Franz Wright Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Franz Wright Facts
| Full Name | Franz Wright |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | March 18, 1953 |
| Birth Place | Austria |
| Age (in 2024) | 71 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Pisces |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Franz Wright Age & Birthday
Franz Wright is best known as Poet who has born on March 18, 1953 in Austria. Currently, Franz Wright is 71 years, 1 months and 5 days old. Franz Wright will celebrate 72nd birthday on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Franz Wright upcoming birthday.
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-- days-- hours-- minutes-- secondsFranz Wright Biography
About
Austrian-American poet who received the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Walking to Martha's Vineyard. His other poetry collections include Kindertotenwald, God's Silence, and The Beforelife.
Before Fame
He attended Oberlin College. One year prior to his graduation, he published an early poetry collection entitled Tapping the White Cane of Solitude.
Trivia
He translated the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke.
Family Life
His father, James Wright, was also a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet. He married Elizabeth Oehlkers in 1999.
Associated With
He was influenced by Dylan Thomas.
Top Asked Questions about Franz Wright
How old is Franz Wright in 2024?
Franz Wright is 71 years old today.
When was Franz Wright born?
Franz Wright was born on March 18, 1953 in Austria.
What is Franz Wright zodiac sign?
Franz Wright zodiac sign is Pisces.
What was Franz Wright best known for?
Franz Wright was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Franz Wright's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Franz Wright's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Franz Wright was born on Wednesday, 77th day / 12th week of 1953
- Franz Wright has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Franz Wright birthday is XVIII.III.MCMLIII
- Franz Wright's birthstone is Aquamarine
- Franz Wright's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
- Franz Wright age in year is 71 years old
- Franz Wright age in month is 853 months old
- Franz Wright age in day is 25969 days old
- Franz Wright age in hour is 623256 hours old
- Franz Wright age in minute is 37395360 minutes old
- Franz Wright age in second is 2243721600 seconds old
- Next Franz Wright birthday is on Tuesday, March 18th 2025
- Franz Wright age in next birthday (2025) is 72 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about March 18, 1953 birthday
Historical Events on Franz Wright Birthday (March 18)
Below are historical events that coincided with Franz Wright's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space. |
| 1966 | United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people. |
| 1967 | The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast. |
| 1968 | Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency. |
| 1969 | The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam. |
| 1970 | Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. |
| 1971 | Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar. |
| 1980 | A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people. |
| 1990 | Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship. |
| 1990 | In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. |
| 1994 | Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 1996 | A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people. |
| 1997 | The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board. |
| 2014 | The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty. |
| 2015 | The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-three people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded. |
| 1986 | The birth of Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Rebecca Soni, American swimmer |
| 1989 | The birth of Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Lily Collins, English-American actress |
| 1989 | The birth of Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer |
| 1989 | The birth of Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer |
| 1989 | The birth of Ming Xi, Chinese model |
| 1991 | The birth of Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1991 | The birth of Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Ryan Truex, American race car driver |
| 1992 | The birth of Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model |
| 1995 | The birth of Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player |
| 1997 | The birth of Ciara Bravo, American actress |
| 1997 | The birth of Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player |
| 2013 | The death of Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935) |
| 2013 | The death of Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947) |
| 2013 | The death of Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | The death of Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | The death of Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953) |
| 2014 | The death of Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | The death of Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961) |
| 2015 | The death of Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939) |
| 2015 | The death of Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2016 | The death of Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (b. 1939) |
| 2016 | The death of Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936) |
| 2016 | The death of Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992) |
| 2016 | The death of Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961) |
| 2017 | The death of Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926) |
| 2020 | The death of Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932) |
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