William Gilbert Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Gilbert Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Gilbert Facts

Full Name	William Gilbert
Birthdate	November 18, 1836
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	187 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Playwright

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William Gilbert Age & Birthday

William Gilbert is best known as Playwright who has born on November 18, 1836 in England. Currently, William Gilbert is 187 years, 5 months and 0 days old. William Gilbert will celebrate 188th birthday on Monday, 18th of November 2024. Below the countdown to William Gilbert upcoming birthday.

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William Gilbert Biography

About

Famed dramatist and librettist whose comic operettas with composer Arthur Sullivan include The Mikado, H.M.S. Pinafore, and The Pirates of Penzance. As a playwright of non-musical works, he is known for Pygmalion and Galatea, The Wicked World, and Broken Hearts.

Before Fame

He attended Great Ealing School, where he wrote school plays and painted stage scenery. Several years later, he graduated from King's College, London and began writing comic magazine pieces under the pen name of "Bab."

Trivia

His popular operettas introduced many new phrases, including "let the punishment fit the crime," into to the English language.

Family Life

He and his three younger sisters were the children of William and Anne Gilbert. Following a relationship with writer Annie Thomas, W.S. Gilbert married Lucy Agnes Turner in 1867.

Associated With

Gilbert's famous collaboration with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan lasted from 1871 until the early 1890s.

Top Asked Questions about William Gilbert

How old is William Gilbert in 2024?

William Gilbert is 187 years old today.

When was William Gilbert born?

William Gilbert was born on November 18, 1836 in England.

What is William Gilbert zodiac sign?

William Gilbert zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was William Gilbert best known for?

William Gilbert was best known as Playwright.

Fun Facts about William Gilbert's Birthday

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

William Gilbert was born on Friday, 323^rd day / 46^th week of 1836
William Gilbert has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Gilbert birthday is XVIII.XI.MDCCCXXXVI
William Gilbert's birthstone is Topaz
William Gilbert's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
William Gilbert age in year is 187 years old
William Gilbert age in month is 2249 months old
William Gilbert age in day is 68452 days old
William Gilbert age in hour is 1642848 hours old
William Gilbert age in minute is 98570880 minutes old
William Gilbert age in second is 5914252800 seconds old
Next William Gilbert birthday is on Tuesday, November 18th 2025
William Gilbert age in next birthday (2025) is 188 years old

Historical Events on William Gilbert Birthday (November 18)

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

Year	Event
1978	The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet makes its first flight, at the Naval Air Test Center in Maryland, United States.
1978	In Jonestown, Guyana, Jim Jones leads his Peoples Temple to a mass murder-suicide that claimed 918 lives in all, 909 of them in Jonestown itself, including over 270 children.
1987	King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras.
1991	Shiite Muslim kidnappers in Lebanon release Anglican Church envoys Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland.
1991	After an 87-day siege, the Croatian city of Vukovar capitulates to the besieging Yugoslav People's Army and allied Serb paramilitary forces.
1991	The autonomous Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia, which would in 1993 become a republic, was established in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1993	In the United States, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is approved by the House of Representatives.
1993	In South Africa, 21 political parties approve a new constitution, expanding voting rights and ending white minority rule.
1996	A fire occurs on a train traveling through the Channel Tunnel from France to England causing several injuries and damaging approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) of tunnel.
1999	At Texas A&M University, the Aggie Bonfire collapses killing 12 students and injuring 27 others.
2002	Iraq disarmament crisis: United Nations weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
2003	The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules 4-3 in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional and gives the state legislature 180 days to change the law making Massachusetts the first state in the United States to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples.
2012	Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria becomes the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria.
2013	NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
2020	The Utah monolith, built sometime in 2016 is discovered by state biologists of the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
1983	The birth of Jon Lech Johansen, Norwegian computer programmer and engineer, created DeCSS
1984	The birth of Ryohei Chiba, Japanese singer and dancer
1984	The birth of Enar Jääger, Estonian footballer
1985	The birth of Allyson Felix, American sprinter
1987	The birth of Yoon Park, South Korean actor
1988	The birth of Jeffrey Jordan, American basketball player
1988	The birth of Michael Roach, American soccer player
1988	The birth of Marie-Josée Ta Lou, Ivorian sprinter
1989	The birth of Lu Jiajing, Chinese tennis player
1991	The birth of Ahmed Kelly, Iraqi-Australian swimmer
1991	The birth of Noppawan Lertcheewakarn, Thai tennis player
1992	The birth of Steven Skrzybski, German footballer
1994	The birth of Danka Kovinić, Montenegrin professional tennis player
1994	The birth of Bernhard Luxbacher, Austrian footballer
1994	The birth of Akiyuki Hashimoto, Japanese sprinter
2013	The death of Thomas Howard, American football player (b. 1983)
2013	The death of S. R. D. Vaidyanathan, Indian nadaswaram player and composer (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Ljubomir Vračarević, Serbian martial artist, founded Real Aikido (b. 1947)
2013	The death of Peter Wintonick, Canadian director and producer (b. 1953)
2014	The death of Dave Appell, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Pepe Eliaschev, Argentinian journalist and author (b. 1945)
2014	The death of Ahmad Lozi, Jordanian educator and politician, 48th Prime Minister of Jordan (b. 1925)
2014	The death of C. Rudhraiya, Indian director and producer (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Belgian-Moroccan terrorist (b. 1987)
2015	The death of Dan Halldorson, Canadian-American golfer (b. 1952)
2015	The death of Jonah Lomu, New Zealand rugby player (b. 1975)
2016	The death of Sharon Jones, American soul and funk singer (b. 1956)
2016	The death of Denton Cooley, American surgeon and scientist (b. 1920)
2017	The death of Malcolm Young, Scottish-Australian hard rock guitarist (b. 1953)
2022	The death of Tabassum, Indian actress and talk show host (b. 1944)

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