Dashiell Hammett Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Dashiell Hammett Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Dashiell Hammett Facts

Full Name	Dashiell Hammett
Birthdate	May 27, 1894
Birth Place	Maryland
Age (in 2024)	130 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Novelist

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Dashiell Hammett Age & Birthday

Dashiell Hammett is best known as Novelist who has born on May 27, 1894 in Maryland. Currently, Dashiell Hammett is 130 years, 6 months and 19 days old. Dashiell Hammett will celebrate 131st birthday on Tuesday, 27th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Dashiell Hammett upcoming birthday.

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Dashiell Hammett Biography

About

Author of such renowned detective novels as The Maltese Falcon, The Thin Man, and The Glass Key. He is famous for his legendary hard-boiled detective protagonists, Sam Spade and Nick and Nora Charles.

Before Fame

He dropped out of school at age thirteen and worked for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency beginning in 1915. He enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Motor Ambulance Corps during World War I.

Trivia

His 1929 work, Red Harvest, was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels.

Family Life

He married Joesephine Dolan; the couple's two daughters, Mary Jane and Josephine, were born in 1921 and 1926. Following his divorce, he had high profile relationships with author Nell Martin and playwright Lillian Hellman.

Associated With

He and Arthur Conan Doyle both wrote detective novels.

Top Asked Questions about Dashiell Hammett

How old is Dashiell Hammett in 2024?

Dashiell Hammett is 130 years old today.

When was Dashiell Hammett born?

Dashiell Hammett was born on May 27, 1894 in Maryland.

What is Dashiell Hammett zodiac sign?

Dashiell Hammett zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Dashiell Hammett best known for?

Dashiell Hammett was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Dashiell Hammett's Birthday

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

Dashiell Hammett was born on Sunday, 147^th day / 21^st week of 1894
Dashiell Hammett has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Dashiell Hammett birthday is XXVII.V.MDCCCXCIV
Dashiell Hammett's birthstone is Emerald
Dashiell Hammett's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Dashiell Hammett age in year is 130 years old
Dashiell Hammett age in month is 1566 months old
Dashiell Hammett age in day is 47684 days old
Dashiell Hammett age in hour is 1144416 hours old
Dashiell Hammett age in minute is 68664960 minutes old
Dashiell Hammett age in second is 4119897600 seconds old
Next Dashiell Hammett birthday is on Tuesday, May 27th 2025
Dashiell Hammett age in next birthday (2025) is 131 years old

Historical Events on Dashiell Hammett Birthday (May 27)

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

Year	Event
1971	The Dahlerau train disaster, the worst railway accident in West Germany, kills 46 people and injures 25 near Wuppertal.
1977	A plane crash at José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, kills 67.
1971	Pakistani forces massacre over 200 civilians, mostly Bengali Hindus, in the Bagbati massacre.
1975	Dibbles Bridge coach crash near Grassington, in North Yorkshire, England, kills 33 - the highest ever death toll in a road accident in the United Kingdom.
1980	The Gwangju Massacre: Airborne and army troops of South Korea retake the city of Gwangju from civil militias, killing at least 207 and possibly many more.
1984	The Danube-Black Sea Canal is opened, in a ceremony attended by the Ceaușescus. It had been under construction since the 1950s.
1988	Somaliland War of Independence: Somali National Movement launches a major offensive against Somali government forces in Hargeisa and Burao, then second and third largest cities of Somalia.
1996	First Chechen War: Russian President Boris Yeltsin meets with Chechnyan rebels for the first time and negotiates a cease-fire.
1997	The 1997 Central Texas tornado outbreak occurs, spawning multiple tornadoes in Central Texas, including the F5 that killed 27 in Jarrell.
1998	Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier is sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
2001	Members of the Islamist separatist group Abu Sayyaf seize twenty hostages from an affluent island resort on Palawan in the Philippines; the hostage crisis would not be resolved until June 2002.
2006	The 6.4 Mw  Yogyakarta earthquake shakes central Java with an MSK intensity of VIII (Damaging), leaving more than 5,700 dead and 37,000 injured.
2016	Barack Obama is the first president of United States to visit Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and meet Hibakusha.
2017	Andrew Scheer takes over after Rona Ambrose as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada.
2018	Maryland Flood Event: A flood occurs throughout the Patapsco Valley, causing one death, destroying the entire first floors of buildings on Main Street in Ellicott City, and causing cars to overturn.
1988	The birth of Irina Davydova, Russian hurdler
1988	The birth of Garrett Richards, American baseball pitcher
1988	The birth of Tyler Sash, American football player (d. 2015)
1989	The birth of Igor Morozov, Estonian footballer
1989	The birth of Peakboy, South Korean rapper, record producer, and singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Yenew Alamirew, Ethiopian runner
1990	The birth of Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
1990	The birth of Marcus Kruger, Swedish ice hockey player
1991	The birth of Sebastien Dewaest, Belgian footballer
1991	The birth of Tim Lafai, Samoan rugby league player
1991	The birth of Ksenia Pervak, Russian tennis player
1991	The birth of Eneli Vals, Estonian footballer
1992	The birth of Aaron Brown, Canadian sprinter
1992	The birth of Laurence Vincent-Lapointe, Canadian canoer
1997	The birth of Anna Bondar, Hungarian tennis player
2013	The death of Jagjit Singh Lyallpuri, Indian politician (b. 1917)
2013	The death of Bill Pertwee, English actor (b. 1926)
2013	The death of Abdoulaye Sékou Sow, Malian politician, Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Robert Genn, Canadian painter and author (b. 1936)
2014	The death of Helma Sanders-Brahms, German director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Roberto Vargas, Puerto Rican-American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Massimo Vignelli, Italian-American graphic designer (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Erik Carlsson, Swedish rally driver (b. 1929)
2015	The death of Nils Christie, Norwegian sociologist, criminologist, and author (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Andy King, English footballer and manager (b. 1956)
2015	The death of Michael Martin, American philosopher and academic (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Gregg Allman, American musician, singer and songwriter (b. 1947)
2018	The death of Gardner Dozois, American science fiction author and editor (b. 1947)
2020	The death of Larry Kramer, American playwright, public health advocate and LGBT rights activist (b. 1935)
2021	The death of Poul Schlüter, former Prime Minister of Denmark (b. 1929)

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