Willy Russell Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Willy Russell Facts
| Full Name | Willy Russell |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | August 23, 1947 |
| Birth Place | Liverpool, England |
| Age (in 2024) | 77 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Virgo |
| Occupation | Playwright |
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Willy Russell Age & Birthday
Willy Russell is best known as Playwright who has born on August 23, 1947 in Liverpool, England. Currently, Willy Russell is 77 years, 2 months and 29 days old. Willy Russell will celebrate 78th birthday on Saturday, 23rd of August 2025. Below the countdown to Willy Russell upcoming birthday.
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About
English playwright who wrote works like Educating Rita, Blood Brothers, and Our Day Out. He was the winner of multiple Laurence Olivier Awards.
Before Fame
He was a women's hairdresser who ran his own salon.
Trivia
He received BAFTA and Oscar nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay for both Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine.
Family Life
His parents worked for book publishers. He married Annie Russell.
Associated With
His first novel, The Wrong Boy, tells the story of a 19-year-old boy who writes letters to his hero, Morrissey.
Top Asked Questions about Willy Russell
How old is Willy Russell in 2024?
Willy Russell is 77 years old today.
When was Willy Russell born?
Willy Russell was born on August 23, 1947 in Liverpool, England.
What is Willy Russell zodiac sign?
Willy Russell zodiac sign is Virgo.
What was Willy Russell best known for?
Willy Russell was best known as Playwright.
Fun Facts about Willy Russell's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Willy Russell's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Willy Russell was born on Saturday, 235th day / 34th week of 1947
- Willy Russell has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Willy Russell birthday is XXIII.VIII.MCMXLVII
- Willy Russell's birthstone is Peridot
- Willy Russell's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
- Willy Russell age in year is 77 years old
- Willy Russell age in month is 926 months old
- Willy Russell age in day is 28215 days old
- Willy Russell age in hour is 677160 hours old
- Willy Russell age in minute is 40629600 minutes old
- Willy Russell age in second is 2437776000 seconds old
- Next Willy Russell birthday is on Saturday, August 23rd 2025
- Willy Russell age in next birthday (2025) is 78 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about August 23, 1947 birthday
Historical Events on Willy Russell Birthday (August 23)
Below are historical events that coincided with Willy Russell's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1985 | Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany. |
| 1989 | Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands. |
| 1990 | Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War. |
| 1990 | Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union. |
| 1990 | West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3. |
| 1991 | The World Wide Web is opened to the public. |
| 1994 | Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force. |
| 2000 | Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143. |
| 2006 | Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Přiklopil, after eight years of captivity. |
| 2007 | The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia. |
| 2010 | The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others. |
| 2011 | A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million-300 million USD. |
| 2011 | Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War. |
| 2012 | A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others. |
| 2013 | A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people. |
| 1988 | The birth of Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player |
| 1988 | The birth of Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1988 | The birth of Jeremy Lin, American basketball player |
| 1989 | The birth of Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist |
| 1989 | The birth of Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer |
| 1989 | The birth of Heiko Schwarz, German footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of TeddyLoid, Japanese musician |
| 1990 | The birth of Seth Curry, American basketball player |
| 1990 | The birth of Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Iván López, Spanish professional footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017) |
| 1995 | The birth of Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player |
| 1995 | The birth of Cameron Norrie, British tennis player |
| 1997 | The birth of Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer |
| 2013 | The death of Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955) |
| 2013 | The death of William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925) |
| 2013 | The death of Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | The death of Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (b. 1951) |
| 2013 | The death of Vesna Rožič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987) |
| 2013 | The death of Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1989) |
| 2014 | The death of Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994) |
| 2014 | The death of Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932) |
| 2014 | The death of Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949) |
| 2015 | The death of Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (b. 1921) |
| 2015 | The death of Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (b. 1930) |
| 2015 | The death of Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (b. 1971) |
| 2015 | The death of Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914) |
| 2021 | The death of Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (b. 1931) |
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