Updated at November 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Bruce Brooks |
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Birthdate | September 23, 1950 |
Birth Place | Virginia |
Age (in 2024) | 74 Years Old |
Zodiac | Libra |
Occupation | Children's Author |
Bruce Brooks is best known as Children's Author who has born on September 23, 1950 in Virginia. Currently, Bruce Brooks is 74 years, 1 months and 14 days old. Bruce Brooks will celebrate 75th birthday on Tuesday, 23rd of September 2025. Below the countdown to Bruce Brooks upcoming birthday.
An author of children's and young adult literature, he published Midnight Hour Encores in 1986 and No Kidding in 1989. His non-fiction works include Nature By Design and On The Wing: The Life of Birds from Feathers to Flight.
He received his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop.
His 1984 book, The Moves Make the Man, won numerous literary honors, including the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the ALA Notable Children's Book Award, and the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Award.
His three sons--Alex, Spencer, and Drake-- were born between 1984 and 2006.
He and fellow American author, Cynthia Rylant, both received the Newbery Medal for their works of children's literature.
Bruce Brooks is 74 years old today.
Bruce Brooks was born on September 23, 1950 in Virginia.
Bruce Brooks zodiac sign is Libra.
Bruce Brooks was best known as Children's Author.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Bruce Brooks's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1561 | King Philip II of Spain issues cedula, ordering a halt to colonizing efforts in Florida. |
1779 | American Revolution: John Paul Jones, naval commander of the United States, on board the USSÂ Bonhomme Richard, wins the Battle of Flamborough Head. |
1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha War: The Battle of Assaye is fought between the British East India Company and the Maratha Empire in India. |
1821 | Tripolitsa, Greece, is captured by Greek rebels during the Greek War of Independence. |
1846 | Astronomers Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams and Johann Gottfried Galle collaborate on the discovery of Neptune. |
1868 | The Grito de Lares occurs in Puerto Rico against Spanish rule. |
1884 | On the night of 23-24 September, the steamship Arctique runs aground near Cape Virgenes leading to the discovery of nearby placer gold, beginning the Tierra del Fuego gold rush. |
1899 | The American Asiatic Squadron destroys a Filipino battery at the Battle of Olongapo. |
1905 | Norway and Sweden sign the Karlstad Treaty, peacefully dissolving the Union between the two countries. |
1942 | World War II: The Matanikau action on Guadalcanal begins: U.S. Marines attack Japanese units along the Matanikau River. |
1950 | Korean War: The Battle of Hill 282 is the first US friendly-fire incident on British military personnel since World War II. |
1973 | Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina. |
1983 | Gulf Air Flight 771 is destroyed by a bomb, killing all 117 people on board. |
2004 | Over 3,000 people die in Haiti after Hurricane Jeanne produces massive flooding and mudslides. |
2008 | Matti Saari kills ten people at a school in Finland before committing suicide. |
1983 | The birth of Regan Smith, American race car driver |
1984 | The birth of Patrick Ehelechner, German ice hockey player |
1984 | The birth of Matt Kemp, American baseball player |
1984 | The birth of Anneliese van der Pol, Dutch-American entertainer |
1985 | The birth of Lukáš Kašpar, Czech ice hockey player |
1986 | The birth of Martin Cranie, English footballer |
1988 | The birth of Juan MartÃn del Potro, Argentinian tennis player |
1988 | The birth of Yannick Weber, Swiss ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Brandon Jennings, American basketball player |
1989 | The birth of Taniela Lasalo, Australian rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Lee Alexander, Scottish footballer |
1991 | The birth of Kim Ki-bum, South Korean singer and entertainer |
1991 | The birth of Melanie Oudin, American tennis player |
1994 | The birth of Lee Mi-joo, South Korean singer and entertainer |
1999 | The birth of Song Yu-qi, Chinese singer |
2012 | The death of Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (b. 1920) |
2013 | The death of Abdel Hamid al-Sarraj, Syrian colonel and politician (b. 1925) |
2013 | The death of Gil Dozier, American captain, lawyer, and politician (b. 1934) |
2013 | The death of Ruth Patrick, American botanist and immunologist (b. 1907) |
2014 | The death of A. W. Davis, American basketball player and coach (b. 1943) |
2014 | The death of Irven DeVore, American anthropologist and biologist (b. 1934) |
2014 | The death of Don Manoukian, American football player and wrestler (b. 1934) |
2014 | The death of Al Suomi, American ice hockey player and referee (b. 1913) |
2015 | The death of Dayananda Saraswati, Indian monk and philosopher (b. 1930) |
2018 | The death of Charles Kuen Kao, Hong Kong-American-British electrical engineer and physicist (b. 1933) |
2018 | The death of Gary Kurtz, American film producer (b. 1940) |
2018 | The death of Jane Fortune, American author, journalist, and philanthropist (b.1942) |
2020 | The death of Juliette Gréco, French singer and actress (b. 1927) |
2021 | The death of John Elliott, Australian businessman (b. 1941) |
2021 | The death of Nino Vaccarella, Italian race car driver (b. 1933) |
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