Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Elizabeth George Speare |
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Birthdate | November 21, 1908 |
Birth Place | Massachusetts |
Age (in 2024) | 115 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Children's Author |
Elizabeth George Speare is best known as Children's Author who has born on November 21, 1908 in Massachusetts. Currently, Elizabeth George Speare is 115 years, 11 months and 26 days old. Elizabeth George Speare will celebrate 116th birthday on Thursday, 21st of November 2024. Below the countdown to Elizabeth George Speare upcoming birthday.
American children's author well known for her Newbery Award winning historical fictional novels The Witch of Blackbird Pond and The Bronze Bow. She won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal.
She attended Smith College for her undergraduate degree and obtained a Master's in English literature from Boston University.
She was one of only five children's authors to win two Newbery medals.
She was married to Alden Speare and had one son and one daughter.
Sharon Creech is another prolific Newbery Award winning children's author.
Elizabeth George Speare is 115 years old today.
Elizabeth George Speare was born on November 21, 1908 in Massachusetts.
Elizabeth George Speare zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Elizabeth George Speare was best known as Children's Author.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Elizabeth George Speare's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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2002 | Arturo GuzmĂĄn Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police. |
2004 | The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. |
2004 | Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed. |
2004 | The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100Â billion) of Iraq's external debt. |
2006 | Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut. |
2009 | A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108. |
2012 | At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv. |
2013 | Fifty-four people are killed when the roof of a shopping center collapses in Riga, Latvia. |
2013 | Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine-European Union Association Agreement. |
2014 | A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others. |
2015 | The government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks. |
2017 | Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office. |
2019 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. |
2019 | Tesla launches the SUV Cybertruck. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration. |
2021 | An SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62. |
1987 | The birth of Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer |
1987 | The birth of Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player |
1988 | The birth of Len VĂ€ljas, Canadian skier |
1988 | The birth of Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player |
1989 | The birth of Will Buckley, English footballer |
1989 | The birth of DĂĄrvin ChĂĄvez, Mexican footballer |
1989 | The birth of Justin Tucker, American football player |
1990 | The birth of Dani King, English cyclist |
1990 | The birth of Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player |
1991 | The birth of Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter |
1991 | The birth of Lewis Dunk, English footballer |
1991 | The birth of Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player |
1994 | The birth of SaĂșl ĂĂguez, Spanish footballer |
1997 | The birth of Reo Hatate, Japanese footballer |
1999 | The birth of Jaelin Howell, American soccer player |
2013 | The death of Dimitri Mihalas, American astronomer and author (b. 1939) |
2013 | The death of Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (b. 1928) |
2013 | The death of Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of TĂŽn Tháș„t ÄĂnh, Vietnamese general (b. 1926) |
2013 | The death of Maurice Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of John H. Land, American soldier and politician (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Robert Richardson, English general (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1950) |
2015 | The death of Ameen Faheem, Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (b. 1938) |
2015 | The death of Anthony Read, English screenwriter and producer (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (b. 1932) |
2016 | The death of Hassan Sadpara, Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (b. 1963) |
2017 | The death of David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950) |
2021 | The death of Lou Cutell, American actor (b. 1930) |
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