Craig Raine Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Craig Raine Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Craig Raine Facts

Full Name	Craig Raine
Birthdate	December 03, 1944
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	80 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Poet

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Craig Raine Age & Birthday

Craig Raine is best known as Poet who has born on December 03, 1944 in England. Currently, Craig Raine is 80 years, 0 months and 21 days old. Craig Raine will celebrate 81st birthday on Wednesday, 3rd of December 2025. Below the countdown to Craig Raine upcoming birthday.

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Craig Raine Biography

About

British poet, academic, and editor associated with a late twentieth-century literary movement known as Martian Poetry. His poetry collections include A Martian Sends a Postcard Home; Clay: Whereabouts Unknown; and History: The Home Movie.

Before Fame

He studied English at Exeter College, University of Oxford. He published his debut poetry collection, The Onion, Memory, in 1978.

Trivia

His boarding school English teacher, Arnold Snodgrass, was a friend of poets Robert Graves and W.H. Auden.

Family Life

He married Ann Pasternak Slater in 1972; the couple later raised three sons and one daughter.

Associated With

He wrote numerous critical essays on the poetic works of T.S. Eliot.

Top Asked Questions about Craig Raine

How old is Craig Raine in 2024?

Craig Raine is 80 years old today.

When was Craig Raine born?

Craig Raine was born on December 03, 1944 in England.

What is Craig Raine zodiac sign?

Craig Raine zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Craig Raine best known for?

Craig Raine was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Craig Raine's Birthday

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

Craig Raine was born on Sunday, 338^th day / 48^th week of 1944
Craig Raine has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Craig Raine birthday is III.XII.MCMXLIV
Craig Raine's birthstone is Turquoise
Craig Raine's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Craig Raine age in year is 80 years old
Craig Raine age in month is 960 months old
Craig Raine age in day is 29241 days old
Craig Raine age in hour is 701784 hours old
Craig Raine age in minute is 42107040 minutes old
Craig Raine age in second is 2526422400 seconds old
Next Craig Raine birthday is on Wednesday, December 3rd 2025
Craig Raine age in next birthday (2025) is 81 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 03, 1944 birthday

Historical Events on Craig Raine Birthday (December 03)

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

Year	Event
1982	A soil sample is taken from Times Beach, Missouri, that will be found to contain 300 times the safe level of dioxin.
1984	Bhopal disaster: A methyl isocyanate leak from a Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills more than 3,800 people outright and injures 150,000-600,000 others (some 6,000 of whom later died from their injuries) in one of the worst industrial disasters in history.
1989	In a meeting off the coast of Malta, U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev release statements indicating that the Cold War between NATO and the Warsaw Pact may be coming to an end.
1992	The Greek oil tanker Aegean Sea, carrying 80,000 tonnes of crude oil, runs aground in a storm while approaching A Coruña, Spain, and spills much of its cargo.
1992	A test engineer for Sema Group uses a personal computer to send the world's first text message via the Vodafone network to the phone of a colleague.
1994	Taiwan holds its first full local elections; James Soong elected as the first and only directly elected Governor of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian became the first directly elected Mayor of Taipei, Wu Den-yih became the first directly elected Mayor of Kaohsiung.
1995	Cameroon Airlines Flight 3701 crashes on approach to Douala International Airport in Douala, Cameroon, killing 71 of the 76 people on board.
1997	In Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, representatives from 121 countries sign the Ottawa Treaty prohibiting manufacture and deployment of anti-personnel landmines. The United States, People's Republic of China, and Russia do not sign the treaty, however.
1999	NASA loses radio contact with the Mars Polar Lander moments before the spacecraft enters the Martian atmosphere.
2005	XCOR Aerospace makes the first crewed rocket aircraft delivery of U.S. Mail in Kern County, California.
2007	Winter storms cause the Chehalis River to flood many cities in Lewis County, Washington, and close a 32-kilometre (20 mi) portion of Interstate 5 for several days. At least eight deaths and billions of dollars in damages are blamed on the floods.
2009	A suicide bombing at a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills 25 people, including three ministers of the Transitional Federal Government.
2012	At least 475 people are killed after Typhoon Bopha makes landfall in the Philippines.
2014	The Japanese space agency, JAXA, launches the space explorer Hayabusa2 from the Tanegashima Space Center on a six-year round trip mission to an asteroid to collect rock samples.
2021	COVID-19 pandemic: New Zealand moves into COVID-19 Protection Framework (Traffic Light System), moving Auckland out of lockdown for fully vaccinated people.
1987	The birth of Michael Angarano, American actor, director, and screenwriter
1987	The birth of Erik Grönwall, Swedish singer-songwriter
1987	The birth of Brian Robiskie, American football player
1987	The birth of Alicia Sacramone, American gymnast
1988	The birth of Melissa Aldana, Chilean saxophonist
1989	The birth of Alex McCarthy, English footballer
1989	The birth of Selçuk Alibaz, Turkish footballer
1989	The birth of Tomasz Narkun, Polish mixed martial artist
1990	The birth of Christian Benteke, Belgian footballer
1990	The birth of Sharon Fichman, Canadian-Israeli tennis player
1991	The birth of Ekaterine Gorgodze, Georgian tennis player
1992	The birth of Cristian Ceballos, Spanish footballer
1994	The birth of Solomone Kata, New Zealand rugby league player
1994	The birth of Lil Baby, American rapper
1994	The birth of Bernarda Pera, American tennis player
2012	The death of Kuntal Chandra, Bangladeshi cricketer (b. 1984)
2012	The death of Fyodor Khitruk, Russian animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1917)
2012	The death of Diego Mendieta, Paraguayan footballer (b. 1980)
2012	The death of Janet Shaw, Australian cyclist and author (b. 1966)
2013	The death of Paul Aussaresses, French general (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Reda Mahmoud Hafez Mohamed, Egyptian air marshal (b. 1952)
2013	The death of Ahmed Fouad Negm, Egyptian poet and educator (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Herman Badillo, Puerto Rican-American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Jacques Barrot, French politician, French European Commissioner (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Ian McLagan, English-American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1945)
2014	The death of James Stewart, Canadian mathematician and academic (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Gladstone Anderson, Jamaican singer and pianist (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Eevi Huttunen, Finnish speed skater (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Scott Weiland, American singer-songwriter (b. 1967)

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