Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Alma Flor Ada |
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Birthdate | January 03, 1938 |
Birth Place | Cuba |
Age (in 2024) | 86 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Children's Author |
Alma Flor Ada is best known as Children's Author who has born on January 03, 1938 in Cuba. Currently, Alma Flor Ada is 86 years, 10 months and 2 days old. Alma Flor Ada will celebrate 87th birthday on Friday, 3rd of January 2025. Below the countdown to Alma Flor Ada upcoming birthday.
Famous for her works of children's literature in both the Spanish and English languages, Ada penned such award-winning books as Under the Royal Palms; The Gold Coin; and Gathering the Sun. She also published a memoir titled Vivir en Dos Idiomas, as well as several novels for adults.
After graduating from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, she received a doctorate from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. In addition, she studied at Harvard University on a Fulbright Scholarship.
She taught at both the University of San Francisco and Emory University.
She was born and raised in Cuba; she later settled in Northern California with her four children. With her son Gabriel Zubizarreta, she co-wrote the books Love, Amalia and Dancing Home.
She translated into Spanish some of the works of fellow young adult author Judy Blume.
Alma Flor Ada is 86 years old today.
Alma Flor Ada was born on January 03, 1938 in Cuba.
Alma Flor Ada zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Alma Flor Ada was best known as Children's Author.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Alma Flor Ada's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1987 | Varig Flight 797 crashes near Akouré in the Ivory Coast, resulting in 50 deaths. |
1990 | United States invasion of Panama: Manuel Noriega, former leader of Panama, surrenders to American forces. |
1992 | CommutAir Flight 4821 crashes on approach to Adirondack Regional Airport, in Saranac Lake, New York, killing two people. |
1993 | In Moscow, Russia, George H. W. Bush and Boris Yeltsin sign the second Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). |
1994 | Baikal Airlines Flight 130 crashes near Mamoney, Irkutsk, Russia, resulting in 125 deaths. |
1999 | The Mars Polar Lander is launched by NASA. |
2002 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Israeli forces seize the Palestinian freighter Karine A in the Red Sea, finding 50 tons of weapons. |
2004 | Flash Airlines Flight 604 crashes into the Red Sea, resulting in 148 deaths, making it one of the deadliest aviation accidents in Egyptian history. |
2009 | The first block of the blockchain of the decentralized payment system Bitcoin, called the Genesis block, is established by the creator of the system, Satoshi Nakamoto. |
2015 | Boko Haram militants destroy the entire town of Baga in north-east Nigeria, starting the Baga massacre and killing as many as 2,000 people. |
2016 | In response to the execution of Nimr al-Nimr, Iran ends its diplomatic relations with Saudi Arabia. |
2018 | For the first time in history, all five major storm surge gates in the Netherlands are closed simultaneously in the wake of a storm. |
2019 | Chang'e 4 makes the first soft landing on the far side of the Moon, deploying the Yutu-2 lunar rover. |
2020 | Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is killed by an American airstrike near Baghdad International Airport, igniting global concerns of a potential armed conflict. |
2023 | Singapore's Jurong Bird Park permanently closes. |
1989 | The birth of KĆhei Uchimura, Japanese artistic gymnast |
1990 | The birth of Yoichiro Kakitani, Japanese footballer |
1991 | The birth of Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer |
1991 | The birth of ĂzgĂŒr Ăek, Turkish footballer |
1991 | The birth of SĂ©bastien Faure, French footballer |
1991 | The birth of Dane Gagai, Australian rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Goo Hara, South Korean singer and actress (d. 2019) |
1994 | The birth of Isaquias Queiroz, Brazilian sprint canoeist |
1995 | The birth of Kim Jisoo, South Korean singer and actress |
1995 | The birth of Kim Seol-hyun, South Korean singer and actress |
1996 | The birth of Florence Pugh, English actress |
1997 | The birth of Kyron McMaster, British Virgin Islands hurdler |
2001 | The birth of Deni Avdija, Israeli-Serbian basketball player |
2003 | The birth of Kyle Rittenhouse, American conservative personality |
2003 | The birth of Greta Thunberg, Swedish environmental activist |
2014 | The death of Phil Everly, American singer and guitarist (b. 1939) |
2014 | The death of George Goodman, American economist and author (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Saul Zaentz, American film producer (b. 1921) |
2015 | The death of Martin Anderson, American economist and academic (b. 1936) |
2015 | The death of Edward Brooke, American captain and politician, 47th Massachusetts Attorney General (b. 1919) |
2016 | The death of Paul Bley, Canadian-American pianist and composer (b. 1932) |
2016 | The death of Peter Naur, Danish computer scientist, astronomer, and academic (b. 1928) |
2016 | The death of Bill Plager, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1945) |
2016 | The death of Igor Sergun, Russian general and diplomat (b. 1957) |
2017 | The death of H. S. Mahadeva Prasad, Indian politician (b. 1958) |
2018 | The death of Colin Brumby, Australian composer (b. 1933) |
2019 | The death of Herb Kelleher, American businessman, co-founder of Southwest Airlines (b. 1931) |
2020 | The death of Qasem Soleimani, Iranian major general, commander of the Iranian Quds Force (b. 1957) |
2021 | The death of Eric Jerome Dickey, American author (b. 1961) |
2023 | The death of Elena Huelva, Spanish cancer activist and influencer (b. 2002) |
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