Derek Mahon Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Derek Mahon Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Derek Mahon Facts

Full Name	Derek Mahon
Birthdate	November 23, 1941
Birth Place	Northern Ireland
Age (in 2024)	82 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Poet

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Derek Mahon Age & Birthday

Derek Mahon is best known as Poet who has born on November 23, 1941 in Northern Ireland. Currently, Derek Mahon is 82 years, 11 months and 12 days old. Derek Mahon will celebrate 83rd birthday on Saturday, 23rd of November 2024. Below the countdown to Derek Mahon upcoming birthday.

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Derek Mahon Biography

About

Notable for his Irish Times Poetry Now Award-winning collections Harbour Lights (2005) and Life on Earth (2008), Mahon is also recognized for his translations of the work of Moliere, Jean Racine, and Sophocles.

Before Fame

He published some of his early work in the Royal Belfast Academical Institution's school journal and subsequently studied at both Trinity College, Dublin and Paris' Sorbonne. His first poetry collection, Night Crossing, was published in 1967.

Trivia

Several of his poems fall into the ekphrasis genre, meaning that they interpret visual artworks through language.

Family Life

Born into a Protesant, working-class family, he spent his youth in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Associated With

His poems' metrical forms resemble those employed by the nineteenth-century poet Gerard Manley Hopkins.

Top Asked Questions about Derek Mahon

How old is Derek Mahon in 2024?

Derek Mahon is 82 years old today.

When was Derek Mahon born?

Derek Mahon was born on November 23, 1941 in Northern Ireland.

What is Derek Mahon zodiac sign?

Derek Mahon zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Derek Mahon best known for?

Derek Mahon was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Derek Mahon's Birthday

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

Derek Mahon was born on Sunday, 327^th day / 47^th week of 1941
Derek Mahon has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Derek Mahon birthday is XXIII.XI.MCMXLI
Derek Mahon's birthstone is Topaz
Derek Mahon's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Derek Mahon age in year is 82 years old
Derek Mahon age in month is 995 months old
Derek Mahon age in day is 30298 days old
Derek Mahon age in hour is 727152 hours old
Derek Mahon age in minute is 43629120 minutes old
Derek Mahon age in second is 2617747200 seconds old
Next Derek Mahon birthday is on Sunday, November 23rd 2025
Derek Mahon age in next birthday (2025) is 83 years old
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Historical Events on Derek Mahon Birthday (November 23)

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

Year	Event
1991	Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.
1992	The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1996	Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
2001	The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
2003	Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
2004	The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
2005	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
2006	A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.
2007	MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities.
2009	The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.
2010	Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
2011	Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
2015	Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
2018	Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.
2019	The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.
1984	The birth of Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer
1984	The birth of Justin Turner, American baseball player
1985	The birth of Viktor An, South Korean speed skater
1987	The birth of Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Snooki, American reality television personality
1990	The birth of Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer
1990	The birth of Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990	The birth of Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater
1990	The birth of Christopher Quiring, German footballer
1991	The birth of Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer
1992	The birth of Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992	The birth of Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Wes Burns, Welsh footballer
1995	The birth of Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer
1996	The birth of Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer
2013	The death of Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Costanzo Preve, Italian philosopher and theorist (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (b. 1936)
2014	The death of Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (b. 1916)
2014	The death of Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1980)
2015	The death of Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Ralph Branca, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (b. 1938)
2017	The death of Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (b. 1935)
2020	The death of Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (b. 1934)

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