Yi So-yeon Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at February 22, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Yi So-yeon Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Yi So-yeon Facts

Full Name	Yi So-yeon
Birthdate	June 02, 1978
Birth Place	South Korea
Age (in 2025)	46 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Astronaut

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Yi So-yeon Age & Birthday

Yi So-yeon is best known as Astronaut who has born on June 02, 1978 in South Korea. Currently, Yi So-yeon is 46 years, 8 months and 20 days old. Yi So-yeon will celebrate 47th birthday on Monday, 2nd of June 2025. Below the countdown to Yi So-yeon upcoming birthday.

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Yi So-yeon Biography

About

The first Korean to fly into space, making South Korea the third country to have a woman as its first space traveler.

Before Fame

She was a researcher and earned her doctorate in biotech systems.

Trivia

She flew aboard Soyuz TMA-12 in 2008.

Family Life

She was raised by her parents in Gwangju, South Korea.

Associated With

She was born in the same country as musical artist Psy.

Top Asked Questions about Yi So-yeon

How old is Yi So-yeon in 2025?

Yi So-yeon is 46 years old today.

When was Yi So-yeon born?

Yi So-yeon was born on June 02, 1978 in South Korea.

What is Yi So-yeon zodiac sign?

Yi So-yeon zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Yi So-yeon best known for?

Yi So-yeon was best known as Astronaut.

Fun Facts about Yi So-yeon's Birthday

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

Yi So-yeon was born on Friday, 153^rd day / 22^nd week of 1978
Yi So-yeon has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Yi So-yeon birthday is II.VI.MCMLXXVIII
Yi So-yeon's birthstone is Pearl
Yi So-yeon's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
Yi So-yeon age in year is 46 years old
Yi So-yeon age in month is 560 months old
Yi So-yeon age in day is 17067 days old
Yi So-yeon age in hour is 409608 hours old
Yi So-yeon age in minute is 24576480 minutes old
Yi So-yeon age in second is 1474588800 seconds old
Next Yi So-yeon birthday is on Tuesday, June 2nd 2026
Yi So-yeon age in next birthday (2026) is 47 years old
Learn more interesting facts about June 02, 1978 birthday

Historical Events on Yi So-yeon Birthday (June 02)

Below are historical events that coincided with Yi So-yeon's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1953	The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey becomes the first British coronation and one of the first major international events to be televised.
1955	The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
1962	During the FIFA World Cup, police had to intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
1964	The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
1966	Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
1967	Luis Monge is executed in Colorado's gas chamber, in the last pre-Furman execution in the United States.
1967	Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran are brutally suppressed, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
1979	Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
1983	After an emergency landing because of an in-flight fire, twenty-three passengers aboard Air Canada Flight 797 are killed when a flashover occurs as the plane's doors open. Because of this incident, numerous new safety regulations are put in place.
1990	The Lower Ohio Valley tornado outbreak spawns 66 confirmed tornadoes in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio, killing 12.
1997	In Denver, Timothy McVeigh is convicted on 15 counts of murder and conspiracy for his role in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, in which 168 people died. He was executed four years later.
2003	Europe launches its first voyage to another planet, Mars. The European Space Agency's Mars Express probe launches from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.
2012	Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators during the 2011 Egyptian revolution.
2014	Telangana officially becomes the 29th state of India, formed from ten districts of northwestern Andhra Pradesh.
2022	Following a request from Ankara, the United Nations officially changed the name of the Republic of Turkey in the organization from what was previously known as "Turkey" to "Türkiye."
1984	The birth of Jack Afamasaga, New Zealand rugby league player
1984	The birth of Feleti Mateo, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1985	The birth of Miyuki Sawashiro, Japanese voice actress and singer
1987	The birth of Maryka Holtzhausen, South African netball player
1987	The birth of Yoann Huget, French rugby player
1987	The birth of Matthew Koma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1987	The birth of Angelo Mathews, Sri Lankan cricketer
1987	The birth of Sonakshi Sinha, Indian actress
1988	The birth of Staniliya Stamenova, Bulgarian canoeist
1989	The birth of Steve Smith, Australian cricketer
1992	The birth of Pajtim Kasami, Swiss footballer
1993	The birth of Adam Taggart, Australian footballer
1996	The birth of Morissette, Filipina singer-songwriter
1999	The birth of Campbell Graham, Australian rugby league player
2002	The birth of Madison Hu, American actress
2008	The death of Mel Ferrer, American actor (b. 1917)
2009	The death of David Eddings, American author (b. 1931)
2012	The death of Adolfo Calero, Nicaraguan businessman and political activist (b. 1931)
2012	The death of Richard Dawson, English-American soldier, actor, television personality, and game show host (b. 1932)
2012	The death of LeRoy Ellis, American basketball player (b. 1940)
2012	The death of Kathryn Joosten, American actress (b. 1939)
2013	The death of Mario Bernardi, Canadian pianist and conductor (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Chen Xitong, Chinese politician, 8th Mayor of Beijing (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Mandawuy Yunupingu, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1956)
2014	The death of Ivica Brzić, Serbian footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2014	The death of Nikolay Khrenkov, Russian bobsledder (b. 1984)
2014	The death of Alexander Shulgin, American pharmacologist and chemist (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Fernando de Araújo, East Timorese politician, President of East Timor (b. 1963)
2015	The death of Irwin Rose, American biologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Peter Sallis, English actor (b. 1921)

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