Amiri Baraka Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Amiri Baraka Facts
| Full Name | Amiri Baraka |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 07, 1934 |
| Birth Place | Newark, NJ |
| Age (in 2024) | 90 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Libra |
| Occupation | Poet |
Amiri Baraka Age & Birthday
Amiri Baraka is best known as Poet who has born on October 07, 1934 in Newark, NJ. Currently, Amiri Baraka is 90 years, 2 months and 4 days old. Amiri Baraka will celebrate 91st birthday on Tuesday, 7th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Amiri Baraka upcoming birthday.
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About
African-American poet, critic, and dramatist known for works such as Blues People: Negro Music in White America (nonfiction), The System of Dante's Hell (fiction), A Black Mass (drama), and Slave Ship (poems). He served as Poet Laureate of New Jersey from 2002-2003.
Before Fame
He attended Rutgers University and Columbia University. He published his first poetic work, Preface to a Twenty Volume Suicide Note, in 1961.
Trivia
His 2006 fiction work, Tales of the Out and the Gone, received the PEN Open Book Award in 2008.
Family Life
He had two daughters with writer Hettie Cohen. With his second wife, Amina Baraka (born Sylvia Robinson), he had seven more children.
Associated With
He appeared in Bulworth, a 1998 film that starred Warren Beatty as Senator Jay Billington Bulworth.
Top Asked Questions about Amiri Baraka
How old is Amiri Baraka in 2024?
Amiri Baraka is 90 years old today.
When was Amiri Baraka born?
Amiri Baraka was born on October 07, 1934 in Newark, NJ.
What is Amiri Baraka zodiac sign?
Amiri Baraka zodiac sign is Libra.
What was Amiri Baraka best known for?
Amiri Baraka was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Amiri Baraka's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Amiri Baraka's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Amiri Baraka was born on Sunday, 280th day / 40th week of 1934
- Amiri Baraka has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Amiri Baraka birthday is VII.X.MCMXXXIV
- Amiri Baraka's birthstone is Opal
- Amiri Baraka's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Amiri Baraka age in year is 90 years old
- Amiri Baraka age in month is 1082 months old
- Amiri Baraka age in day is 32938 days old
- Amiri Baraka age in hour is 790512 hours old
- Amiri Baraka age in minute is 47430720 minutes old
- Amiri Baraka age in second is 2845843200 seconds old
- Next Amiri Baraka birthday is on Tuesday, October 7th 2025
- Amiri Baraka age in next birthday (2025) is 91 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about October 07, 1934 birthday
Historical Events on Amiri Baraka Birthday (October 07)
Below are historical events that coincided with Amiri Baraka's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1987 | Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized. |
| 1987 | Fiji becomes a republic. |
| 1988 | A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales. |
| 1991 | Croatian War of Independence: Bombing of Banski dvori in Zagreb, Croatia. |
| 1993 | The flood of '93 ends at St. Louis, Missouri, 103 days after it began, as the Mississippi River falls below flood stage. |
| 1996 | Fox News Channel begins broadcasting. |
| 1998 | Matthew Shepard, a gay student at the University of Wyoming, is found tied to a fence after being savagely beaten by two young adults in Laramie, Wyoming. He dies five days later. |
| 2000 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Hezbollah militants capture three Israeli Defense Force soldiers in a cross-border raid. |
| 2001 | The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history. |
| 2002 | The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-112 to continue assembly of the International Space Station. |
| 2008 | Asteroid 2008 TC3 impacts the Earth over Sudan, the first time an asteroid impact is detected prior to its entry into earth's atmosphere. |
| 2008 | Qantas Flight 72 experiences an in-flight upset near Learmonth, Victoria, Australia, injuring 112. |
| 2016 | In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, the death toll rises to over 800. |
| 2022 | 10 people die and 8 are injured in an explosion at petrol station in Creeslough. |
| 2022 | Ales Bialiatski, along with two organisations; Memorial & Center for Civil Liberties are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
| 1987 | The birth of Sam Querrey, American tennis player |
| 1988 | The birth of Diego da Silva Costa, Brazilian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Trent Merrin, Australian rugby league player |
| 1990 | The birth of Sebastián Coates, Uruguayan footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Nicole Jung, American singer |
| 1991 | The birth of Lay Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter and actor |
| 1992 | The birth of Mookie Betts, American baseball player |
| 1995 | The birth of Lyndon Dykes, Australian professional footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Lloyd Jones, English professional footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Bram van Vlerken, Dutch professional football player |
| 1995 | The birth of Mathias Dyngeland, Norwegian footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Lewis Capaldi, Scottish singer-songwriter |
| 1996 | The birth of Choi Jeong, South Korean Go player |
| 1998 | The birth of Trent Alexander-Arnold, English professional footballer |
| 2001 | The birth of Princess Senate Seeiso, Princess of Lesotho |
| 2013 | The death of Mick Buckley, English footballer (b. 1953) |
| 2013 | The death of Terry Burnham, American actress (b. 1949) |
| 2013 | The death of Patrice Chéreau, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1944) |
| 2013 | The death of David E. Jeremiah, American admiral (b. 1934) |
| 2013 | The death of Leandro Mendoza, Filipino police officer and politician, 36th Executive Secretary of the Philippines (b. 1946) |
| 2013 | The death of Joe Rogers, American lawyer and politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Colorado (b. 1964) |
| 2014 | The death of Nika Kiladze, Georgian footballer (b. 1988) |
| 2014 | The death of Siegfried Lenz, Polish-German author and playwright (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | The death of Iva Withers, Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1917) |
| 2015 | The death of Harry Gallatin, American basketball player and coach (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Hossein Hamadani, Iranian general (b. 1951) |
| 2015 | The death of Jurelang Zedkaia, Marshallese politician, 5th President of the Marshall Islands (b. 1950) |
| 2016 | The death of Ross Higgins, Australian actor, comedian (b. 1930) |
| 2020 | The death of Mario Molina, Mexican chemist (b. 1943) |
| 2022 | The death of Arun Bali, Indian actor (b. 1942) |
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