Barrett Watten Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Barrett Watten Facts
| Full Name | Barrett Watten |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 03, 1948 |
| Birth Place | Long Beach, CA |
| Age (in 2024) | 76 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Libra |
| Occupation | Poet |
Barrett Watten Age & Birthday
Barrett Watten is best known as Poet who has born on October 03, 1948 in Long Beach, CA. Currently, Barrett Watten is 76 years, 1 months and 4 days old. Barrett Watten will celebrate 77th birthday on Friday, 3rd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Barrett Watten upcoming birthday.
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About
American poet, founder of the Language School of poetry, and author of works such as Frame and Bad History. He served as editor of both Poetics Journal and This, two important publications of the Language Poetry movement.
Before Fame
He studied biochemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology before receiving his MFA in creative writing from The Iowa Writers' Workshop and his PhD in English from the University of California-Berkeley.
Trivia
He and nine other Language Poets published the first volume of the innovative work, The Grand Piano: An Experiment in Collective Autobiography, in 2006.
Family Life
He married fellow poet Carla Harryman. The couple welcomed a son, Asa, in 1984.
Associated With
He was a literary contemporary of Heather McHugh, a fellow, California-born poet.
Top Asked Questions about Barrett Watten
How old is Barrett Watten in 2024?
Barrett Watten is 76 years old today.
When was Barrett Watten born?
Barrett Watten was born on October 03, 1948 in Long Beach, CA.
What is Barrett Watten zodiac sign?
Barrett Watten zodiac sign is Libra.
What was Barrett Watten best known for?
Barrett Watten was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Barrett Watten's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Barrett Watten's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Barrett Watten was born on Sunday, 277th day / 40th week of 1948
- Barrett Watten has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Barrett Watten birthday is III.X.MCMXLVIII
- Barrett Watten's birthstone is Opal
- Barrett Watten's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Barrett Watten age in year is 76 years old
- Barrett Watten age in month is 913 months old
- Barrett Watten age in day is 27794 days old
- Barrett Watten age in hour is 667056 hours old
- Barrett Watten age in minute is 40023360 minutes old
- Barrett Watten age in second is 2401401600 seconds old
- Next Barrett Watten birthday is on Friday, October 3rd 2025
- Barrett Watten age in next birthday (2025) is 77 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about October 03, 1948 birthday
Historical Events on Barrett Watten Birthday (October 03)
Below are historical events that coincided with Barrett Watten's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1963 | A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule. |
| 1981 | The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. |
| 1985 | The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J. |
| 1986 | TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories in Canada, is officially opened. |
| 1989 | A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed. |
| 1990 | The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day. |
| 1991 | Nadine Gordimer is announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
| 1993 | An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die. |
| 1995 | O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman. |
| 2008 | The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush. |
| 2009 | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council. |
| 2013 | At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa. |
| 2015 | Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan. |
| 2021 | Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy. |
| 2022 | Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. |
| 1987 | The birth of Martin Plowman, English race car driver |
| 1987 | The birth of Starley, Australian pop singer |
| 1988 | The birth of Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress |
| 1988 | The birth of Dustin Gazley, American ice hockey player |
| 1988 | The birth of ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Nate Montana, American football player |
| 1989 | The birth of Alex Trimble, Irish singer |
| 1990 | The birth of Johan Le Bon, French cyclist |
| 1991 | The birth of Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter |
| 1991 | The birth of Aki Takajo, Japanese singer |
| 1993 | The birth of Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player |
| 1995 | The birth of Lil Tracy, American rapper |
| 1997 | The birth of Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater |
| 2004 | The birth of Noah Schnapp, American actor |
| 2012 | The death of Robert F. Christy, American physicist and astrophysicist (b. 1916) |
| 2012 | The death of Albie Roles, English footballer (b. 1921) |
| 2013 | The death of Sari Abacha, Nigerian footballer (b. 1978) |
| 2013 | The death of Sergei Belov, Russian basketball player and coach (b. 1944) |
| 2013 | The death of Joan Thirsk, English cryptologist, historian, and academic (b. 1922) |
| 2014 | The death of Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963) |
| 2014 | The death of Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Jean-Jacques Marcel, French footballer (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Kevin Metheny, American businessman (b. 1954) |
| 2014 | The death of Ward Ruyslinck, Belgian author (b. 1929) |
| 2015 | The death of Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1917) |
| 2015 | The death of Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | The death of Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (b. 1925) |
| 2021 | The death of Todd Akin, American politician (b. 1947) |
| 2021 | The death of Dan Petrescu, Romanian businessman and billionaire (b. 1953) |
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