selma Lagerlof best known for?

Selma Lagerlof was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Selma Lagerlof's Birthday

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

Selma Lagerlof was born on Saturday, 324^th day / 46^th week of 1858
Selma Lagerlof has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Selma Lagerlof birthday is XX.XI.MDCCCLVIII
Selma Lagerlof's birthstone is Topaz
Selma Lagerlof's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Selma Lagerlof age in year is 165 years old
Selma Lagerlof age in month is 1985 months old
Selma Lagerlof age in day is 60433 days old
Selma Lagerlof age in hour is 1450392 hours old
Selma Lagerlof age in minute is 87023520 minutes old
Selma Lagerlof age in second is 5221411200 seconds old
Next Selma Lagerlof birthday is on Thursday, November 20th 2025
Selma Lagerlof age in next birthday (2025) is 166 years old

Historical Events on Selma Lagerlof Birthday (November 20)

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

Year	Event
1980	Lake Peigneur in Louisiana drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole.
1985	Microsoft Windows 1.0, the first graphical personal computer operating environment developed by Microsoft, is released.
1989	Velvet Revolution: The number of protesters assembled in Prague, Czechoslovakia, swells from 200,000 the day before to an estimated half-million.
1990	Andrei Chikatilo, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific serial killers, is arrested; he eventually confesses to 56 killings.
1991	An Azerbaijani MI-8 helicopter carrying 19 peacekeeping mission team with officials and journalists from Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan is shot down by Armenian military forces in Khojavend District of Azerbaijan.
1992	In England, a fire breaks out in Windsor Castle, badly damaging the castle and causing over £50 million worth of damage.
1993	Savings and loan crisis: The United States Senate Ethics Committee issues a stern censure of California senator Alan Cranston for his "dealings" with savings-and-loan executive Charles Keating.
1993	Macedonia's deadliest aviation disaster occurs when Avioimpex Flight 110, a Yakovlev Yak-42, crashes near Ohrid, killing all 116 people on board.
1994	The Angolan government and UNITA rebels sign the Lusaka Protocol in Zambia, ending 19 years of civil war. (Localized fighting resumes the next year.)
1996	A fire breaks out in an office building in Hong Kong, killing 41 people and injuring 81.
1998	A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
1998	The first space station module component, Zarya, for the International Space Station is launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
2003	After the November 15 bombings, a second day of the 2003 Istanbul bombings occurs in Istanbul, Turkey, destroying the Turkish head office of HSBC Bank AS and the British consulate.
2015	Following a hostage siege, at least 19 people are killed in Bamako, Mali.
2022	The 2022 FIFA World Cup begins in Qatar. This is the first time the tournament will be held in the Middle East.
1993	The birth of Junior Paulo, New Zealand rugby league player
1993	The birth of Sanjin Prcić, Bosnian footballer
1993	The birth of Anna Prugova, Russian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Timothy Kitum, Kenyan middle-distance runner
1995	The birth of Timothy Cheruiyot, Kenyan athlete
1995	The birth of Iván Garcia, Spanish cyclist
1995	The birth of Shaolin Sándor Liu, Hungarian short track speed skater
1995	The birth of Kyle Snyder, American wrestler
1996	The birth of Jack Harrison, English professional footballer
1996	The birth of Blaž Janc, Slovenian handballer
1996	The birth of Denis Zakaria, Swiss footballer
1997	The birth of Levi Garcia, Trinidadian footballer
2000	The birth of Connie Talbot, English singer-songwriter
2001	The birth of Caty McNally, American tennis player
2002	The birth of Madisyn Shipman, American actress
2013	The death of Sylvia Browne, American author (b. 1936)
2013	The death of Dieter Hildebrandt, Polish-German actor and screenwriter (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Keith Michell, Australian actor (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Jim Perry, American-Canadian singer and game show host (b. 1933)
2015	The death of Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 55th Yokozuna (b. 1953)
2016	The death of Gabriel Badilla, Costa Rican footballer (b. 1984)
2016	The death of Gene Guarilia, American basketball player (b. 1937)
2016	The death of Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Greek statesman (b. 1926)
2016	The death of William Trevor, Irish novelist, playwright, and short story writer (b. 1928)
2017	The death of Peter Berling, German actor, film producer and writer (b. 1934)
2018	The death of James H. Billington, 13th Librarian of Congress (b. 1929)
2018	The death of Aaron Klug, Lithuanian-English chemist and biophysicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
2019	The death of Wataru Misaka, American basketball player (b. 1923)
2020	The death of Jan Morris, Welsh historian, author and travel writer (b. 1926)

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