Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Daniel Keyes |
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Birthdate | August 09, 1927 |
Birth Place | Brooklyn, NY |
Age (in 2024) | 97 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Novelist |
Daniel Keyes is best known as Novelist who has born on August 09, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, Daniel Keyes is 97 years, 4 months and 14 days old. Daniel Keyes will celebrate 98th birthday on Saturday, 9th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Daniel Keyes upcoming birthday.
A twentieth-century American author, he is best known for his 1966 novel, Flowers for Algernon. The novel, based on Keyes' 1959 short story of the same title, won the Nebula Award.
He studied psychology at Brooklyn College and subsequently edited Marvel Science Stories, a popular pulp magazine.
His 1981 novel, The Minds of Billy Milligan, was adapted into a 2008 film entitled The Crowded Room.
He married Aurea Georgina Vazquez in 1952. He and Vazquez became parents to two daughters.
His famous novel, Flowers for Algernon, was made into an Academy Award-winning film starring Cliff Robertson.
Daniel Keyes is 97 years old today.
Daniel Keyes was born on August 09, 1927 in Brooklyn, NY.
Daniel Keyes zodiac sign is Leo.
Daniel Keyes was best known as Novelist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Daniel Keyes's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1965 | Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. |
1969 | Tate-LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. |
1970 | LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. |
1971 | The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. |
1973 | Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. |
1974 | As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president. |
1991 | The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. |
1993 | The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. |
1999 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. |
2006 | At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. |
2007 | Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board. |
2012 | Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. |
2013 | Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30. |
2014 | Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city. |
2021 | The Tampere light rail officially started operating. |
1990 | The birth of Brice Roger, French skier |
1990 | The birth of Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist |
1990 | The birth of D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer |
1991 | The birth of Alice Barlow, English actress |
1991 | The birth of Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler |
1991 | The birth of Hansika Motwani, Indian actress |
1992 | The birth of Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist |
1993 | The birth of Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor |
1993 | The birth of Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast |
1994 | The birth of Kelli Hubly, American soccer player |
1995 | The birth of Eli Apple, American football player |
1996 | The birth of Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model |
1999 | The birth of Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater |
2000 | The birth of Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter |
2005 | The birth of Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player |
2013 | The death of William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1947) |
2014 | The death of J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958) |
2014 | The death of Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Ed Nelson, American actor (b. 1928) |
2015 | The death of Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (b. 1977) |
2015 | The death of David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915) |
2015 | The death of Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (b. 1926) |
2016 | The death of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (b. 1951) |
2021 | The death of Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (b. 1928) |
2021 | The death of Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (b. 1998) |
2021 | The death of Zairaini Sarbini, 48, Malaysian voice actress (b. 1972) |
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