Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Alison Smithson |
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Birthdate | June 22, 1928 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 96 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | Architect |
Alison Smithson is best known as Architect who has born on June 22, 1928 in England. Currently, Alison Smithson is 96 years, 4 months and 10 days old. Alison Smithson will celebrate 97th birthday on Sunday, 22nd of June 2025. Below the countdown to Alison Smithson upcoming birthday.
Designed The Economist Building in London with her husband and business partner, Peter Smithson. Popularized the streets-in-the-sky concept; a member of the Independent Group whose work was featured at the Institute of Contemporary Arts' 1953 Parallel of Life and Art exhibition, as well as the 1956 This is Tomorrow exhibition.
She studied architecture at Durham University. She and her husband achieved recognition with the Hunstanton School project that employed variations on Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's techniques.
She worked in the architecture department of the London County Council before starting a practice with her husband in 1950.
Her family was residing in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, when she was born. She married Peter in 1949 after meeting him at Durham.
She and Maya Ying Lin both became notable female architects, albeit of different generations.
Alison Smithson is 96 years old today.
Alison Smithson was born on June 22, 1928 in England.
Alison Smithson zodiac sign is Cancer.
Alison Smithson was best known as Architect.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Alison Smithson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1965 | The Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea is signed. |
1966 | Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising. |
1969 | The Cuyahoga River catches fire in Cleveland, Ohio, drawing national attention to water pollution, and spurring the passing of the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
1978 | Charon, the first of Pluto's satellites to be discovered, was first seen at the United States Naval Observatory by James W. Christy. |
1979 | Former Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Norman Scott, who had accused Thorpe of having a relationship with him. |
1984 | Virgin Atlantic launches with its first flight from London to Newark. |
1986 | The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2-1 and later goes on to win the World Cup. |
1990 | Cold War: Checkpoint Charlie is dismantled in Berlin. |
2000 | Wuhan Airlines Flight 343 is struck by lightning and crashes into Wuhan's Hanyang District, killing 49 people. |
2002 | An earthquake measuring 6.5 Mw strikes a region of northwestern Iran killing at least 261 people and injuring 1,300 others and eventually causing widespread public anger due to the slow official response. |
2009 | A Washington D.C Metro train traveling southbound near Fort Totten station collides into another train waiting to enter the station. Nine people are killed in the collision (eight passengers and the train operator) and at least 80 others are injured. |
2012 | Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco. |
2012 | A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both of the plane's pilots and worsening already-strained relations between Turkey and Syria. |
2015 | The Afghan National Assembly building is attacked by gunmen after a suicide bombing. All six of the gunmen are killed and 18 people are injured. |
2022 | An earthquake occurs in eastern Afghanistan resulting in over 1,000 deaths. |
1987 | The birth of Danny Green, American basketball player |
1987 | The birth of Lee Min-ho, South Korean actor, singer, model, creative director and businessman |
1987 | The birth of Nikita Rukavytsya, Ukrainian-Australian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player |
1989 | The birth of Cédric Mongongu, Congolese footballer |
1989 | The birth of Jung Yong-hwa, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor |
1990 | The birth of Sebastian Jung, German footballer |
1991 | The birth of Hugo Mallo, Spanish footballer |
1992 | The birth of Ura Kazuki, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1992 | The birth of Harry Reid, British actor |
1993 | The birth of Loris Karius, German footballer |
1994 | The birth of Sebastien Haller, French footballer |
1994 | The birth of Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer |
1996 | The birth of Mikel Merino, Spanish footballer |
1999 | The birth of Sam Retford, Australian-English actor |
2008 | The death of Natalia Bekhtereva, Russian neuroscientist and psychologist (b. 1924) |
2008 | The death of George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (b. 1937) |
2008 | The death of Dody Goodman, American actress and dancer (b. 1914) |
2011 | The death of Coşkun Özarı, Turkish footballer and coach (b. 1931) |
2012 | The death of Juan Luis Galiardo, Spanish actor and producer (b. 1922) |
2013 | The death of Henning Larsen, Danish architect, designed the Copenhagen Opera House (b. 1925) |
2013 | The death of Allan Simonsen, Danish race car driver (b. 1978) |
2014 | The death of Fouad Ajami, Lebanese-American author and academic (b. 1945) |
2014 | The death of Rama Narayanan, Indian director and producer (b. 1949) |
2015 | The death of James Horner, American composer and conductor (b. 1953) |
2017 | The death of Mao Kobayashi, Japanese newscaster and actress (b. 1982) |
2017 | The death of Quett Masire, Botswanan politician (b. 1926) |
2018 | The death of Vinnie Paul, American musician (b. 1964) |
2022 | The death of Bruton Smith, American racetrack promoter (b. 1927) |
2022 | The death of Yves Coppens, French anthropologist (b. 1934) |
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