Viktor Korchnoi Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Viktor Korchnoi Facts
| Full Name | Viktor Korchnoi |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | March 23, 1931 |
| Birth Place | Russia |
| Age (in 2024) | 93 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Occupation | Chess Player |
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Viktor Korchnoi Age & Birthday
Viktor Korchnoi is best known as Chess Player who has born on March 23, 1931 in Russia. Currently, Viktor Korchnoi is 93 years, 7 months and 29 days old. Viktor Korchnoi will celebrate 94th birthday on Sunday, 23rd of March 2025. Below the countdown to Viktor Korchnoi upcoming birthday.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsViktor Korchnoi Biography
About
Master of aggressive counter-attacks and considered one of the greatest players to never win a World Chess Championship.
Before Fame
He graduated from Leningrad State University in Saint Petersburg with a degree in history.
Trivia
While almost exclusively a counter-attacker early in his career, he became proficient at initiating attacks and developed a deadly endgame.
Family Life
He grew up in the USSR; his father was Jewish, and his mother was Catholic.
Associated With
His counter-attacking style was a natural foil to Grandmaster Mikhail Tal's all-out attack, giving Tal lots of trouble in their matches.
Top Asked Questions about Viktor Korchnoi
How old is Viktor Korchnoi in 2024?
Viktor Korchnoi is 93 years old today.
When was Viktor Korchnoi born?
Viktor Korchnoi was born on March 23, 1931 in Russia.
What is Viktor Korchnoi zodiac sign?
Viktor Korchnoi zodiac sign is Aries.
What was Viktor Korchnoi best known for?
Viktor Korchnoi was best known as Chess Player.
Fun Facts about Viktor Korchnoi's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Viktor Korchnoi's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Viktor Korchnoi was born on Monday, 82nd day / 13th week of 1931
- Viktor Korchnoi has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Viktor Korchnoi birthday is XXIII.III.MCMXXXI
- Viktor Korchnoi's birthstone is Aquamarine
- Viktor Korchnoi's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
- Viktor Korchnoi age in year is 93 years old
- Viktor Korchnoi age in month is 1123 months old
- Viktor Korchnoi age in day is 34212 days old
- Viktor Korchnoi age in hour is 821088 hours old
- Viktor Korchnoi age in minute is 49265280 minutes old
- Viktor Korchnoi age in second is 2955916800 seconds old
- Next Viktor Korchnoi birthday is on Sunday, March 23rd 2025
- Viktor Korchnoi age in next birthday (2025) is 94 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about March 23, 1931 birthday
Historical Events on Viktor Korchnoi Birthday (March 23)
Below are historical events that coincided with Viktor Korchnoi's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1994 | At an election rally in Tijuana, Mexican presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio is assassinated by Mario Aburto MartÃnez. |
| 1994 | A United States Air Force (USAF) F-16 aircraft collides with a USAF C-130 at Pope Air Force Base and then crashes, killing 24 United States Army soldiers on the ground. This later became known as the Green Ramp disaster. |
| 1994 | Aeroflot Flight 593 crashed into the Kuznetsk Alatau mountain, Kemerovo Oblast, Russia, killing 75. |
| 1996 | Taiwan holds its first direct elections and chooses Lee Teng-hui as President. |
| 1999 | Gunmen assassinate Paraguay's Vice President Luis MarÃa Argaña. |
| 2001 | The Russian Mir space station is disposed of, breaking up in the atmosphere before falling into the southern Pacific Ocean near Fiji. |
| 2003 | Battle of Nasiriyah, first major conflict during the invasion of Iraq. |
| 2008 | Official opening of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, India |
| 2009 | FedEx Express Flight 80: A McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from Guangzhou, China crashes at Tokyo's Narita International Airport, killing both the captain and the co-pilot. |
| 2010 | The Affordable Care Act becomes law in the United States. |
| 2018 | President of Peru Pedro Pablo Kuczynski resigns from the presidency amid a mass corruption scandal before certain impeachment by the opposition-majority Congress of Peru. |
| 2019 | The Kazakh capital of Astana was renamed to Nur-Sultan. |
| 2019 | The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces capture the town of Baghuz in Eastern Syria, declaring military victory over the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant after four years of fighting, although the group maintains a scattered presence and sleeper cells across Syria and Iraq. |
| 2020 | Prime Minister Boris Johnson put the United Kingdom into its first national lockdown in response to COVID-19. |
| 2021 | A container ship runs aground and obstructs the Suez Canal for six days. |
| 1989 | The birth of Luis Fernando Silva, Mexican footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Jaime Alguersuari, Spanish race car driver |
| 1990 | The birth of Robert Zickert, German footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Linline Matauatu, Vanuatuan beach volleyball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Gregg Wylde, Scottish footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Tolga CiÄŸerci, German-Turkish footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Kyrie Irving, Australian-American basketball player |
| 1993 | The birth of Kyle Lovett, Australian rugby league player |
| 1993 | The birth of Aytaç Kara, Turkish footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of Nick Powell, English footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Kevin Kauber, Estonian footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Jan Lisiecki, Canadian pianist |
| 1995 | The birth of Ozan Tufan, Turkish footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Alexander Albon, Thai-British race car driver |
| 1996 | The birth of Joel Kiviranta, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 2013 | The death of Boris Berezovsky, Russian-born Soviet-British mathematician and businessman (b. 1946) |
| 2013 | The death of Onofre Corpuz, Filipino economist, historian, and academic (b. 1926) |
| 2013 | The death of Virgil Trucks, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | The death of Joe Weider, Canadian-American bodybuilder and publisher, co-founded the International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (b. 1919) |
| 2014 | The death of Dave Brockie, Canadian-American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1963) |
| 2014 | The death of Jaroslav Šerých, Czech painter and illustrator (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of Adolfo Suárez, Spanish lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Spain (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | The death of Gian Vittorio Baldi, Italian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) |
| 2015 | The death of Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1923) |
| 2015 | The death of Bobby Lowther, American basketball player and lieutenant (b. 1923) |
| 2015 | The death of Lil' Chris, English singer-songwriter, actor, and television personality (b. 1990) |
| 2016 | The death of Joe Garagiola, Sr., American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1926) |
| 2016 | The death of Ken Howard, American actor (b. 1944) |
| 2021 | The death of George Segal, American actor (b. 1934) |
| 2022 | The death of Madeleine Albright, Czechoslovakian-born American diplomat, 64th United States Secretary of State (b. 1937) |
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