Person in history
Nicklas Bäckström
Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1987 · November 23
- Age this year
- 39No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 39th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Nicklas Bäckström is a Swedish professional ice hockey player who is a centre for Brynäs IF of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Bäckström was selected fourth overall by the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL) at the 2006 NHL entry draft and played for the team from 2007 to 2023.
Why this date
Nicklas Bäckström appears on our November 23 calendar for 1987 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1987.
- September 16Montreal Protocol
- July 24Hulda Crooks
- November 7Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore)
- November 8Remembrance Day bombing
- December 8Queen Street massacre
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1987Kurt TippettMay 8
- 1987Robert AcquafrescaSeptember 11
- 1987Marwin HitzSeptember 18
- 1987Tiki GelanaOctober 22
- 1987Timothy DerijckMay 25
- 1987Yves De WinterMay 25
- 1987Trent BerettaMarch 30
- 1987Vaila BarsleySeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Nicklas Bäckström”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/nicklas-backstrom, accessed October 28, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Nicklas Bäckström
When was Nicklas Bäckström born?
November 23 1987.
How old would Nicklas Bäckström be today?
39 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on November 23?
James Maddison, Viktor An, Anna Yanovskaya and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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