Benjamin Zephaniah Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Benjamin Zephaniah Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Benjamin Zephaniah Facts

Full Name	Benjamin Zephaniah
Birthdate	April 15, 1958
Birth Place	Birmingham, England
Age (in 2024)	66 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Poet

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Benjamin Zephaniah Age & Birthday

Benjamin Zephaniah is best known as Poet who has born on April 15, 1958 in Birmingham, England. Currently, Benjamin Zephaniah is 66 years, 7 months and 28 days old. Benjamin Zephaniah will celebrate 67th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Benjamin Zephaniah upcoming birthday.

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Benjamin Zephaniah Biography

About

Rastafarian spoken-word poet who is best known for works such as Pen Rhythm, The Dread Affair: Collected Poems, and Funky Chickens. He released his internationally-acclaimed spoken-word album, Rasta, in 1982.

Before Fame

His poetry was influenced by his surroundings; he grew up in an Afro-Caribbean community in Birmingham, England. He began performing his rhythmical, spoken-word poetry at the young age of eleven.

Trivia

He appeared on The Times' 2008 list of the 50 greatest English writers of the postwar era.

Family Life

His parents were a Jamaican-born nurse and a Barbados-native postal worker. He married Amina Zephaniah in 1990; the couple divorced eleven years later.

Associated With

He was influenced by singer Bob Marley.

Top Asked Questions about Benjamin Zephaniah

How old is Benjamin Zephaniah in 2024?

Benjamin Zephaniah is 66 years old today.

When was Benjamin Zephaniah born?

Benjamin Zephaniah was born on April 15, 1958 in Birmingham, England.

What is Benjamin Zephaniah zodiac sign?

Benjamin Zephaniah zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Benjamin Zephaniah best known for?

Benjamin Zephaniah was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Benjamin Zephaniah's Birthday

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

Benjamin Zephaniah was born on Tuesday, 105^th day / 16^th week of 1958
Benjamin Zephaniah has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Benjamin Zephaniah birthday is XV.IV.MCMLVIII
Benjamin Zephaniah's birthstone is Diamond
Benjamin Zephaniah's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Benjamin Zephaniah age in year is 66 years old
Benjamin Zephaniah age in month is 799 months old
Benjamin Zephaniah age in day is 24349 days old
Benjamin Zephaniah age in hour is 584376 hours old
Benjamin Zephaniah age in minute is 35062560 minutes old
Benjamin Zephaniah age in second is 2103753600 seconds old
Next Benjamin Zephaniah birthday is on Tuesday, April 15th 2025
Benjamin Zephaniah age in next birthday (2025) is 67 years old
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Historical Events on Benjamin Zephaniah Birthday (April 15)

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

Year	Event
1947	Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
1952	First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
1955	McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
1960	At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
1969	The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
1970	During the Cambodian Civil War, massacre of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam.
1986	The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
1989	Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
1989	Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
1994	Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
2002	Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, killing 129 people.
2013	Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
2013	A wave of bombings across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
2014	In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, at least 200 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
2019	The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in France is seriously damaged by a large fire.
1986	The birth of Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer
1988	The birth of Blake Ayshford, Australian rugby league player
1988	The birth of Steven Defour, Belgian footballer
1988	The birth of Chris Tillman, American baseball pitcher
1989	The birth of Darren Nicholls, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Emma Watson, English actress
1991	The birth of Daiki Arioka, Japanese idol, singer, and actor
1991	The birth of Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater
1992	The birth of Jeremy McGovern, Australian rules football player
1994	The birth of Brodie Grundy, Australian rules football player
1994	The birth of Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamian sprinter
1995	The birth of Leander Dendoncker, Belgian footballer
1997	The birth of Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricketer
1999	The birth of Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player
2001	The birth of Shanti Dope, Filipino rapper
2012	The death of Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (b. 1968)
2013	The death of Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Richard LeParmentier, American-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
2013	The death of Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (b. 1928)
2014	The death of John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Eliseo Verón, Argentinian sociologist and academic (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Jonathan Crombie, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1966)
2015	The death of Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1928)
2017	The death of Clifton James, American actor (b. 1920)
2017	The death of Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, last person verified born in the 1800s (b. 1899)
2018	The death of R. Lee Ermey, American actor (b. 1944)
2018	The death of Vittorio Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2022	The death of Bilquis Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist and wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi (b. 1947)
2022	The death of Henry Plumb, British politician and farmer (b. 1925)
2022	The death of Liz Sheridan, American actress (b. 1929)

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