Ezra Jack Keats Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at February 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ezra Jack Keats Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Ezra Jack Keats Facts

Full Name	Ezra Jack Keats
Birthdate	March 11, 1916
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2025)	108 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Children's Author

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Ezra Jack Keats Age & Birthday

Ezra Jack Keats is best known as Children's Author who has born on March 11, 1916 in New York. Currently, Ezra Jack Keats is 108 years, 11 months and 0 days old. Ezra Jack Keats will celebrate 109th birthday on Tuesday, 11th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Ezra Jack Keats upcoming birthday.

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Ezra Jack Keats Biography

About

Famous for his inclusion of multicultural characters and themes in his children's books, as well as for his unique collage style of illustration, he won the 1963 Caldecott Medal for his now-classic picture book The Snowy Day. His other notable works include Whistle for Willie, Goggles!, Clementina's Cactus, and Regards to the Man in the Moon.

Before Fame

During his high school years, he received a Scholastic painting contest honor and a school art award. Many years later, after serving in World War II, he became an illustrator for The New York Times Book Review and Reader's Digest.

Trivia

His most famous children's literature character, an African-American boy named Peter, is featured in seven books.

Family Life

Born Jacob Ezra Katz in New York City, he grew up in poverty as the son of Polish-born Jewish immigrants.

Associated With

Both native New Yorkers, he and Rosemary Wells rose to fame for their work as children's writers and illustrators.

Top Asked Questions about Ezra Jack Keats

How old is Ezra Jack Keats in 2025?

Ezra Jack Keats is 108 years old today.

When was Ezra Jack Keats born?

Ezra Jack Keats was born on March 11, 1916 in New York.

What is Ezra Jack Keats zodiac sign?

Ezra Jack Keats zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Ezra Jack Keats best known for?

Ezra Jack Keats was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Ezra Jack Keats's Birthday

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

Ezra Jack Keats was born on Saturday, 71^st day / 10^th week of 1916
Ezra Jack Keats has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Ezra Jack Keats birthday is XI.III.MCMXVI
Ezra Jack Keats's birthstone is Aquamarine
Ezra Jack Keats's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Ezra Jack Keats age in year is 108 years old
Ezra Jack Keats age in month is 1307 months old
Ezra Jack Keats age in day is 39784 days old
Ezra Jack Keats age in hour is 954816 hours old
Ezra Jack Keats age in minute is 57288960 minutes old
Ezra Jack Keats age in second is 3437337600 seconds old
Next Ezra Jack Keats birthday is on Wednesday, March 11th 2026
Ezra Jack Keats age in next birthday (2026) is 109 years old

Historical Events on Ezra Jack Keats Birthday (March 11)

Below are historical events that coincided with Ezra Jack Keats's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1978	Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981	Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1982	Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway.
1983	Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985	Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990	Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990	Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004	Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people.
2006	Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009	Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010	Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011	An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012	A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020	The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
2021	US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
1985	The birth of Cassandra Fairbanks, American journalist and activist
1985	The birth of Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer
1985	The birth of Greg Olsen, American football player
1985	The birth of Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer
1986	The birth of Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
1987	The birth of Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist
1987	The birth of Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
1988	The birth of Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (d. 2015)
1989	The birth of Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (d. 2016)
1990	The birth of Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
1993	The birth of Jodie Comer, British actress
1993	The birth of Anthony Davis, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
2013	The death of Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1967)
2014	The death of Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (b. 1952)
2015	The death of Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (b. 1936)
2016	The death of Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (b. 1944)
2018	The death of Ken Dodd, English comedian and singer (b. 1927)
2018	The death of Siegfried Rauch, German actor (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery author (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Ray Campi, American singer and musician (b. 1934)
2021	The death of Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer and songwriter (b. 1936)
2022	The death of Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (b. 1937)

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