Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Barry Unsworth |
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Birthdate | August 10, 1930 |
Birth Place | England |
Age (in 2024) | 94 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Novelist |
Barry Unsworth is best known as Novelist who has born on August 10, 1930 in England. Currently, Barry Unsworth is 94 years, 4 months and 14 days old. Barry Unsworth will celebrate 95th birthday on Sunday, 10th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Barry Unsworth upcoming birthday.
British writer of historical fiction and three-time winner of the Booker Prize. His acclaimed novels include Sacred Hunger, published in 1992, and Mooncranker's Gift, published in 1973.
He was born into a family of English miners, and he studied at the University of Manchester.
He published his first novel, The Partnership, when he was thirty-six years old.
He married twice and settled in Italy with his second wife.
He died on the same day as science fiction author Ray Bradbury.
Barry Unsworth is 94 years old today.
Barry Unsworth was born on August 10, 1930 in England.
Barry Unsworth zodiac sign is Leo.
Barry Unsworth was best known as Novelist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Barry Unsworth's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Barry Unsworth's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1993 | Two earthquakes affect New Zealand. A 7.0 Mw shock (intensity VI (Strong)) in the South Island was followed nine hours later by a 6.4 Mw event (intensity VII (Very strong)) in the North Island. |
1995 | Oklahoma City bombing: Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols are indicted for the bombing. Michael Fortier pleads guilty in a plea-bargain for his testimony. |
1997 | Sixteen people are killed when Formosa Airlines Flight 7601 crashes near Beigan Airport in the Matsu Islands of Taiwan. |
1998 | HRH Prince Al-Muhtadee Billah is proclaimed the crown prince of Brunei with a Royal Proclamation. |
1999 | Los Angeles Jewish Community Center shooting. |
2001 | The 2001 Angola train attack occurred, causing 252 deaths. |
2001 | Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-105 to the International Space Station, carrying the astronauts of Expedition 3 to replace the crew of Expedition 2. |
2003 | The Okinawa Urban Monorail is opened in Naha, Okinawa. |
2009 | Twenty people are killed in Handlová, Trenčín Region, in the deadliest mining disaster in Slovakia's history. |
2012 | The Marikana massacre begins near Rustenburg, South Africa, resulting in the deaths of 47 people. |
2014 | Forty people are killed when Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 crashes at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport. |
2018 | Horizon Air employee Richard Russell hijacks and performs an unauthorized takeoff on a Horizon Air Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Washington, flying it for more than an hour before crashing the plane and killing himself on Ketron Island in Puget Sound. |
2018 | An anti-government rally turns into a riot when members of the Romanian Gendarmerie attack the 100,000 people protesting in front of the Victoria Palace, leading to 452 recorded injuries. The autorithies alleged that the crowd was infiltrated by hooligans who began attacking law enforcement agents. |
2019 | Thirty-two are killed and one million are evacuated as Typhoon Lekima makes landfall in Zhejiang, China. Earlier it had caused flooding in the Philippines. |
2020 | Derecho in Iowa becomes the most costly thunderstorm disaster in U.S. history. |
1987 | The birth of Jim Bakkum, Dutch singer and actor |
1987 | The birth of Ari Boyland, New Zealand actor and singer |
1989 | The birth of Sam Gagner, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Ben Sahar, Israeli footballer |
1989 | The birth of Brenton Thwaites, Australian actor |
1990 | The birth of Cruze Ah-Nau, Australian rugby player |
1990 | The birth of Lee Sung-kyung, South Korean model, actress, and singer |
1991 | The birth of Marcus Foligno, American-Canadian ice hockey player |
1991 | The birth of Chris Tremain, Australian cricketer |
1991 | The birth of Dagný Brynjarsdóttir, Icelandic footballer |
1991 | The birth of Nikos Korovesis, Greek footballer |
1993 | The birth of Andre Drummond, American basketball player |
1994 | The birth of Bernardo Silva, Portuguese footballer |
1996 | The birth of Lauren Tait, Scottish netball player |
2000 | The birth of Sophia Smith, American soccer player |
2013 | The death of David C. Jones, American general (b. 1921) |
2013 | The death of Jody Payne, American singer and guitarist (b. 1936) |
2013 | The death of Amy Wallace, American author (b. 1955) |
2014 | The death of Jim Command, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Dotty Lynch, American journalist and academic (b. 1945) |
2014 | The death of Kathleen Ollerenshaw, English mathematician, astronomer, and politician, Lord Mayor of Manchester (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of Bob Wiesler, American baseball player (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of Buddy Baker, American race car driver and sportscaster (b. 1941) |
2015 | The death of Endre Czeizel, Hungarian physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Knut Osnes, Norwegian footballer and coach (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Eriek Verpale, Belgian author and poet (b. 1952) |
2017 | The death of Ruth Pfau, German-Pakistani doctor and nun (b. 1929) |
2019 | The death of Jeffrey Epstein, American financier (b. 1953) |
2021 | The death of Tony Esposito, Canadian-American ice hockey player (b. 1943) |
2022 | The death of Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor, musician and comedian (b. 1945) |
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