Dana Gioia Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 18, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Dana Gioia Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Dana Gioia Facts

Full Name	Dana Gioia
Birthdate	December 24, 1950
Birth Place	Hawthorne, CA
Age (in 2024)	73 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Poet

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Dana Gioia Age & Birthday

Dana Gioia is best known as Poet who has born on December 24, 1950 in Hawthorne, CA. Currently, Dana Gioia is 73 years, 3 months and 25 days old. Dana Gioia will celebrate 74th birthday on Tuesday, 24th of December 2024. Below the countdown to Dana Gioia upcoming birthday.

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Dana Gioia Biography

About

American poet, author, and National Endowment for the Arts Chairman (2003-2009). His acclaimed poetry collections include The Gods of Winter and Interrogations at Noon; the latter work won the 2002 American Book Award.

Before Fame

Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in marketing at General Foods Corporation and promoted Jell-O products.

Trivia

He began teaching at the University of Southern California in 2011.

Family Life

He married Mary Elizabeth Hiecke in 1980. One of his three sons died as a baby, and Gioia memorialized the child in his poem "Planting a Sequoia."

Associated With

He was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2008 by then-American President George W. Bush.

Top Asked Questions about Dana Gioia

How old is Dana Gioia in 2024?

Dana Gioia is 73 years old today.

When was Dana Gioia born?

Dana Gioia was born on December 24, 1950 in Hawthorne, CA.

What is Dana Gioia zodiac sign?

Dana Gioia zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was Dana Gioia best known for?

Dana Gioia was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Dana Gioia's Birthday

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

Dana Gioia was born on Sunday, 358^th day / 51^st week of 1950
Dana Gioia has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Dana Gioia birthday is XXIV.XII.MCML
Dana Gioia's birthstone is Turquoise
Dana Gioia's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Dana Gioia age in year is 73 years old
Dana Gioia age in month is 879 months old
Dana Gioia age in day is 26779 days old
Dana Gioia age in hour is 642696 hours old
Dana Gioia age in minute is 38561760 minutes old
Dana Gioia age in second is 2313705600 seconds old
Next Dana Gioia birthday is on Wednesday, December 24th 2025
Dana Gioia age in next birthday (2025) is 74 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 24, 1950 birthday

Historical Events on Dana Gioia Birthday (December 24)

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

Year	Event
1964	Flying Tiger Line Flight 282 crashes after takeoff from San Francisco International Airport, killing three.
1966	A Canadair CL-44 chartered by the United States military crashes into a small village in South Vietnam, killing 111.
1968	Apollo program: The crew of Apollo 8 enters into orbit around the Moon, becoming the first humans to do so. They performed ten lunar orbits and broadcast live TV pictures.
1969	Nigerian troops capture Umuahia, the Biafran capital.
1971	LANSA Flight 508 is struck by lightning and crashes in the Puerto Inca District in the Department of Huánuco in Peru, killing 91.
1973	District of Columbia Home Rule Act is passed, allowing residents of Washington, D.C. to elect their own local government.
1974	Cyclone Tracy devastates Darwin, Australia.
1994	Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Houari Boumediene Airport, Algiers, Algeria. Over the course of three days three passengers are killed, as are all four terrorists.
1996	A Learjet 35 crashes into Smarts Mountain near Dorchester, New Hampshire, killing both pilots on board.
1997	The Sid El-Antri massacre in Algeria kills between 50 and 100 people.
1999	Indian Airlines Flight 814 is hijacked in Indian airspace between Kathmandu, Nepal, and Delhi, India. The aircraft landed at Kandahar in Afghanistan. The incident ended on December 31 with the release of 190 survivors (one passenger is killed).
2003	The Spanish police thwart an attempt by ETA to detonate 50 kg of explosives at 3:55 p.m. inside Madrid's busy Chamartín Station.
2005	Chad-Sudan relations: Chad declares a state of belligerence against Sudan following a December 18 attack on Adré, which left about 100 people dead.
2008	The Lord's Resistance Army, a Ugandan rebel group, begins a series of attacks against civilians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, massacring more than 400.
2018	A helicopter crash kills Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor.
1988	The birth of Stefanos Athanasiadis, Greek footballer
1988	The birth of Emre Özkan, Turkish footballer
1988	The birth of Simon Zenke, Nigerian footballer
1990	The birth of Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper
1990	The birth of Marcus Jordan, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Ryo Miyake, Japanese fencer
1991	The birth of Lara Michel, Swiss tennis player
1991	The birth of Louis Tomlinson, English singer
1992	The birth of Davante Adams, American football player
1994	The birth of Fa'amanu Brown, New Zealand rugby league player
1994	The birth of Miguel Castro, Dominican baseball player
1994	The birth of Matt Frawley, Australian rugby league player
1994	The birth of Han Seung-woo, South Korean singer
1994	The birth of Seola, South Korean singer and actress
1995	The birth of Anett Kontaveit, Estonian tennis player
2013	The death of Allan McKeown, English-American screenwriter and producer (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Buddy DeFranco, American clarinet player (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Edward Greenspan, Canadian lawyer and author (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Herbert Harris, American lawyer and politician (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Krzysztof Krauze, Polish director and screenwriter (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Turid Birkeland, Norwegian businesswoman and politician, Norwegian Minister of Culture (b. 1962)
2015	The death of Letty Jimenez Magsanoc, Filipino journalist (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Adriana Olguín, Chilean lawyer and politician, Chilean Minister of Justice (b. 1911)
2016	The death of Rick Parfitt, British musician (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Liz Smith, English actress (b. 1921)
2016	The death of Richard Adams, English author (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Ben Xi, Chinese singer (b.1994)
2017	The death of Jerry Kindall, American baseball player and coach (b. 1935)
2017	The death of Heather Menzies, Canadian-American model and actress (b. 1949)
2018	The death of Martha Érika Alonso, first female Governor of Puebla, Mexico, and her husband Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, former governor; helicopter crash (Alonso b. 1973, Valle b. 1968)

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