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Edgar Lee Masters Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Edgar Lee Masters Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Edgar Lee Masters Facts

Full NameEdgar Lee Masters
BirthdateAugust 23, 1868
Birth PlaceKansas
Age (in 2024)156 Years Old
ZodiacVirgo
OccupationPoet

Edgar Lee Masters Age & Birthday

Edgar Lee Masters is best known as Poet who has born on August 23, 1868 in Kansas. Currently, Edgar Lee Masters is 156 years, 2 months and 29 days old. Edgar Lee Masters will celebrate 157th birthday on Saturday, 23rd of August 2025. Below the countdown to Edgar Lee Masters upcoming birthday.

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Edgar Lee Masters Biography

About

Author of Spoon River Anthology, a bestselling free-verse work. His numerous other poetry volumes and prose works include The Golden Fleece of California (poems); Skeeters Kirby (novel); and Lincoln: The Man (biography).

Before Fame

After sitting for the Illinois bar exam, he began his legal career in Chicago. He published his debut literary work, A Book of Verses, in 1898.

Trivia

He received the Mark Twain Silver Medal in 1936.

Family Life

He was born in Garnett, Kansas to a lawyer father. He died at the age of eighty-one in Melrose Park, Pennsylvania.

Associated With

His Spoon River Anthology was adapted for radio and narrated by William Conrad.

Top Asked Questions about Edgar Lee Masters

How old is Edgar Lee Masters in 2024?

Edgar Lee Masters is 156 years old today.

When was Edgar Lee Masters born?

Edgar Lee Masters was born on August 23, 1868 in Kansas.

What is Edgar Lee Masters zodiac sign?

Edgar Lee Masters zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Edgar Lee Masters best known for?

Edgar Lee Masters was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Edgar Lee Masters's Birthday

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

  • Edgar Lee Masters was born on Sunday, 236th day / 34th week of 1868
  • Edgar Lee Masters has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Edgar Lee Masters birthday is XXIII.VIII.MDCCCLXVIII
  • Edgar Lee Masters's birthstone is Peridot
  • Edgar Lee Masters's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in year is 156 years old
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in month is 1874 months old
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in day is 57068 days old
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in hour is 1369632 hours old
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in minute is 82177920 minutes old
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in second is 4930675200 seconds old
  • Next Edgar Lee Masters birthday is on Saturday, August 23rd 2025
  • Edgar Lee Masters age in next birthday (2025) is 157 years old

Historical Events on Edgar Lee Masters Birthday (August 23)

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

YearEvent
1985Hans Tiedge, top counter-spy of West Germany, defects to East Germany.
1989Singing Revolution: Two million people from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania stand on the Vilnius-Tallinn road, holding hands.
1990Saddam Hussein appears on Iraqi state television with a number of Western "guests" (actually hostages) to try to prevent the Gulf War.
1990Armenia declares its independence from the Soviet Union.
1990West and East Germany announce that they will reunite on October 3.
1991The World Wide Web is opened to the public.
1994Eugene Bullard, the only African American pilot in World War I, is posthumously commissioned as Second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
2000Gulf Air Flight 072 crashes into the Persian Gulf near Manama, Bahrain, killing 143.
2006Natascha Kampusch, who had been abducted at the age of ten, escapes from her captor Wolfgang Pƙiklopil, after eight years of captivity.
2007The skeletal remains of Russia's last royal family members Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, and his sister Grand Duchess Anastasia are discovered near Yekaterinburg, Russia.
2010The Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philippines killing 9 people including the perpetrator while injuring 9 others.
2011A magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs to monuments and structures in Washington, D.C. and the resulted damage is estimated at 200 million-300 million USD.
2011Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Council forces take control of Bab al-Azizia compound during the Libyan Civil War.
2012A hot-air balloon crashes near the Slovenian capital of Ljubljana, killing six people and injuring 28 others.
2013A riot at the Palmasola prison complex in Santa Cruz, Bolivia kills 31 people.
1988The birth of Olga Govortsova, Belarusian tennis player
1988The birth of Carl Hagelin, Swedish ice hockey player
1988The birth of Jeremy Lin, American basketball player
1989The birth of Lianne La Havas, British singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist
1989The birth of Trixie Mattel, American drag queen, actor, and country singer
1989The birth of Heiko Schwarz, German footballer
1989The birth of TeddyLoid, Japanese musician
1990The birth of Seth Curry, American basketball player
1990The birth of Mike Yastrzemski, American baseball player
1992The birth of Nicola Docherty, Scottish footballer
1993The birth of IvĂĄn LĂłpez, Spanish professional footballer
1994The birth of August Ames, Canadian pornographic actress (d. 2017)
1995The birth of Gabriela Lee, Romanian tennis player
1995The birth of Cameron Norrie, British tennis player
1997The birth of Lil Yachty, American rapper and singer
2013The death of Richard J. Corman, American businessman, founded the R.J. Corman Railroad Group (b. 1955)
2013The death of William Glasser, American psychiatrist and author (b. 1925)
2013The death of Charles Lisanby, American production designer and set director (b. 1924)
2013The death of Konstanty Miodowicz, Polish ethnographer and politician (b. 1951)
2013The death of Vesna RoĆŸič, Slovenian chess player (b. 1987)
2013The death of Tatyana Zaslavskaya, Russian sociologist and economist (b. 1927)
2014The death of Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1989)
2014The death of Annefleur Kalvenhaar, Dutch cyclist (b. 1994)
2014The death of Birgitta Stenberg, Swedish author and illustrator (b. 1932)
2014The death of Jaume Vallcorba Plana, Spanish philologist and publisher (b. 1949)
2015The death of Augusta Chiwy, Congolese-Belgian nurse (b. 1921)
2015The death of Guy Ligier, French rugby player and race car driver (b. 1930)
2015The death of Enrique Reneau, Honduran footballer (b. 1971)
2015The death of Paul Royle, Australian lieutenant and pilot (b. 1914)
2021The death of Elizabeth Blackadder, Scottish painter and printmaker (b. 1931)

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