Claribel Alegría Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 19, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Claribel Alegría Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Claribel Alegría Facts

Full Name	Claribel Alegría
Birthdate	May 12, 1924
Birth Place	Esteli, Nicaragua
Age (in 2024)	99 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Poet

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Claribel Alegría Age & Birthday

Claribel Alegría is best known as Poet who has born on May 12, 1924 in Esteli, Nicaragua. Currently, Claribel Alegría is 99 years, 11 months and 7 days old. Claribel Alegría will celebrate 100th birthday on Sunday, 12th of May 2024. Below the countdown to Claribel Alegría upcoming birthday.

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Claribel Alegría Biography

About

Major Nicaraguan poet, author, journalist, and 2006 recipient of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature. Her numerous literary works include Despierta, mi bien, despierta; Tunnel to Canto Grande; Sobrevivo; and Flowers from the Volcano.

Before Fame

She studied at George Washington University after moving to the United States in the early 1940s.

Trivia

Her belief in government resistance allied her with the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) in Nicaragua.

Family Life

Her birth name was Clara Isabel Alegria Vides, and she grew up in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

Associated With

She and Adam Zagajewski were both recipients of the Neustadt International Prize for Literature during the first decade of the twenty-first century.

Top Asked Questions about Claribel Alegría

How old is Claribel Alegría in 2024?

Claribel Alegría is 99 years old today.

When was Claribel Alegría born?

Claribel Alegría was born on May 12, 1924 in Esteli, Nicaragua.

What is Claribel Alegría zodiac sign?

Claribel Alegría zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Claribel Alegría best known for?

Claribel Alegría was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Claribel Alegría's Birthday

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

Claribel Alegría was born on Monday, 133^rd day / 20^th week of 1924
Claribel Alegría has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Claribel Alegría birthday is XII.V.MCMXXIV
Claribel Alegría's birthstone is Emerald
Claribel Alegría's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Claribel Alegría age in year is 99 years old
Claribel Alegría age in month is 1199 months old
Claribel Alegría age in day is 36502 days old
Claribel Alegría age in hour is 876048 hours old
Claribel Alegría age in minute is 52562880 minutes old
Claribel Alegría age in second is 3153772800 seconds old
Next Claribel Alegría birthday is on Monday, May 12th 2025
Claribel Alegría age in next birthday (2025) is 100 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 12, 1924 birthday

Historical Events on Claribel Alegría Birthday (May 12)

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

Year	Event
1978	In Zaire, rebels occupy the city of Kolwezi, the mining center of the province of Shaba (now known as Katanga); the local government asks the US, France and Belgium to restore order.
1982	During a procession outside the shrine of the Virgin Mary in Fátima, Portugal, security guards overpower Juan María Fernández y Krohn before he can attack Pope John Paul II with a bayonet.
1989	The San Bernardino train disaster kills four people, only to be followed a week later by an underground gasoline pipeline explosion, which kills two more people.
1998	Four students are shot at Trisakti University, leading to widespread riots and the fall of Suharto.
2002	Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since the Cuban Revolution.
2003	The Riyadh compound bombings in Saudi Arabia, carried out by al-Qaeda, kill 39 people.
2006	Mass unrest by the Primeiro Comando da Capital begins in São Paulo (Brazil), leaving at least 150 dead.
2006	Iranian Azeris interpret a cartoon published in an Iranian magazine as insulting, resulting in massive riots throughout the country.
2008	An earthquake (measuring around 8.0 magnitude) occurs in Sichuan, China, killing over 69,000 people.
2008	U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts the largest-ever raid of a workplace in Postville, Iowa, arresting nearly 400 immigrants for identity theft and document fraud.
2010	Afriqiyah Airways Flight 771 crashes on final approach to Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli, Libya, killing 103 out of the 104 people on board.
2015	A train derailment in Philadelphia kills eight people and injures more than 200.
2015	Massive Nepal earthquake kills 218 people and injures more than 3500.
2017	The WannaCry ransomware attack impacts over 400,000 computers worldwide, targeting computers of the United Kingdom's National Health Services and Telefónica computers.
2018	Paris knife attack: A man is fatally shot by police in Paris after killing one and injuring several others.
1983	The birth of Francisco Javier Torres, Mexican footballer
1984	The birth of Clare Bowen, Australian actress and singer
1985	The birth of Paolo Goltz, Argentinian footballer
1985	The birth of Andrew Howe, Italian long jumper and sprinter
1985	The birth of Jeroen Simaeys, Belgian footballer
1986	The birth of Jonathan Orozco, Mexican footballer
1986	The birth of Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
1987	The birth of Kieron Pollard, Trinidadian cricketer
1988	The birth of Marcelo, Brazilian footballer
1989	The birth of Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Greek Cypriot singer, musician, and actress
1990	The birth of Florent Amodio, French figure skater
1990	The birth of Etika, American YouTuber and live streamer (d. 2019)
1992	The birth of Volha Khudzenka, Belarusian kayaker
1995	The birth of Tamara Korpatsch, German tennis player
1997	The birth of Morgan Lake, English athlete
2008	The death of Robert Rauschenberg, American painter and illustrator (b. 1925)
2008	The death of Irena Sendler, Polish nurse and humanitarian (b. 1910)
2009	The death of Antonio Vega, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1957)
2012	The death of Jan Bens, Dutch footballer and coach (b. 1921)
2012	The death of Eddy Paape, Belgian illustrator (b. 1920)
2013	The death of Gerd Langguth, German political scientist, author, and academic (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Cornell Borchers, Lithuanian-German actress and singer (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Marco Cé, Italian cardinal (b. 1925)
2014	The death of H. R. Giger, Swiss painter, sculptor, and set designer (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Sarat Pujari, Indian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Lorenzo Zambrano, Mexican businessman and philanthropist (b. 1944)
2015	The death of Peter Gay, German-American historian, author, and academic (b. 1923)
2016	The death of Mike Agostini, Trinidadian sprinter (b. 1935)
2017	The death of Mauno Koivisto, Finnish banker and politician, ninth President of Finland (b. 1923)
2018	The death of Dennis Nilsen, Scottish serial killer (b. 1945)

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