Eric Clapton (Guitarist ) was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, UK on a Friday, March 30, 1945 🎈. Eric Clapton is 79 years old. He is a Aries ♈ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
Musician, singer, and songwriter who is widely considered one of the greatest guitarists of all-time. He was a member of the Yardbirds, Derek and the Dominos, and Cream, and also found success as a solo artist.
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| FULL NAME: | Eric Patrick Clapton |
| BIRTH DATE: | March 30, 1945 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Ripley, Surrey, England, UK |
| AGE: | 79 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | British |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Aries |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Eric Clapton is a Guitarist. Eric was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
He married on March 27, 1979 and, after their divorce in June 1988, he married Melia McEnery on January 1, 2002. His only son Conor tragically died at the age of four and a half when he fell out a bathroom window, inspiring the lyrics to Clapton’s song “Tears in Heaven.” Clapton also has four daughters named Julie, Ruth, Sophie and Ella. Find out who is Eric Clapton dating right now.
His family deceived him as a child, leading him to believe that his mother was his older sister and his grandmother was his mother.
DID YOU KNOW He got the nickname Slowhand because he played the guitar with such ferocity that his strings would break and as he replaced them onstage, the audience would slowly clap their hands.
FACT He collaborated with Bob Dylan on the 1976 album, No Reason to Cry.
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Birthday
Currently, Eric Clapton is 79 years old. His next birthday is away. Eric will celebrate his 80th birthday on a Friday, March 30th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on March 30, 1945. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Eric Clapton’s zodiac sign is Aries. People born between the dates of March 21st and April 19th belong to the first sign in the zodiac, Aries. Aries are known for being ambitious, honest, self-assertive, and brave. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aries.
Famous Aries celebrities are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jackie Chan, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Emma Watson, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. Aries ruling planet is Mars. Astrologically, Mars represents ambition, passion, and energy.
Eric Clapton was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Eric Clapton is a 79 years old Guitarist, born in March, in the Year of the Rooster (1945), and is a Aries. His life path number is 7. Eric’s birthstone is Aquamarine, and his birth flower is Daffodil.
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