Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Francisco Zuniga |
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Birthdate | December 26, 1912 |
Birth Place | Costa Rica |
Age (in 2024) | 111 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Sculptor |
Francisco Zuniga is best known as Sculptor who has born on December 26, 1912 in Costa Rica. Currently, Francisco Zuniga is 111 years, 10 months and 7 days old. Francisco Zuniga will celebrate 112th birthday on Thursday, 26th of December 2024. Below the countdown to Francisco Zuniga upcoming birthday.
Known for such modernist political and figurative sculptures as La Maternidad and Seated Yucatan Woman, he received a prestigious 1958 honor from the Mexican National Institute of Fine Arts.
He studied briefly at Mexico's Escuela de Bellas Artes, but dropped out in favor of conducting his own study of German expressionist art.
He was the 1992 recipient of Mexico's National Prize for Arts and Sciences. His sculptures, paintings, and drawings were given permanent homes at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and Mexico City's Museo de Arte Moderno, among other museums.
Born in Costa Rica to sculptor parents, he moved permanently to Mexico in the mid-1930s. His marriage to Elena Laborde resulted in three children: Marcela, Ariel, and Javier.
He was influenced by the work of French sculptor Aristide Maillol.
Francisco Zuniga is 111 years old today.
Francisco Zuniga was born on December 26, 1912 in Costa Rica.
Francisco Zuniga zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Francisco Zuniga was best known as Sculptor.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Francisco Zuniga's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1972 | Vietnam War: As part of Operation Linebacker II, 120 American B-52 Stratofortress bombers attacked Hanoi, including 78 launched from Andersen Air Force Base in Guam, the largest single combat launch in Strategic Air Command history. |
1975 | Tu-144, the world's first commercial supersonic aircraft, surpassing Mach 2, goes into service. |
1978 | The inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally begins. |
1980 | Witnesses report the first of several sightings of unexplained lights near RAF Woodbridge, in Rendlesham Forest, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, an incident called "Britain's Roswell". |
1989 | United Express Flight 2415 crashes on approach to the Tri-Cities Airport in Pasco, Washington, killing all six people on board. |
1991 | The Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union meets and formally dissolves the Soviet Union, ending the Cold War. |
1994 | Four Armed Islamic Group hijackers seize control of Air France Flight 8969. When the plane lands at Marseille, a French Gendarmerie assault team boards the aircraft and kills the hijackers. |
1998 | Iraq announces its intention to fire upon U.S. and British warplanes that patrol the northern and southern no-fly zones. |
1999 | The storm Lothar sweeps across Central Europe, killing 137 and causing US$1.3 billion in damage. |
2003 | The 6.6 Mw⯠Bam earthquake shakes southeastern Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving more than 26,000 dead and 30,000 injured. |
2004 | The 9.1-9.3 Mw⯠Indian Ocean earthquake shakes northern Sumatra with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). One of the largest observed tsunamis, it affected coastal and partially mainland areas of Thailand, India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Malaysia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Indonesia; death toll is estimated at 227,898. |
2004 | Orange Revolution: The final run-off election in Ukraine is held under heavy international scrutiny. |
2006 | Two earthquakes in Hengchun, Taiwan measuring 7.0 and 6.9 on the Richter scale kill two and disrupt telecommunications across Asia. |
2012 | China opens the world's longest high-speed rail route, which links Beijing and Guangzhou. |
2015 | During the December 2015 North American storm complex, a Tornado Outbreak occurs in the DFW Metroplex, with the most notable tornadoes being an EF2, EF3, and an EF4. About a dozen people died due to various reasons, 10 of which due to the EF4, which did substantial damage to the suburb of Rowlett. |
1985 | The birth of Beth Behrs, American actress |
1986 | The birth of Joe Alexander, American-Israeli basketball player |
1986 | The birth of Kit Harington, English actor |
1986 | The birth of Hugo Lloris, French footballer |
1986 | The birth of Selen Soyder, Turkish actress and beauty queen |
1989 | The birth of Yohan Blake, Jamaican sprinter |
1990 | The birth of Jon Bellion, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer |
1990 | The birth of Andy Biersack, American singer-songwriter |
1990 | The birth of Denis Cheryshev, Russian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Aaron Ramsey, Welsh footballer |
1991 | The birth of Eden Sher, American actress |
1992 | The birth of Cecilia Costa Melgar, Chilean tennis player |
1992 | The birth of Jade Thirlwall, English singer |
1994 | The birth of Souleymane Coulibaly, Ivorian footballer |
1997 | The birth of Tamara ZidanĆĄek, Slovenian tennis player |
2013 | The death of Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of StanisĆaw BaraĆczak, Polish-American poet, critic, and scholar (b. 1946) |
2014 | The death of James B. Edwards, American dentist, soldier, and politician, 3rd United States Secretary of Energy (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Sidney Mintz, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Jim O'Toole, American baseball player (b. 1937) |
2016 | The death of Ricky Harris, American comedian, actor (b. 1962) |
2016 | The death of George S. Irving, American actor, singer and dancer (b. 1922) |
2017 | The death of Irv Weinstein, American broadcaster and television news anchor (b. 1930) |
2020 | The death of Brodie Lee, American Professional Wrestler (b. 1979) |
2021 | The death of Giacomo Capuzzi, Italian Roman Catholic prelate, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lodi (b. 1929) |
2021 | The death of Paul B. Kidd, Australian author, journalist, and radio show host (b. 1945) |
2021 | The death of Karolos Papoulias, Greek politician, President of Greece from 2005 to 2015 (b. 1929) |
2021 | The death of Desmond Tutu, South African Anglican bishop, theologian and anti-apartheid and human rights activist (b. 1931) |
2021 | The death of Edward O. Wilson, American biologist (b. 1929) |
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