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William Peter Blatty Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 29, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Peter Blatty Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

William Peter Blatty Facts

Full NameWilliam Peter Blatty
BirthdateJanuary 07, 1928
Birth PlaceNew York City, NY
Age (in 2024)96 Years Old
ZodiacCapricorn
OccupationNovelist

William Peter Blatty Age & Birthday

William Peter Blatty is best known as Novelist who has born on January 07, 1928 in New York City, NY. Currently, William Peter Blatty is 96 years, 2 months and 22 days old. William Peter Blatty will celebrate 97th birthday on Tuesday, 7th of January 2025. Below the countdown to William Peter Blatty upcoming birthday.

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William Peter Blatty Biography

About

Bestselling author who turned his novel The Exorcist into an Academy Award-winning screenplay. He is also known for Elsewhere, Crazy, and other novels.

Before Fame

He lived in twenty-eight different residences over the course of his childhood, due to his family's constant evictions for failure to pay rent. He later studied English literature at both Georgetown University and The George Washington University.

Trivia

He worked as a public relations director at both Loyola University (Los Angeles) and the University of Southern California.

Family Life

He was born in New York City to Lebanese immigrant parents. His son, Peter Vincent Galahad Blatty, passed away at the young age of nineteen due to Myocarditis.

Associated With

The film version of Blatty's novel The Exorcist was directed by William Friedkin.

Top Asked Questions about William Peter Blatty

How old is William Peter Blatty in 2024?

William Peter Blatty is 96 years old today.

When was William Peter Blatty born?

William Peter Blatty was born on January 07, 1928 in New York City, NY.

What is William Peter Blatty zodiac sign?

William Peter Blatty zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was William Peter Blatty best known for?

William Peter Blatty was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about William Peter Blatty's Birthday

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

  • William Peter Blatty was born on Saturday, 7th day / 01st week of 1928
  • William Peter Blatty has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of William Peter Blatty birthday is VII.I.MCMXXVIII
  • William Peter Blatty's birthstone is Garnet
  • William Peter Blatty's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
  • William Peter Blatty age in year is 96 years old
  • William Peter Blatty age in month is 1154 months old
  • William Peter Blatty age in day is 35146 days old
  • William Peter Blatty age in hour is 843504 hours old
  • William Peter Blatty age in minute is 50610240 minutes old
  • William Peter Blatty age in second is 3036614400 seconds old
  • Next William Peter Blatty birthday is on Tuesday, January 7th 2025
  • William Peter Blatty age in next birthday (2025) is 97 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about January 07, 1928 birthday

Historical Events on William Peter Blatty Birthday (January 07)

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

YearEvent
1973In his second shooting spree of the week, Mark Essex fatally shoots seven people and wounds five others at Howard Johnson's Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, before being shot to death by police officers.
1979Third Indochina War: Cambodian-Vietnamese War: Phnom Penh falls to the advancing Vietnamese troops, driving out Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
1980U.S. President Jimmy Carter authorizes legislation giving $1.5 billion in loans to bail out the Chrysler Corporation.
1984Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1985Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches Sakigake, Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union.
1991Roger Lafontant, former leader of the Tonton Macoute in Haiti under François Duvalier, attempts a coup d'état, which ends in his arrest.
1993The Fourth Republic of Ghana is inaugurated with Jerry Rawlings as president.
1993Bosnian War: The Bosnian Army executes a surprise attack at the village of Kravica in Srebrenica.
1994A British Aerospace Jetstream 41 operating as United Express Flight 6291 crashes in Gahanna, Ohio, killing five of the eight people on board.
1999The Senate trial in the impeachment of U.S. President Bill Clinton begins.
2012A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board.
2015Two gunmen commit mass murder at the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, shooting twelve people execution style, and wounding eleven others.
2015A car bomb explodes outside a police college in the Yemeni capital Sana'a with at least 38 people reported dead and more than 63 injured.
2020The 6.4Mw  2019-20 Puerto Rico earthquakes kill four and injure nine in southern Puerto Rico.
2023The longest U.S. House of Representatives speaker election since the December 1859 - February 1860 U.S. speaker election concludes and Kevin McCarthy is elected 55th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.
1985The birth of Lewis Hamilton, English racing driver
1985The birth of Wayne Routledge, English footballer
1987The birth of Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer
1987The birth of Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress
1987The birth of Davide Astori, Italian footballer (d. 2018)
1988The birth of Scott Pendlebury, Australian footballer
1990The birth of Liam Aiken, American actor
1990The birth of Gregor Schlierenzauer, Austrian ski jumper
1991The birth of Eden Hazard, Belgian footballer
1991The birth of Caster Semenya, South African sprinter
1991The birth of Michael Walters, Australian footballer
1992The birth of Tohu Harris, New Zealand rugby league player
1995The birth of Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstani tennis player
1997The birth of Ozzie Albies, Curaçaoan baseball player
1997The birth of Lamar Jackson, American football player
2015The death of Georges Wolinski, Tunisian-French cartoonist (b. 1934)
2016The death of Bill Foster, American basketball player and coach (b. 1929)
2016The death of John Johnson, American basketball player (b. 1947)
2016The death of Kitty Kallen, American singer (b. 1921)
2016The death of Judith Kaye, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1938)
2016The death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Home Affairs (b. 1936)
2017The death of Mário Soares, Portuguese politician; 16th President of Portugal (b. 1924)
2018The death of Jim Anderton, Former New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister (b. 1938)
2018The death of France Gall, French singer (b. 1947)
2020The death of Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (b. 1952)
2020The death of Silvio Horta, American screenwriter and television producer (b. 1974)
2020The death of Elizabeth Wurtzel, author and feminist (b. 1967)
2021The death of Michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941)
2021The death of Tommy Lasorda, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1927)
2021The death of Henri Schwery, Swiss cardinal (b. 1932)

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