Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | George Woodcock |
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Birthdate | May 08, 1912 |
Birth Place | Canada |
Age (in 2024) | 112 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Essayist |
George Woodcock is best known as Essayist who has born on May 08, 1912 in Canada. Currently, George Woodcock is 112 years, 7 months and 5 days old. George Woodcock will celebrate 113th birthday on Thursday, 8th of May 2025. Below the countdown to George Woodcock upcoming birthday.
A Canadian biographer, historian, essayist, critic, poet, and anarchist, he is known for his 1962 work, Anarchism: A History of Libertarian Ideas and Movements. His other publications include The Anarchist Prince, Victoria, and Faces of India: A Travel Narrative.
He was born in Manitoba, Canada, but he lived in England for much of his childhood.
He spent the World War II years at an Oregon camp for conscientious objectors.
He was the son of Arthur Woodcock and Margaret Lewis. His wife was named Inga.
He met the Dalai Lama while doing charity work in Tibet and India.
George Woodcock is 112 years old today.
George Woodcock was born on May 08, 1912 in Canada.
George Woodcock zodiac sign is Taurus.
George Woodcock was best known as Essayist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about George Woodcock's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with George Woodcock's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1967 | The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. |
1970 | The Beatles release their 12th and final studio album Let It Be. |
1972 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Richard Nixon announces his order to place naval mines in major North Vietnamese ports in order to stem the flow of weapons and other goods to that nation. |
1973 | A 71-day standoff between federal authorities and the American Indian Movement members occupying the Pine Ridge Reservation at Wounded Knee, South Dakota ends with the surrender of the militants. |
1976 | The rollercoaster The New Revolution, the first steel coaster with a vertical loop, opens at Six Flags Magic Mountain. |
1978 | The first ascent of Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, by Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler. |
1980 | The World Health Organization confirms the eradication of smallpox. |
1984 | Corporal Denis Lortie enters the Quebec National Assembly and opens fire, killing three people and wounding 13. René Jalbert, Sergeant-at-Arms of the Assembly, succeeds in calming him, for which he will later receive the Cross of Valour. |
1984 | The USSR announces a boycott upon the Summer Olympics at Los Angeles, later joined by 14 other countries. |
1984 | The Thames Barrier is officially opened, preventing the floodplain of most of Greater London from being flooded except under extreme circumstances. |
1987 | The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. |
1988 | A fire at Illinois Bell's Hinsdale Central Office triggers an extended 1AESS network outage once considered to be the "worst telecommunications disaster in US telephone industry history". |
1997 | China Southern Airlines Flight 3456 crashes on approach into Bao'an International Airport, killing 35 people. |
2019 | British 17-year-old Isabelle Holdaway is reported to be the first patient ever to receive a genetically modified phage therapy to treat a drug-resistant infection. |
2021 | A car bomb explodes in front of a school in Kabul, capital city of Afghanistan killing at least 55 people and wounding over 150. |
1988 | The birth of Tanel Kurbas, Estonian basketball player |
1988 | The birth of Maicon Pereira de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2014) |
1988 | The birth of Trisha Paytas, American singer and internet personality |
1989 | The birth of Liam Bridcutt, English footballer |
1989 | The birth of Lars Eller, Danish ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Dinesh Patel, Indian baseball player |
1990 | The birth of Kemba Walker, American basketball player |
1991 | The birth of Ethan Gage, Canadian soccer player |
1991 | The birth of Valentijn Lietmeijer, Dutch basketball player |
1991 | The birth of Anamaria Tămârjan, Romanian gymnast |
1992 | The birth of Kevin Hayes, American ice hockey player |
1993 | The birth of Pat Cummins, Australian cricketer |
1996 | The birth of 6ix9ine, American rapper |
2001 | The birth of Jordyn Huitema, Canadian soccer player |
2003 | The birth of Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco |
2014 | The death of R. Douglas Stuart Jr., American businessman and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Norway (b. 1916) |
2014 | The death of Joseph P. Teasdale, American lawyer and politician, 48th Governor of Missouri (b. 1936) |
2015 | The death of Zeki Alasya, Turkish actor and director (b. 1943) |
2015 | The death of Mwepu Ilunga, Congolese footballer (b. 1949) |
2015 | The death of Menashe Kadishman, Israeli sculptor and painter (b. 1932) |
2015 | The death of Juan Schwanner, Hungarian-Chilean footballer and manager (b. 1921) |
2015 | The death of Atanas Semerdzhiev, Bulgarian soldier and politician, 1st Vice President of Bulgaria (b. 1924) |
2016 | The death of Tom M. Apostol, American analytic number theorist (b. 1923) |
2016 | The death of William Schallert, American actor; president (1979-81) of the Screen Actors Guild (b. 1922) |
2018 | The death of Big Bully Busick, American professional wrestler (b. 1954) |
2018 | The death of Anne V. Coates, British film editor (Lawrence of Arabia, The Elephant Man, Erin Brockovich), Oscar winner (1963) (b. 1925) |
2019 | The death of Sprent Dabwido, President of Nauru from 2011 to 2013 (b. 1972) |
2021 | The death of Helmut Jahn, German-American architect (b. 1940) |
2022 | The death of Robert Gillmor, British wildlife artist and illustrator (b. 1936) |
2022 | The death of Dennis Waterman, English actor and singer (b. 1948) |
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