Douglas Dunn Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Douglas Dunn Facts
| Full Name | Douglas Dunn |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 23, 1942 |
| Birth Place | Scotland |
| Age (in 2024) | 82 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Douglas Dunn Age & Birthday
Douglas Dunn is best known as Poet who has born on October 23, 1942 in Scotland. Currently, Douglas Dunn is 82 years, 0 months and 12 days old. Douglas Dunn will celebrate 83rd birthday on Thursday, 23rd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Douglas Dunn upcoming birthday.
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About
Scottish poet, scholar, and literary critic known for Love or Nothing, St. Kilda's Parliament, The Donkey's Ear, and other works. He was awarded both the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and the Hawthornden Prize.
Before Fame
He studied at the Scottish School of Librarianship and at the University of Hull. He published his first poetry collection, Terry Street, in 1969.
Trivia
He began teaching English at the University of St. Andrews in 1991.
Family Life
He was born in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Associated With
He and poet Alan Bold are literary contemporaries and fellow Scots.
Top Asked Questions about Douglas Dunn
How old is Douglas Dunn in 2024?
Douglas Dunn is 82 years old today.
When was Douglas Dunn born?
Douglas Dunn was born on October 23, 1942 in Scotland.
What is Douglas Dunn zodiac sign?
Douglas Dunn zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Douglas Dunn best known for?
Douglas Dunn was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Douglas Dunn's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Douglas Dunn's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Douglas Dunn was born on Friday, 296th day / 43rd week of 1942
- Douglas Dunn has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Douglas Dunn birthday is XXIII.X.MCMXLII
- Douglas Dunn's birthstone is Opal
- Douglas Dunn's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Douglas Dunn age in year is 82 years old
- Douglas Dunn age in month is 984 months old
- Douglas Dunn age in day is 29963 days old
- Douglas Dunn age in hour is 719112 hours old
- Douglas Dunn age in minute is 43146720 minutes old
- Douglas Dunn age in second is 2588803200 seconds old
- Next Douglas Dunn birthday is on Thursday, October 23rd 2025
- Douglas Dunn age in next birthday (2025) is 83 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about October 23, 1942 birthday
Historical Events on Douglas Dunn Birthday (October 23)
Below are historical events that coincided with Douglas Dunn's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine; the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then. |
| 1989 | An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. |
| 1991 | Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ends the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. |
| 1993 | The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. |
| 1995 | Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. |
| 1998 | Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum. |
| 2001 | Apple Computer releases the iPod. |
| 2002 | Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. |
| 2004 | A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. |
| 2007 | A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform. |
| 2011 | A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands. |
| 2011 | The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over. |
| 2015 | The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages. |
| 2022 | Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China. |
| 2022 | Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre. |
| 1988 | The birth of Carolin Schiewe, German footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Alain Broja, Venezuelan footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Jonita Gandhi, Indo-Canadian singer |
| 1989 | The birth of Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker |
| 1989 | The birth of Andriy Yarmolenko, Ukrainian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1991 | The birth of Emil Forsberg, Swedish footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player |
| 1991 | The birth of Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Japanese Imperial Family |
| 1993 | The birth of Josh Ruffels, English footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1998 | The birth of Amandla Stenberg, American actress |
| 1999 | The birth of Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol |
| 2002 | The birth of Shin Eun-soo, South Korean actress |
| 2014 | The death of John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941) |
| 2014 | The death of Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2015 | The death of Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | The death of Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | The death of Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959) |
| 2017 | The death of Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | The death of Todd Reid, Australian tennis player (b. 1984) |
| 2022 | The death of Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS - People's Party (b. 1922) |
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