Dennis Schmitz Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Dennis Schmitz Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Dennis Schmitz Facts

Full Name	Dennis Schmitz
Birthdate	August 11, 1937
Birth Place	Iowa
Age (in 2024)	87 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Poet

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Dennis Schmitz Age & Birthday

Dennis Schmitz is best known as Poet who has born on August 11, 1937 in Iowa. Currently, Dennis Schmitz is 87 years, 3 months and 10 days old. Dennis Schmitz will celebrate 88th birthday on Monday, 11th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Dennis Schmitz upcoming birthday.

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Dennis Schmitz Biography

About

American poet, 1978 Guggenheim Fellow, and former Poet Laureate of Sacramento, California. His poetry collections include The Truth Squad, Animism, Goodwill, Inc., and Eden.

Before Fame

He studied at both Loras College and the University of Chicago. He published his debut poetry collection, We Weep for Our Strangeness, in 1969.

Trivia

He protested California's Death Penalty on multiple occasions.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Dubuque, Iowa. He wed Loretta D'Agostino in 1960.

Associated With

He taught and mentored Raymond Carver.

Top Asked Questions about Dennis Schmitz

How old is Dennis Schmitz in 2024?

Dennis Schmitz is 87 years old today.

When was Dennis Schmitz born?

Dennis Schmitz was born on August 11, 1937 in Iowa.

What is Dennis Schmitz zodiac sign?

Dennis Schmitz zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Dennis Schmitz best known for?

Dennis Schmitz was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Dennis Schmitz's Birthday

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

Dennis Schmitz was born on Wednesday, 223^rd day / 32^nd week of 1937
Dennis Schmitz has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Dennis Schmitz birthday is XI.VIII.MCMXXXVII
Dennis Schmitz's birthstone is Peridot
Dennis Schmitz's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Dennis Schmitz age in year is 87 years old
Dennis Schmitz age in month is 1047 months old
Dennis Schmitz age in day is 31879 days old
Dennis Schmitz age in hour is 765096 hours old
Dennis Schmitz age in minute is 45905760 minutes old
Dennis Schmitz age in second is 2754345600 seconds old
Next Dennis Schmitz birthday is on Monday, August 11th 2025
Dennis Schmitz age in next birthday (2025) is 88 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 11, 1937 birthday

Historical Events on Dennis Schmitz Birthday (August 11)

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

Year	Event
1965	Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California.
1969	The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
1972	Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
1975	East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin.
1979	Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners.
1982	A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others.
1984	"We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio.
1988	A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda.
1992	The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States.
2000	An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries.
2003	NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history.
2003	Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand.
2006	The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill.
2012	At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran.
2017	At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt.
1987	The birth of Drew Storen, American baseball player
1988	The birth of Rabeh Al-Hussaini, Filipino basketball player
1988	The birth of Patty Mills, Australian basketball player
1988	The birth of Mustafa Pektemek, Turkish footballer
1989	The birth of Junior Heffernan, Irish cyclist and triathlete (d. 2013)
1989	The birth of Sebastian Huke, German footballer
1990	The birth of Lenka Juríková, Slovak tennis player
1991	The birth of Cristian Tello, Spanish footballer
1992	The birth of Tomi Lahren, American conservative political commentator
1994	The birth of Storm Sanders, Australian tennis player
1994	The birth of Anton Cooper, New Zealand cross-country cyclist
1994	The birth of Joseph Barbato, French footballer
1994	The birth of Song I-han, South Korean singer
1997	The birth of Sarah Clelland, Scottish footballer
2001	The birth of Moyuka Uchijima, Japanese tennis player
2013	The death of David Howard, English ballet dancer and educator (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Vladimir Beara, Croatian footballer and manager (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Raymond Gravel, Canadian priest and politician (b. 1952)
2014	The death of Kika Szaszkiewiczowa, Polish author and blogger (b. 1917)
2014	The death of Robin Williams, American actor and comedian (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Serge Collot, French viola player and educator (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Harald Nielsen, Danish footballer and manager (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Richard Oriani, Salvadoran-American metallurgist and engineer (b. 1920)
2017	The death of Yisrael Kristal, Polish-Israeli supercentenarian; oldest living Holocaust survivor and one of the ten oldest men ever (b. 1903)
2017	The death of Segun Bucknor, Nigerian musician and journalist (b. 1946)
2018	The death of V S Naipaul, British writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1932)
2019	The death of Sergio Obeso Rivera, Mexican Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1931)
2020	The death of Trini Lopez, Mexican American singer and guitarist (b. 1937)
2020	The death of Sumner Redstone, American billionaire businessman (b. 1923)
2022	The death of Anne Heche, American actress (b. 1969)

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