Updated at November 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | DW Griffith |
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Birthdate | January 22, 1875 |
Birth Place | La Grange, KY |
Age (in 2024) | 149 Years Old |
Zodiac | Aquarius |
Occupation | Director |
DW Griffith is best known as Director who has born on January 22, 1875 in La Grange, KY. Currently, DW Griffith is 149 years, 9 months and 16 days old. DW Griffith will celebrate 150th birthday on Wednesday, 22nd of January 2025. Below the countdown to DW Griffith upcoming birthday.
Silent film director known for his work on the 1915 movie The Birth of a Nation. His later films include Orphans of the Storm and Broken Blossoms.
He was taught by his sister in a one-room schoolhouse.
His second film, Intolerance, sought to rectify most of the moral problems posed by his first (The Birth of a Nation).
He married
He often directed movies starring silent film actress Lillian Gish.
DW Griffith is 149 years old today.
DW Griffith was born on January 22, 1875 in La Grange, KY.
DW Griffith zodiac sign is Aquarius.
DW Griffith was best known as Director.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about DW Griffith's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with DW Griffith's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1973 | The Supreme Court of the United States delivers its decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, legalizing elective abortion in all fifty states. |
1973 | The crew of Apollo 17 addresses a joint session of Congress after the completion of the final Apollo moon landing mission. |
1973 | A chartered Boeing 707 explodes in flames upon landing at Kano Airport, Nigeria, killing 176. |
1973 | In a bout for the world heavyweight boxing championship in Kingston, Jamaica, challenger George Foreman knocks down champion Joe Frazier six times in the first two rounds before the fight is stopped by referee Arthur Mercante. |
1984 | The Apple Macintosh, the first consumer computer to popularize the computer mouse and the graphical user interface, is introduced during a Super Bowl XVIII television commercial. |
1987 | Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000-15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13. |
1992 | Rebel forces occupy Zaire's national radio station in Kinshasa and broadcast a demand for the government's resignation. |
1992 | Space Shuttle program: The space shuttle Discovery launches on STS-42 carrying Dr. Roberta Bondar, who becomes the first Canadian woman and the first neurologist in space. |
1995 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Beit Lid suicide bombing: In central Israel, near Netanya, two Gazans blow themselves up at a military transit point, killing 19 Israeli soldiers. |
1998 | Space Shuttle program: space shuttle Endeavour launches on STS-89 to dock with the Russian space station Mir. |
1999 | Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons are burned alive by radical Hindus while sleeping in their car in Eastern India. |
2002 | Kmart becomes the largest retailer in United States history to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |
2006 | Evo Morales is inaugurated as President of Bolivia, becoming the country's first indigenous president. |
2007 | At least 88 people are killed when two car bombs explode in the Bab Al-Sharqi market in central Baghdad, Iraq. |
2009 | President Barack Obama signs an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay detention camp; congressional opposition will prevent it being implemented. |
1987 | The birth of Ray Rice, American football player |
1988 | The birth of Asher Allen, American football player |
1988 | The birth of Greg Oden, American basketball player |
1988 | The birth of Marcel Schmelzer, German footballer |
1989 | The birth of Theo Robinson, English footballer |
1990 | The birth of Alizé Cornet, French tennis player |
1990 | The birth of Dean Whare, New Zealand rugby league player |
1990 | The birth of Logic, American rapper |
1990 | The birth of Phil Wang, Malaysian comedian |
1991 | The birth of Stefan Kolb, German footballer |
1996 | The birth of Joshua Ho-Sang, Canadian ice hockey player |
1996 | The birth of Kumi Sasaki, Japanese idol |
1997 | The birth of Fan Zhendong, Chinese table tennis player |
1998 | The birth of Silento, American rapper, singer and songwriter |
2000 | The birth of Laia Codina, Spanish footballer |
2013 | The death of Hinton Mitchem, American businessman and politician (b. 1938) |
2014 | The death of Maziar Partow, Iranian cinematographer (b. 1933) |
2015 | The death of Fabrizio de Miranda, Italian engineer and academic, co-designed the Rande Bridge (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Wendell H. Ford, American lieutenant and politician, 53rd Governor of Kentucky (b. 1924) |
2015 | The death of Margaret Bloy Graham, Canadian author and illustrator (b. 1920) |
2016 | The death of Homayoun Behzadi, Iranian footballer and coach (b. 1942) |
2016 | The death of Cecil Parkinson, English politician (b. 1931) |
2016 | The death of Lois Ramsey, Australian actress (b. 1922) |
2016 | The death of Kamer Genç, Turkish politician (b. 1940) |
2017 | The death of Masaya Nakamura, Japanese businessman (b. 1925) |
2017 | The death of Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (b. 1991) |
2018 | The death of Ursula K. Le Guin, American sci-fi and fantasy novelist (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of William B. Jordan, American art historian (b. 1940) |
2021 | The death of Hank Aaron, American baseball player (b. 1934) |
2022 | The death of Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk, peace activist, and founder of the Plum Village Tradition (b. 1926) |
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