Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Wayne Wang |
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Birthdate | January 12, 1949 |
Birth Place | Hong Kong, China |
Age (in 2024) | 75 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Director |
Wayne Wang is best known as Director who has born on January 12, 1949 in Hong Kong, China. Currently, Wayne Wang is 75 years, 11 months and 10 days old. Wayne Wang will celebrate 76th birthday on Sunday, 12th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Wayne Wang upcoming birthday.
Renowned film director widely known for his romantic comedies like Maid in Manhattan and Last Holiday. His film A Thousand Years of Good Prayers premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and earned him a Golden Shell at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
He studied film and television at the California College of Arts and Crafts and by 1975 had made his first film A Man, a Woman, and a Killer.
He made an appearance in the Arthur Dong documentary Hollywood Chinese.
He was born and raised in Hong Kong. His father named him after his favorite movie star, John Wayne. He moved to the US at seventeen to study at medical school. He married former Miss Hong Kong, Cora Miao.
He both produced and directed The Joy Luck Club, a film starring Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Mulan actress Ming-Na Wen.
Wayne Wang is 75 years old today.
Wayne Wang was born on January 12, 1949 in Hong Kong, China.
Wayne Wang zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Wayne Wang was best known as Director.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Wayne Wang's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Wayne Wang's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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1986 | Space Shuttle program: Congressman (and future NASA Administrator) Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. |
1990 | A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. |
1991 | Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. |
1997 | Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. |
1998 | Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. |
2001 | Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. |
2004 | The world's largest ocean liner, RMSÂ Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. |
2005 | Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. |
2006 | A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. |
2007 | Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day. |
2010 | An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince. |
2012 | Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers. |
2015 | Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon. |
2016 | Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. |
2020 | Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts, and kills 39 people. |
1987 | The birth of Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer |
1989 | The birth of Axel Witsel, Belgian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress |
1991 | The birth of Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Samuele Longo, Italian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Zayn Malik, English singer |
1993 | The birth of Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer |
1995 | The birth of Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer |
1995 | The birth of Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer |
1996 | The birth of Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter |
2002 | The birth of Eva Lys, German tennis player |
2014 | The death of Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (b. 1946) |
2014 | The death of Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (b. 1927) |
2015 | The death of Robert Gover, American journalist and author (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Carl Long, American baseball player (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (b. 1985) |
2017 | The death of William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (b. 1928) |
2017 | The death of Graham Taylor, former Grimsby Town player and former manager of the England football team. (b. 1944) |
2018 | The death of Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (b. 1928) |
2020 | The death of Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (b. 1944) |
2022 | The death of Ronnie Spector, American singer (b. 1943) |
2023 | The death of Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968) |
2023 | The death of Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (b. 1947) |
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