Mick Fanning was Born the Day George Walsh Died?

June 13, 1981

Michael Eugene Fanning AO
  (born 13 June 1981)

I was reading an old post of mine about Mick Fanning's run in with a shark in 2015 and was wondering if this guy was unlucky or lucky being born on the 13th of June 1981 and thinking I should check to see if he wasn't born on a Friday -

Did Back to the Future 2 Predict Mick Fanning's Shark Attack?-)

George Walsh
(March 16, 1889 – June 13, 1981)

Turns out that Mick was born on a Saturday, but a lot of American websites that tell you what happened on certain days in history, and who was born and died on the day, don't even mention Mick being born on June 13th, 1981.

June Thirteenth, 
Nineteen Eighty-One

Top 1981 boy name Michael,
as in Michael J Fox?-)

Most mention a silent movie star named George Walsh departing this mortal coil on that day though, as well as actor Chris Evans being born on that day ... but not Mick.

Chris Evans

But I was surprised to find out that the actor who died the day Mick Fanning was born starred in a 1920 silent movie called 'The Shark'!?

The Shark (1920)

And it was made by Fox Studios.

As in Michael J. Fox:-)

I also noticed that Fox and Fanning are almost born exactly 20 years apart, with Fox being born on June 9, 1961 and Fanning June 13, 1981, meaning that Mick celebrated his 40th birthday this year, while Michael celebrated his 60th birthday this year.

George Walsh as Shark Rawley

Fate, or Just Dark Coincidence?

So, it’s a synchronicity combined 
with a tale of woe?

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