Walter Cronkite Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Walter Cronkite Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Walter Cronkite Facts

Full Name	Walter Cronkite
Birthdate	November 04, 1916
Birth Place	Saint Joseph, MO
Age (in 2024)	107 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Journalist

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Walter Cronkite Age & Birthday

Walter Cronkite is best known as Journalist who has born on November 04, 1916 in Saint Joseph, MO. Currently, Walter Cronkite is 107 years, 5 months and 21 days old. Walter Cronkite will celebrate 108th birthday on Monday, 4th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Walter Cronkite upcoming birthday.

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Walter Cronkite Biography

About

Trusted anchor of CBS Evening News for over 30 years who has won a Peabody Award and a TCA Career Achievement Award.

Before Fame

He was an active Boy Scouts member.

Trivia

His news delivery on CBS got him voted the Most Trusted Man in America.

Family Life

He married Mary Elizabeth Maxwell in 1940, and the couple had three children.

Associated With

He reported many important events during his years, including the assassintation of John F. Kennedy.

Top Asked Questions about Walter Cronkite

How old is Walter Cronkite in 2024?

Walter Cronkite is 107 years old today.

When was Walter Cronkite born?

Walter Cronkite was born on November 04, 1916 in Saint Joseph, MO.

What is Walter Cronkite zodiac sign?

Walter Cronkite zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Walter Cronkite best known for?

Walter Cronkite was best known as Journalist.

Fun Facts about Walter Cronkite's Birthday

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

Walter Cronkite was born on Saturday, 309^th day / 44^th week of 1916
Walter Cronkite has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Walter Cronkite birthday is IV.XI.MCMXVI
Walter Cronkite's birthstone is Topaz
Walter Cronkite's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Walter Cronkite age in year is 107 years old
Walter Cronkite age in month is 1289 months old
Walter Cronkite age in day is 39254 days old
Walter Cronkite age in hour is 942096 hours old
Walter Cronkite age in minute is 56525760 minutes old
Walter Cronkite age in second is 3391545600 seconds old
Next Walter Cronkite birthday is on Tuesday, November 4th 2025
Walter Cronkite age in next birthday (2025) is 108 years old

Historical Events on Walter Cronkite Birthday (November 04)

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

Year	Event
1967	Iberia Flight 062 crashes in Blackdown, West Sussex, killing all 37 people on board including British actress June Thorburn.
1970	Vietnam War: The United States turns over control of the air base at Bình Thủy in the Mekong Delta to South Vietnam.
1970	Salvador Allende takes office as President of Chile, the first Marxist to become president of a Latin American country through open elections.
1973	The Netherlands experiences the first car-free Sunday caused by the 1973 oil crisis. Highways are used only by cyclists and roller skaters.
1979	Iran hostage crisis: A group of Iranian college students overruns the U.S. embassy in Tehran and takes 90 hostages.
1980	Ronald Reagan is elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Jimmy Carter.
1993	China Airlines Flight 605, a brand-new 747-400, overruns the runway at Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport.
1995	Israel-Palestinian conflict: Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated by an extremist Israeli.
2002	Chinese authorities arrest cyber-dissident He Depu for signing a pro-democracy letter to the 16th Communist Party Congress.
2008	Barack Obama becomes the first person of biracial or African-American descent to be elected as President of the United States.
2010	Aero Caribbean Flight 883 crashes into Guasimal, Sancti Spíritus; all 68 passengers and crew are killed.
2010	Qantas Flight 32, an Airbus A380, suffers an uncontained engine failure over Indonesia shortly after taking off from Singapore, crippling the jet. The crew manage to safely return to Singapore, saving all 469 passengers and crew.
2015	A cargo plane crashes shortly after takeoff from Juba International Airport in Juba, South Sudan, killing at least 37 people.
2015	A building collapses in the Pakistani city of Lahore resulting in at least 45 deaths and at least 100 injuries.
2020	The Tigray War begins with Tigrayan rebels launching attacks on Ethiopian command centers.
1988	The birth of Dez Bryant, American football player
1988	The birth of Nathan Ross, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Canadian actor
1991	The birth of Alon Day, Israeli race car driver
1991	The birth of Lesley Pattinama Kerkhove, Dutch tennis player
1992	The birth of Julian Wießmeier, German footballer
1992	The birth of Yurii Bieliaiev, Belarusian ice dancer
1992	The birth of Hiroki Nakada, Japanese footballer
1993	The birth of Elisabeth Seitz, German gymnast
1994	The birth of Billy Stanlake, Australian cricketer
1996	The birth of Kaitlin Hawayek, American ice dancer
1996	The birth of Michael Christian Martinez, Filipino figure skater
1996	The birth of John Olive, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Bea Binene, Filipina television actress
2000	The birth of Sun Yingsha, Chinese table tennis player
2013	The death of Leonid Stolovich, Russian-Estonian philosopher and academic (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Ray Willsey, Canadian-American football player and coach (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Enrique Olivera, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 2nd Chief of Government of the City of Buenos Aires (b. 1940)
2014	The death of George Edgar Slusser, American author and academic (b. 1939)
2014	The death of S. Donald Stookey, American physicist and chemist, invented CorningWare (b. 1915)
2015	The death of Piotr Domaradzki, Polish-American historian and journalist (b. 1946)
2015	The death of René Girard, French-American historian, philosopher, and critic (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Károly Horváth, Romanian-Hungarian cellist, flute player, and composer (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Lee Robinson, American lawyer and politician (b. 1943)
2016	The death of Catherine Davani, first female Papua New Guinean judge (b. 1960)
2016	The death of Mansour Pourheidari, Iranian football player and coach (b. 1946)
2017	The death of Isabel Granada, Filipino-Spanish actress and singer (b. 1976)
2017	The death of Ned Romero, American actor and opera singer (b. 1926)
2019	The death of Gay Byrne, Irish broadcaster (b. 1934)
2020	The death of Ken Hensley, English rock singer-songwriter and musician (b. 1945)

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