Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Donn Starry |
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Birthdate | May 31, 1925 |
Birth Place | New York |
Age (in 2024) | 99 Years Old |
Zodiac | Gemini |
Occupation | War Hero |
Donn Starry is best known as War Hero who has born on May 31, 1925 in New York. Currently, Donn Starry is 99 years, 5 months and 21 days old. Donn Starry will celebrate 100th birthday on Saturday, 31st of May 2025. Below the countdown to Donn Starry upcoming birthday.
Four-star general in the U.S. Army who contributed to the development of American warfare strategy.
He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and later studied International Affairs at George Washington University.
His doctrine of AirLand Battle was based upon the idea of deep and simultaneous attacks that would overwhelm the enemy.
He was married to Leatrice Gibbs for more than sixty years.
He and General John Hines were both involved in military operations and strategy during the Cold War.
Donn Starry is 99 years old today.
Donn Starry was born on May 31, 1925 in New York.
Donn Starry zodiac sign is Gemini.
Donn Starry was best known as War Hero.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Donn Starry's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Donn Starry's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1971 | In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1968, observation of Memorial Day occurs on the last Monday in May for the first time, rather than on the traditional Memorial Day of May 30. |
1973 | The United States Senate votes to cut off funding for the bombing of Khmer Rouge targets within Cambodia, hastening the end of the Cambodian Civil War. |
1973 | Indian Airlines Flight 440 crashes near Indira Gandhi International Airport, killing 48. |
1977 | The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System is completed. |
1985 | United States-Canada tornado outbreak: Forty-one tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, and Ontario, leaving 76 dead. |
1991 | Bicesse Accords in Angola lay out a transition to multi-party democracy under the supervision of the United Nations' UNAVEM II peacekeeping mission. |
2003 | Air France retires its fleet of Concorde aircraft. |
2005 | Vanity Fair reveals that Mark Felt was "Deep Throat". |
2008 | Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7Â m/s) 9.72 seconds |
2010 | Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray. |
2013 | The asteroid 1998 QE2 and its moon make their closest approach to Earth for the next two centuries. |
2013 | A record breaking 2.6 mile wide tornado strikes near El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, causing eight fatalities (including three storm chasers) and over 150 injuries. |
2016 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch the Manbij offensive, in order to capture the city of Manbij from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
2017 | A car bomb explodes in a crowded intersection in Kabul near the German embassy during rush hour, killing over 90 and injuring 463. |
2019 | A shooting occurs inside a municipal building at Virginia Beach, Virginia, leaving 13 people dead, including the shooter, and four others injured. |
1984 | The birth of Andrew Bailey, American baseball player |
1984 | The birth of Milorad Čavić, Serbian swimmer |
1984 | The birth of Nate Robinson, American basketball player |
1985 | The birth of Jordy Nelson, American football player |
1986 | The birth of Robert Gesink, Dutch cyclist |
1989 | The birth of Marco Reus, German footballer |
1990 | The birth of Erik Karlsson, Swedish ice hockey player |
1992 | The birth of Michaël Bournival, Canadian ice hockey player |
1992 | The birth of Laura Ikauniece, Latvian heptathlete |
1995 | The birth of Matthew Lodge, Australian rugby league player |
1996 | The birth of Normani Kordei Hamilton, American singer |
1996 | The birth of Brandon Smith, New Zealand rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Woo Jin-young, South Korean singer and rapper |
1998 | The birth of Santino Ferrucci, American race car driver |
2001 | The birth of Iga ÅšwiÄ…tek, Polish tennis player |
2014 | The death of Marilyn Beck, American journalist (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Marinho Chagas, Brazilian footballer and coach (b. 1952) |
2014 | The death of Hoss Ellington, American race car driver (b. 1935) |
2014 | The death of Martha Hyer, American actress (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of Lewis Katz, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1942) |
2014 | The death of Mary Soames, Baroness Soames, English author (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Gladys Taylor, Canadian author and publisher (b. 1917) |
2016 | The death of Mohamed Abdelaziz, President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (1976–2016) (b. 1947) |
2016 | The death of Jan Crouch, American televangelist, co-founder of the Trinity Broadcasting Network (b. 1938) |
2016 | The death of Carla Lane, English television writer (b. 1928) |
2016 | The death of Rupert Neudeck, German journalist and humanitarian (b. 1939) |
2022 | The death of Krishnakumar Kunnath, Indian singer (b. 1968) |
2022 | The death of Gilberto RodrÃguez Orejuela, Colombian drug lord (b.1939) |
2022 | The death of Colin Cantwell, American concept artist and director (b.1932) |
2022 | The death of Jim Parks, English cricketer (b. 1931) |
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