Yuri Averbakh Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Yuri Averbakh Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Yuri Averbakh Facts

Full Name	Yuri Averbakh
Birthdate	February 08, 1922
Birth Place	Russia
Age (in 2024)	102 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Chess Player

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Yuri Averbakh Age & Birthday

Yuri Averbakh is best known as Chess Player who has born on February 08, 1922 in Russia. Currently, Yuri Averbakh is 102 years, 10 months and 16 days old. Yuri Averbakh will celebrate 103rd birthday on Saturday, 8th of February 2025. Below the countdown to Yuri Averbakh upcoming birthday.

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Yuri Averbakh Biography

About

A former Soviet-Russian chess player who was considered in 2013 to be the oldest living Grandmaster in the world.

Before Fame

He won the Moscow Championship in 1949, which launched his career.

Trivia

He was considered to be one of the strongest defensive players in modern chess.

Family Life

His father was a German Jew and his mother was from Russia.

Associated With

He often competed against fellow Russian great Boris Spassky during his career.

Top Asked Questions about Yuri Averbakh

How old is Yuri Averbakh in 2024?

Yuri Averbakh is 102 years old today.

When was Yuri Averbakh born?

Yuri Averbakh was born on February 08, 1922 in Russia.

What is Yuri Averbakh zodiac sign?

Yuri Averbakh zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Yuri Averbakh best known for?

Yuri Averbakh was best known as Chess Player.

Fun Facts about Yuri Averbakh's Birthday

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

Yuri Averbakh was born on Wednesday, 39^th day / 06^th week of 1922
Yuri Averbakh has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Yuri Averbakh birthday is VIII.II.MCMXXII
Yuri Averbakh's birthstone is Amethyst
Yuri Averbakh's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Yuri Averbakh age in year is 102 years old
Yuri Averbakh age in month is 1234 months old
Yuri Averbakh age in day is 37575 days old
Yuri Averbakh age in hour is 901800 hours old
Yuri Averbakh age in minute is 54108000 minutes old
Yuri Averbakh age in second is 3246480000 seconds old
Next Yuri Averbakh birthday is on Saturday, February 8th 2025
Yuri Averbakh age in next birthday (2025) is 103 years old
Learn more interesting facts about February 08, 1922 birthday

Historical Events on Yuri Averbakh Birthday (February 08)

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

Year	Event
1971	South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration.
1974	After 84 days in space, the crew of Skylab 4, the last crew to visit American space station Skylab, returns to Earth.
1978	Proceedings of the United States Senate are broadcast on radio for the first time.
1981	Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens F.C.
1983	The Melbourne dust storm hits Australia's second largest city. The result of the worst drought on record and a day of severe weather conditions, a 320 metres (1,050 ft) deep dust cloud envelops the city, turning day to night.
1983	Irish race horse Shergar is stolen by gunmen.
1986	Hinton train collision: Twenty-three people are killed when a VIA Rail passenger train collides with a 118-car Canadian National freight train near the town of Hinton, Alberta, west of Edmonton. It is the worst rail accident in Canada until the Lac-Mégantic, Quebec derailment in 2013 which killed forty-seven people.
1989	Independent Air Flight 1851 strikes Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport (Azores) killing all 144 passengers on board.
1993	General Motors sues NBC after Dateline NBC allegedly rigs two crashes intended to demonstrate that some GM pickups can easily catch fire if hit in certain places. NBC settles the lawsuit the next day.
1993	An Iran Air Tours Tupolev Tu-154 and an Iranian Air Force Sukhoi Su-24 collide in mid-air near Qods, Iran, killing all 133 people on board both aircraft.
1996	The U.S. Congress passes the Communications Decency Act.
2005	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politician and former MP A. Chandranehru dies of injuries sustained in an ambush the previous day.
2010	A freak storm in the Hindu Kush mountains of Afghanistan triggers a series of at least 36 avalanches, burying over 2 miles (3.2 km) of road, killing at least 172 people and trapping over 2,000 travelers.
2013	A blizzard disrupts transportation and leaves hundreds of thousands of people without electricity in the Northeastern United States and parts of Canada.
2014	A hotel fire in Medina, Saudi Arabia kills 15 Egyptian pilgrims with 130 others injured.
1985	The birth of Jeremy Davis, American bass player and songwriter
1985	The birth of Brian Randle, American basketball player and coach
1986	The birth of Anderson Paak, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist
1987	The birth of Javi García, Spanish footballer
1987	The birth of Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
1988	The birth of Keegan Meth, Zimbabwean cricketer
1989	The birth of Zac Guildford, New Zealand rugby player
1989	The birth of Julio Jones, American football player
1990	The birth of Klay Thompson, American professional basketball player
1991	The birth of Nam Woo-hyun, South Korean singer
1992	The birth of Bruno Martins Indi, Portuguese-Dutch footballer
1994	The birth of Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Turkish footballer
1994	The birth of Nikki Yanofsky, Canadian singer-songwriter
1995	The birth of Joshua Kimmich, German footballer
1996	The birth of Kenedy, Brazilian footballer
2014	The death of Els Borst, Dutch physician and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of the Netherlands (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (b. 1988)
2014	The death of Nancy Holt, American sculptor and painter (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Rauni-Leena Luukanen-Kilde, Finnish physician and parapsychologist (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Amelia Bence, Argentine actress (b. 1914)
2016	The death of Nida Fazli, Indian poet and songwriter (b. 1938)
2016	The death of Margaret Forster, English historian, author, and critic (b. 1938)
2016	The death of Violette Verdy, French ballerina (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Peter Mansfield, English physicist, Nobel laureate (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Rina Matsuno, Japanese idol singer (b. 1998)
2017	The death of Alan Simpson, English scriptwriter (b. 1929)
2020	The death of Robert Conrad, American actor (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Marty Schottenheimer, American football player and coach (b. 1943)
2021	The death of Mary Wilson, American singer (b. 1944)
2023	The death of Arto Heiskanen, Finnish professional hockey player (b. 1963)

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