Amos Tutuola Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Amos Tutuola Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Amos Tutuola Facts

Full Name	Amos Tutuola
Birthdate	June 20, 1920
Birth Place	Nigeria
Age (in 2024)	104 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Novelist

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Amos Tutuola Age & Birthday

Amos Tutuola is best known as Novelist who has born on June 20, 1920 in Nigeria. Currently, Amos Tutuola is 104 years, 4 months and 14 days old. Amos Tutuola will celebrate 105th birthday on Friday, 20th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Amos Tutuola upcoming birthday.

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Amos Tutuola Biography

About

Twentieth-century Nigerian author who is best known for his 1952 novel The Palm-Wine Drinkard. Many of his works, including My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, were based on folk stories of the Yoruba people.

Before Fame

He worked for several years as a blacksmith for the Nigerian Royal Air Force.

Trivia

Despite having only attended school for six years, he wrote three acclaimed novels.

Family Life

He married Victoria Alake in 1947; they became parents to four daughters and four sons.

Associated With

Musicians Brian Eno and David Bryne named their 1981 album, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, after Tutuola's 1954 novel of the same title.

Top Asked Questions about Amos Tutuola

How old is Amos Tutuola in 2024?

Amos Tutuola is 104 years old today.

When was Amos Tutuola born?

Amos Tutuola was born on June 20, 1920 in Nigeria.

What is Amos Tutuola zodiac sign?

Amos Tutuola zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Amos Tutuola best known for?

Amos Tutuola was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Amos Tutuola's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Amos Tutuola's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Amos Tutuola was born on Sunday, 172^nd day / 25^th week of 1920
Amos Tutuola has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Amos Tutuola birthday is XX.VI.MCMXX
Amos Tutuola's birthstone is Pearl
Amos Tutuola's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
Amos Tutuola age in year is 104 years old
Amos Tutuola age in month is 1252 months old
Amos Tutuola age in day is 38123 days old
Amos Tutuola age in hour is 914952 hours old
Amos Tutuola age in minute is 54897120 minutes old
Amos Tutuola age in second is 3293827200 seconds old
Next Amos Tutuola birthday is on Friday, June 20th 2025
Amos Tutuola age in next birthday (2025) is 105 years old

Historical Events on Amos Tutuola Birthday (June 20)

Below are historical events that coincided with Amos Tutuola's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1964	A Curtiss C-46 Commando crashes in the Shengang District of Taiwan, killing 57 people.
1972	Watergate scandal: An 18½-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.
1973	Snipers fire upon left-wing Peronists in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in what is known as the Ezeiza massacre. At least 13 are killed and more than 300 are injured.
1973	Aeroméxico Flight 229 crashes on approach to Licenciado Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, killing all 27 people on board.
1975	The film Jaws is released in the United States, becoming the highest-grossing film of that time and starting the trend of films known as "summer blockbusters".
1979	ABC News correspondent Bill Stewart is shot dead by a Nicaraguan National Guard soldier under the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle during the Nicaraguan Revolution. The murder is caught on tape and sparks an international outcry against the regime.
1982	The International Conference on the Holocaust and Genocide opens in Tel Aviv, despite attempts by the Turkish government to cancel it, as it included presentations on the Armenian genocide.
1982	The Argentine Corbeta Uruguay base on Southern Thule surrenders to Royal Marine commandos in the final action of the Falklands War.
1988	Haitian President Leslie Manigat is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant general Henri Namphy.
1990	Asteroid Eureka is discovered.
1990	The 7.4 Mw  Manjil-Rudbar earthquake affects northern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 35,000-50,000, and injuring 60,000-105,000.
1991	The German Bundestag votes to move seat of government from the former West German capital of Bonn to the present capital of Berlin.
1994	The 1994 Imam Reza shrine bomb explosion in Iran leaves at least 25 dead and 70 to 300 injured.
2003	The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.
2019	Iran's Air Defense Forces shoot down an American surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions between the two countries.
1987	The birth of Carsten Ball, Australian tennis player
1987	The birth of Asmir Begović, Bosnian footballer
1987	The birth of Joseph Ebuya, Kenyan runner
1989	The birth of Christopher Mintz-Plasse, American actor
1989	The birth of Javier Pastore, Argentinian footballer
1989	The birth of Terrelle Pryor, American football player
1990	The birth of DeQuan Jones, American basketball player
1991	The birth of Kalidou Koulibaly, Senegalese footballer
1991	The birth of Rick ten Voorde, Dutch footballer
1994	The birth of Leonard Williams, American football player
1995	The birth of Caroline Weir, Scottish footballer
1995	The birth of Carol Zhao, Canadian tennis player
1996	The birth of Sam Bennett, Canadian ice hockey player
1997	The birth of Bálint Kopasz, Hungarian sprint canoeist
2003	The birth of Hans Niemann, American chess player
2004	The death of Jim Bacon, Australian politician, 41st Premier of Tasmania (b. 1950)
2005	The death of Larry Collins, American journalist, historian, and author (b. 1929)
2005	The death of Jack Kilby, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
2010	The death of Roberto Rosato, Italian footballer (b. 1943)
2010	The death of Harry B. Whittington, English palaeontologist and academic (b. 1916)
2011	The death of Ryan Dunn, American television personality (b. 1977)
2012	The death of Judy Agnew, Second Lady of the United States. (b. 1921)
2012	The death of LeRoy Neiman, American painter (b. 1921)
2012	The death of Heinrich IV, Prince Reuss of Köstritz (b. 1919)
2012	The death of Andrew Sarris, American critic (b. 1928)
2013	The death of Ingvar Rydell, Swedish footballer (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Angelo Niculescu, Romanian footballer and manager (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Miriam Schapiro, Canadian-American painter and sculptor (b. 1923)
2017	The death of Prodigy, American music artist (b. 1974)
2022	The death of Caleb Swanigan, American NBA player. (b. 1997)

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