Born: 6 February 1911 · Died: 5 June 2004 · Age: 93
Hollywood actor and California governor who became the 40th US President and helped bring the Cold War towards its end
Did you know?Before entering politics, he served as the president of the Screen Actors Guild trade union on two separate occasions.
Quick facts
Date of birth6 February 1911
Date of death5 June 2004
Age at death93
Cause of deathAlzheimer's disease, pneumonia
NationalityAmerican
BirthplaceTampico, Illinois, United States
Occupationtelevision actor, film actor, politician
Editor's Take:
Ronald Reagan brought the skills of a Hollywood leading man to the most powerful office in the world, and he used them with unusual effect. A former Democrat and union leader who turned conservative, he made optimism a political weapon, promising smaller government, lower taxes and a confident America. Supporters credit his firm stance and later warm diplomacy with Mikhail Gorbachev for helping to end the Cold War without a shot fired between the superpowers. Critics point to soaring deficits and widening inequality. Either way, the coalition he built defined American conservatism for a generation, and his line "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" remains one of the most quoted of the century.
Key Milestones
1937: Signs a Hollywood film contract
1947: Elected president of the Screen Actors Guild
1967: Becomes Governor of California
1981: Inaugurated as 40th President and survives an assassination attempt
1987: Urges Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall
1987: Signs the INF nuclear treaty
Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. A member of the Republican Party, he became an important figure in the American conservative movement.
Ronald Reagan's birthday is February 6. He was born on February 6, 1911 in Tampico, Illinois, United States.
How old was Ronald Reagan when he died?
Ronald Reagan died on June 5, 2004, aged 93.
Who shares a birthday with Ronald Reagan?
Famous people who share Ronald Reagan's February 6 birthday include Bob Marley, Christopher Marlowe, François Truffaut, Anne of Great Britain and Eva Braun.
