Grace Lin Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 9, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Grace Lin Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Grace Lin Facts

Full Name	Grace Lin
Birthdate	May 17, 1974
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	49 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Children's Author

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Grace Lin Age & Birthday

Grace Lin is best known as Children's Author who has born on May 17, 1974 in New York. Currently, Grace Lin is 49 years, 11 months and 23 days old. Grace Lin will celebrate 50th birthday on Friday, 17th of May 2024. Below the countdown to Grace Lin upcoming birthday.

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Grace Lin Biography

About

Author and illustrator of such acclaimed children's books as Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, The Year of the Dog, and Olvina Swims. She received a Newbery Honor Book mention in 2010 and an Asian-Pacific American Literature Award honorable mention in 2007.

Before Fame

She received her artistic training at the Rhode Island School of Design and published her first children's picture book, The Ugly Vegetables, in 1999.

Trivia

She addresses the emotions of adopted children and their families in her 2007 work The Red Thread: An Adoption Fairy Tale.

Family Life

The child of Taiwanese-born parents, she spent her youth in New York City. Her marriage to Robert Mercer lasted from 2001 until his death of cancer in 2007. In 2010 she married Alex Ferron; they welcomed a daughter in 2012.

Associated With

She is a contemporary of fellow Taiwanese-American writer Tao Lin.

Top Asked Questions about Grace Lin

How old is Grace Lin in 2024?

Grace Lin is 49 years old today.

When was Grace Lin born?

Grace Lin was born on May 17, 1974 in New York.

What is Grace Lin zodiac sign?

Grace Lin zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Grace Lin best known for?

Grace Lin was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Grace Lin's Birthday

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

Grace Lin was born on Friday, 137^th day / 20^th week of 1974
Grace Lin has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Grace Lin birthday is XVII.V.MCMLXXIV
Grace Lin's birthstone is Emerald
Grace Lin's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Grace Lin age in year is 49 years old
Grace Lin age in month is 599 months old
Grace Lin age in day is 18255 days old
Grace Lin age in hour is 438120 hours old
Grace Lin age in minute is 26287200 minutes old
Grace Lin age in second is 1577232000 seconds old
Next Grace Lin birthday is on Saturday, May 17th 2025
Grace Lin age in next birthday (2025) is 50 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 17, 1974 birthday

Historical Events on Grace Lin Birthday (May 17)

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

Year	Event
1980	On the eve of presidential elections, Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path attacks a polling location in Chuschi (a town in Ayacucho), starting the Internal conflict in Peru.
1983	The U.S. Department of Energy declassifies documents showing world's largest mercury pollution event in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (ultimately found to be 4.2 million pounds ), in response to the Appalachian Observer's Freedom of Information Act request.
1983	Lebanon, Israel, and the United States sign an agreement on Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
1984	Prince Charles calls a proposed addition to the National Gallery, London, a "monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend", sparking controversies on the proper role of the Royal Family and the course of modern architecture.
1987	Iran-Iraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
1990	The General Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) eliminates homosexuality from the list of psychiatric diseases.
1992	Three days of popular protests against the government of Prime Minister of Thailand Suchinda Kraprayoon begin in Bangkok, leading to a military crackdown that results in 52 officially confirmed deaths, hundreds of injuries, many disappearances, and more than 3,500 arrests.
1994	Malawi holds its first multi-party elections.
1995	Shawn Nelson steals an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
1997	Troops of Laurent Kabila march into Kinshasa. Zaire is officially renamed Democratic Republic of the Congo.
2000	Arsenal and Galatasaray fans clash in the 2000 UEFA Cup Final riots in Copenhagen
2004	The first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Massachusetts.
2006	The aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial reef.
2007	Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments. This is the first time that trains have crossed the Demilitarized Zone since 1953.
2014	A military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people.
1987	The birth of Edvald Boasson Hagen, Norwegian cyclist
1987	The birth of Aleandro Rosi, Italian footballer
1988	The birth of Nikki Reed, American actress, singer, and screenwriter
1989	The birth of Mose Masoe, New Zealand rugby league player
1989	The birth of Rain Raadik, Estonian basketball player
1989	The birth of Tessa Virtue, Canadian ice dancer
1990	The birth of Will Clyburn, American basketball player
1990	The birth of Fabian Giefer, German footballer
1990	The birth of Charlie Gubb, New Zealand rugby league player
1990	The birth of Katrina Hart, English runner
1990	The birth of Guido Pella, Argentine tennis player
1991	The birth of Johanna Konta, Australian-English tennis player
1991	The birth of Adil Omar, Pakistani rapper and music producer
1991	The birth of Abigail Raye, Canadian field hockey player
1994	The birth of Julie Anne San Jose, Filipina singer-songwriter
2012	The death of Patrick Mafisango, Congolese-Rwandan footballer (b. 1980)
2012	The death of Donna Summer, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
2013	The death of Philippe Gaumont, French cyclist (b. 1973)
2013	The death of Peter Schulz, German politician, Mayor of Hamburg (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Ken Venturi, American golfer and sportscaster (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentine Commander in Chief and dictator (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Gerald Edelman, American biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1929)
2014	The death of C. P. Krishnan Nair, Indian businessman, founded The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Douangchay Phichit, Laotian politician (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Thongbanh Sengaphone, Laotian politician (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Lionel Pickens, American rapper (b. 1983)
2017	The death of Todor Veselinović, Serbian football player and manager (b. 1930)
2019	The death of Herman Wouk, American author (b. 1915)
2020	The death of Lucky Peterson, American blues singer, keyboardist and guitarist (b. 1964)
2022	The death of Vangelis, Greek musician, composer (b. 1943)

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