David Holbrook Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
David Holbrook Facts
| Full Name | David Holbrook |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | January 09, 1923 |
| Birth Place | England |
| Age (in 2024) | 101 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Capricorn |
| Occupation | Poet |
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David Holbrook Age & Birthday
David Holbrook is best known as Poet who has born on January 09, 1923 in England. Currently, David Holbrook is 101 years, 10 months and 5 days old. David Holbrook will celebrate 102nd birthday on Thursday, 9th of January 2025. Below the countdown to David Holbrook upcoming birthday.
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About
British author, poet, critic, and scholar, who became known for novels such as Going Off the Rails (2003) and Getting it Wrong with Uncle Tom (1998). His poetry volumes include Object Relations (1967) and Against the Cruel Frost (1963).
Before Fame
He served as a military officer from 1942 to 1945 and fictionalized this experience in his 1966 novel, Flesh Wounds.
Trivia
His 1972 work, Sex and Dehumanisation, details his his anti-adult entertainment activism.
Family Life
He married Margot Davies-Jones in 1949; together, they had four children.
Associated With
In 1946, he visited author George Orwell for the sole purpose of courting Orwell's housekeeper, Susan Watson.
Top Asked Questions about David Holbrook
How old is David Holbrook in 2024?
David Holbrook is 101 years old today.
When was David Holbrook born?
David Holbrook was born on January 09, 1923 in England.
What is David Holbrook zodiac sign?
David Holbrook zodiac sign is Capricorn.
What was David Holbrook best known for?
David Holbrook was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about David Holbrook's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about David Holbrook's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- David Holbrook was born on Tuesday, 9th day / 02nd week of 1923
- David Holbrook has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of David Holbrook birthday is IX.I.MCMXXIII
- David Holbrook's birthstone is Garnet
- David Holbrook's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
- David Holbrook age in year is 101 years old
- David Holbrook age in month is 1222 months old
- David Holbrook age in day is 37200 days old
- David Holbrook age in hour is 892800 hours old
- David Holbrook age in minute is 53568000 minutes old
- David Holbrook age in second is 3214080000 seconds old
- Next David Holbrook birthday is on Thursday, January 9th 2025
- David Holbrook age in next birthday (2025) is 102 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about January 09, 1923 birthday
Historical Events on David Holbrook Birthday (January 09)
Below are historical events that coincided with David Holbrook's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Representatives from the United States and Iraq meet at the Geneva Peace Conference to try to find a peaceful resolution to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. |
| 1992 | The Assembly of the Serb People in Bosnia and Herzegovina proclaims the creation of Republika Srpska, a new state within Yugoslavia. |
| 1992 | The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Frail. They discovered two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12. |
| 1996 | First Chechen War: Chechen separatists launch a raid against the helicopter airfield and later a civilian hospital in the city of Kizlyar in the neighboring Dagestan, which turns into a massive hostage crisis involving thousands of civilians. |
| 1997 | Comair Flight 3272 crashes in Raisinville Township in Monroe County, Michigan, killing 29 people. |
| 2003 | TANS Perú Flight 222 crashes on approach to Chachapoyas Airport in Chachapoyas, Peru, killing 46 people. |
| 2004 | An inflatable boat carrying illegal Albanian emigrants stalls near the Karaburun Peninsula en route to Brindisi, Italy; exposure to the elements kills 28. This is the second deadliest marine disaster in Albanian history. |
| 2005 | Mahmoud Abbas wins the election to succeed Yasser Arafat as President of the Palestinian National Authority, replacing interim president Rawhi Fattouh. |
| 2005 | The Sudan People's Liberation Movement and the Government of Sudan sign the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to end the Second Sudanese Civil War. |
| 2007 | Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduces the original iPhone at a Macworld keynote in San Francisco. |
| 2011 | Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Urmia in the northwest of the country, in icy conditions, killing 77 people. |
| 2014 | An explosion at a Mitsubishi Materials chemical plant in Yokkaichi, Japan, kills at least five people and injures 17 others. |
| 2015 | The perpetrators of the Charlie Hebdo shooting in Paris two days earlier are both killed after a hostage situation; a second hostage situation, related to the Charlie Hebdo shooting, occurs at a Jewish market in Vincennes. |
| 2015 | A mass poisoning at a funeral in Mozambique involving beer that was contaminated with Burkholderia gladioli leaves 75 dead and over 230 people ill. |
| 2021 | Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes north of Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 62 people on board. |
| 1987 | The birth of Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Lee Yeon-hee, South Korean actress |
| 1989 | The birth of Michael Beasley, American basketball player |
| 1989 | The birth of Nina Dobrev, Bulgarian-Canadian actress |
| 1989 | The birth of Yana Maksimava, Belarusian heptathlete |
| 1989 | The birth of Chris Sandow, Australian rugby league player |
| 1989 | The birth of Haris Sohail, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1991 | The birth of Álvaro Soler, Spanish singer-songwriter |
| 1992 | The birth of Joseph Parker, Samoan heavyweight boxer |
| 1993 | The birth of Katarina Johnson-Thompson, English long jumper and heptathlete |
| 1995 | The birth of Braden Hamlin-Uele, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1995 | The birth of Nicola Peltz, American actress |
| 1998 | The birth of Brent Rivera, American social media personality and actor |
| 2001 | The birth of Peter Mamouzelos, Australian rugby league player |
| 2004 | The birth of Souhardya De, Indian author and columnist |
| 2014 | The death of Dale T. Mortensen, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1939) |
| 2015 | The death of Michel Jeury, French author (b. 1934) |
| 2015 | The death of Józef Oleksy, Polish economist and politician, 7th Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | The death of Abdul Rahman Ya'kub, Malaysian politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Sarawak (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | The death of Roy Tarpley, American basketball player (b. 1964) |
| 2016 | The death of John Harvard, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | The death of Angus Scrimm, American actor and author (b. 1926) |
| 2017 | The death of Zygmunt Bauman, Polish sociologist (b. 1925) |
| 2018 | The death of Kato Ottio, Papua New Guinean rugby league player (b. 1994) |
| 2019 | The death of Verna Bloom, American actress (b. 1938) |
| 2019 | The death of Paul Koslo, German-Canadian actor (b. 1944) |
| 2021 | The death of John Reilly, American actor (b. 1934) |
| 2022 | The death of Bob Saget, American comedian, actor, and television host (b. 1956) |
| 2022 | The death of Maria Ewing, American opera singer (b.1950) |
| 2023 | The death of Séamus Begley, Irish accordion player, fiddler and Irish traditional musician (b. 1949) |
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