Wally Schirra Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 15, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Wally Schirra Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Wally Schirra Facts

Full Name	Wally Schirra
Birthdate	March 12, 1923
Birth Place	Hackensack, NJ
Age (in 2025)	102 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Astronaut

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Wally Schirra Age & Birthday

Wally Schirra is best known as Astronaut who has born on March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, NJ. Currently, Wally Schirra is 102 years, 0 months and 3 days old. Wally Schirra will celebrate 103rd birthday on Thursday, 12th of March 2026. Below the countdown to Wally Schirra upcoming birthday.

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Wally Schirra Biography

About

The first person to travel into space three times and the only person to fly in all of America's first three space programs.

Before Fame

He held the rank of First Class in Troop 36 as a Boy Scout.

Trivia

He flew on Mercury-Atlas 8, Gemini 6A, and Apollo 7.

Family Life

He married Josephine Fraser in 1946 and had two children.

Associated With

He and Alan Shepard were part of the Mercury Seven.

Top Asked Questions about Wally Schirra

How old is Wally Schirra in 2025?

Wally Schirra is 102 years old today.

When was Wally Schirra born?

Wally Schirra was born on March 12, 1923 in Hackensack, NJ.

What is Wally Schirra zodiac sign?

Wally Schirra zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Wally Schirra best known for?

Wally Schirra was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Wally Schirra's Birthday

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

Wally Schirra was born on Monday, 71^st day / 11^th week of 1923
Wally Schirra has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Wally Schirra birthday is XII.III.MCMXXIII
Wally Schirra's birthstone is Aquamarine
Wally Schirra's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Wally Schirra age in year is 102 years old
Wally Schirra age in month is 1224 months old
Wally Schirra age in day is 37259 days old
Wally Schirra age in hour is 894216 hours old
Wally Schirra age in minute is 53652960 minutes old
Wally Schirra age in second is 3219177600 seconds old
Next Wally Schirra birthday is on Thursday, March 12th 2026
Wally Schirra age in next birthday (2026) is 103 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 12, 1923 birthday

Historical Events on Wally Schirra Birthday (March 12)

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

Year	Event
1968	Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
1971	The 1971 Turkish military memorandum is sent to the Süleyman Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.
1989	Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web.
1992	Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993	Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds more.
1993	North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
1999	Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2003	Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.
2003	The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
2004	The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
2009	Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
2011	A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2014	A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.
2019	In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.
2020	The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1993	The birth of Anton Shramchenko, Belarusian footballer
1994	The birth of Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist
1994	The birth of Jerami Grant, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1996	The birth of Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer
1996	The birth of Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer
1996	The birth of Robert Murić, Croatian footballer
1996	The birth of Cene Prevc, Slovenian ski jumper
1997	The birth of Dean Henderson, English footballer
1997	The birth of Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer
1997	The birth of Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer
1998	The birth of Mecole Hardman, American football player
1998	The birth of Daniel Samohin, Israeli figure skater
1998	The birth of Elizaveta Ukolova, Czech figure skater
2001	The birth of Kim Min-kyu, South Korean singer and actor
2012	The death of Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946)
2012	The death of Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938)
2013	The death of Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936)
2013	The death of Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014	The death of José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (b. 1936)
2015	The death of Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942)
2016	The death of Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (b. 1935)
2016	The death of Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
2021	The death of Ronald DeFeo Jr., American criminal (b. 1951)

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