Wong Kar-wai Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Wong Kar-wai Facts
| Full Name | Wong Kar-wai |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 17, 1958 |
| Birth Place | Shanghai, China |
| Age (in 2024) | 65 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Director |
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Wong Kar-wai Age & Birthday
Wong Kar-wai is best known as Director who has born on July 17, 1958 in Shanghai, China. Currently, Wong Kar-wai is 65 years, 9 months and 1 days old. Wong Kar-wai will celebrate 66th birthday on Wednesday, 17th of July 2024. Below the countdown to Wong Kar-wai upcoming birthday.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsWong Kar-wai Biography
About
Hong Kong Second Wave filmmaker of critically and commercially successful films Ashes of Time, Chungking Express, and In the Mood for Love.
Before Fame
He was a full-time television screenwriter who directed his first movie As Tears Go By in 1988.
Trivia
He was listed at number three on the British Film Institute's Sight & Sound Top Ten Directors list of modern times.
Family Life
He married and had a child with a woman named Esther.
Associated With
His 2007 film My Blueberry Nights featured many Hollywood superstars, including Oscar winner Natalie Portman.
Top Asked Questions about Wong Kar-wai
How old is Wong Kar-wai in 2024?
Wong Kar-wai is 65 years old today.
When was Wong Kar-wai born?
Wong Kar-wai was born on July 17, 1958 in Shanghai, China.
What is Wong Kar-wai zodiac sign?
Wong Kar-wai zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Wong Kar-wai best known for?
Wong Kar-wai was best known as Director.
Fun Facts about Wong Kar-wai's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Wong Kar-wai's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Wong Kar-wai was born on Thursday, 198th day / 29th week of 1958
- Wong Kar-wai has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Wong Kar-wai birthday is XVII.VII.MCMLVIII
- Wong Kar-wai's birthstone is Ruby
- Wong Kar-wai's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Wong Kar-wai age in year is 65 years old
- Wong Kar-wai age in month is 789 months old
- Wong Kar-wai age in day is 24017 days old
- Wong Kar-wai age in hour is 576408 hours old
- Wong Kar-wai age in minute is 34584480 minutes old
- Wong Kar-wai age in second is 2075068800 seconds old
- Next Wong Kar-wai birthday is on Thursday, July 17th 2025
- Wong Kar-wai age in next birthday (2025) is 66 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 17, 1958 birthday
Historical Events on Wong Kar-wai Birthday (July 17)
Below are historical events that coincided with Wong Kar-wai's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1984 | The national drinking age in the United States was changed from 18 to 21. |
| 1985 | Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany). |
| 1989 | First flight of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber. |
| 1989 | Holy See-Poland relations are restored. |
| 1996 | TWA Flight 800: Off the coast of Long Island, New York, a Paris-bound TWA Boeing 747 explodes, killing all 230 on board. |
| 1998 | The 7.0 Mw  Papua New Guinea earthquake triggers a tsunami that destroys ten villages in Papua New Guinea, killing up to 2,700 people, and leaving several thousand injured. |
| 1998 | A diplomatic conference adopts the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, establishing a permanent international court to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and the crime of aggression. |
| 2000 | During approach to Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport, Alliance Air Flight 7412 suddenly crashes into a residential neighborhood in Patna, killing 60 people. |
| 2001 | Concorde is brought back into service nearly a year after the July 2000 crash. |
| 2006 | The 7.7 Mw  Pangandaran tsunami earthquake severely affects the Indonesian island of Java, killing 668 people, and leaving more than 9,000 injured. |
| 2007 | TAM Airlines Flight 3054, an Airbus A320, crashes into a warehouse after landing too fast and missing the end of the São Paulo-Congonhas Airport runway, killing 199 people. |
| 2014 | Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, a Boeing 777, crashes near the border of Ukraine and Russia after being shot down. All 298 people on board are killed. |
| 2014 | A French regional train on the Pau-Bayonne line crashes into a high-speed train near the town of Denguin, resulting in at least 25 injuries. |
| 2015 | At least 120 people are killed and 130 injured by a suicide bombing in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. |
| 2018 | Scott S. Sheppard announces that his team has discovered a dozen irregular moons of Jupiter. |
| 1978 | The birth of Jason Jennings, American baseball player |
| 1979 | The birth of Mike Vogel, American actor |
| 1980 | The birth of Javier Camuñas, Spanish footballer |
| 1980 | The birth of Brett Goldstein, British actor, comedian and writer |
| 1980 | The birth of Ryan Miller, American ice hockey player |
| 1981 | The birth of Hely Ollarves, Venezuelan runner |
| 1982 | The birth of Omari Banks, Anguillan cricketer |
| 1983 | The birth of Adam Lind, American baseball player |
| 1985 | The birth of Loui Eriksson, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Neil McGregor, Scottish footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of DeAngelo Smith, American football player |
| 1987 | The birth of Darius Boyd, Australian rugby league player |
| 1987 | The birth of Jeremih, American singer, songwriter, and record producer |
| 1994 | The birth of Kali Uchis, American singer-songwriter |
| 1998 | The birth of Rosana Serrano, Cuban rower |
| 2014 | The death of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 victims: Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) |
| Liam Davison, Australian author and critic (b. 1957) | The death of |
| Shuba Jay, Malaysian actress (b. 1976) | The death of |
| Joep Lange, Dutch physician and academic (b. 1954) | The death of |
| Willem Witteveen, Dutch scholar and politician (b. 1952) | The death of |
| 2014 | The death of Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Otto Piene, German sculptor and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Bill Arnsparger, American football player and coach (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (b. 1989) |
| 2015 | The death of Owen Chadwick, English rugby player, historian, and academic (b. 1916) |
| 2015 | The death of Van Miller, American sportscaster (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of John Taylor, English pianist and educator (b. 1942) |
| 2020 | The death of John Lewis, American Politician and Civil Rights Leader. (b. 1940) |
| 2020 | The death of Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya, Russian-Australian pair skater (b. 2000) |
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