Guy Davenport Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Guy Davenport Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Guy Davenport Facts

Full Name	Guy Davenport
Birthdate	November 23, 1927
Birth Place	Anderson, SC
Age (in 2024)	96 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Novelist

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Guy Davenport Age & Birthday

Guy Davenport is best known as Novelist who has born on November 23, 1927 in Anderson, SC. Currently, Guy Davenport is 96 years, 11 months and 9 days old. Guy Davenport will celebrate 97th birthday on Saturday, 23rd of November 2024. Below the countdown to Guy Davenport upcoming birthday.

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Guy Davenport Biography

About

A South Carolina-born author, translator, artist, and teacher, he is best known for such short fiction works as Apples and Pears (1984) and The Cardiff Team (1986). As a translator, he focused on the works of Greek lyric poets such as Sappho and Archilochos.

Before Fame

He attended Duke University, Merton College-Oxford, and Harvard University. He published his first short story collection, Tatlin!, in 1974.

Trivia

He illustrated the jackets of his books.

Family Life

He was born in Anderson, South Carolina and grew up in Appalachia as the son of a railroad worker. He died of lung cancer in Lexington, Kentucky at the age of seventy-seven.

Associated With

He attended Merton College, Oxford, where he studied under Lord of the Rings author J.R.R. Tolkien.

Top Asked Questions about Guy Davenport

How old is Guy Davenport in 2024?

Guy Davenport is 96 years old today.

When was Guy Davenport born?

Guy Davenport was born on November 23, 1927 in Anderson, SC.

What is Guy Davenport zodiac sign?

Guy Davenport zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Guy Davenport best known for?

Guy Davenport was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Guy Davenport's Birthday

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

Guy Davenport was born on Wednesday, 327^th day / 47^th week of 1927
Guy Davenport has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Guy Davenport birthday is XXIII.XI.MCMXXVII
Guy Davenport's birthstone is Topaz
Guy Davenport's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Guy Davenport age in year is 96 years old
Guy Davenport age in month is 1163 months old
Guy Davenport age in day is 35409 days old
Guy Davenport age in hour is 849816 hours old
Guy Davenport age in minute is 50988960 minutes old
Guy Davenport age in second is 3059337600 seconds old
Next Guy Davenport birthday is on Sunday, November 23rd 2025
Guy Davenport age in next birthday (2025) is 97 years old
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Historical Events on Guy Davenport Birthday (November 23)

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

Year	Event
1991	Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury announces in a statement that he is HIV-positive. He dies the following day.
1992	The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1996	Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked, then crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125.
2001	The Convention on Cybercrime is signed in Budapest, Hungary.
2003	Rose Revolution: Georgian president Eduard Shevardnadze resigns following weeks of mass protests over flawed elections.
2004	The Holy Trinity Cathedral of Tbilisi, the largest religious building in Georgia, is consecrated.
2005	Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia and becomes the first woman to lead an African country.
2006	A series of bombings kills at least 215 people and injures 257 others in Sadr City, making it the second deadliest sectarian attack since the beginning of the Iraq War in 2003.
2007	MS Explorer, a cruise liner carrying 154 people, sinks in the Antarctic Ocean south of Argentina after hitting an iceberg near the South Shetland Islands. There are no fatalities.
2009	The Maguindanao massacre occurs in Ampatuan, Maguindanao, Philippines; 58 opponents of Andal Ampatuan Jr. are kidnapped and killed.
2010	Bombardment of Yeonpyeong: North Korean artillery attack kills two civilians and two marines on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea.
2011	Arab Spring: After 11 months of protests in Yemen, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh signs a deal to transfer power to the vice president, in exchange for legal immunity.
2015	Blue Origin's New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.
2018	Founders of Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana issue an apology following a series of offensive advertisements on social media promoting a fashion show in Shanghai, China, which was canceled.
2019	The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country.
1984	The birth of Amruta Khanvilkar, Indian actress and dancer
1984	The birth of Justin Turner, American baseball player
1985	The birth of Viktor An, South Korean speed skater
1987	The birth of Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Snooki, American reality television personality
1990	The birth of Shaun Hutchinson, English footballer
1990	The birth of Eddy Kim, South Korean singer-songwriter and guitarist
1990	The birth of Alena Leonova, Russian figure skater
1990	The birth of Christopher Quiring, German footballer
1991	The birth of Ahmed Shehzad, Pakistani cricketer
1992	The birth of Miley Cyrus, American singer-songwriter and actress
1992	The birth of Gabriel Landeskog, Swedish ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Wes Burns, Welsh footballer
1995	The birth of Kelly Rosen, Estonian footballer
1996	The birth of Anna Yanovskaya, Russian ice dancer
2013	The death of Connie Broden, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Costanzo Preve, Italian philosopher and theorist (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Marion Barry, American lawyer and politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia (b. 1936)
2014	The death of Dorothy Cheney, American tennis player (b. 1916)
2014	The death of Murray Oliver, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Pat Quinn, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Jamiluddin Aali, Pakistani poet, playwright, and critic (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Manmeet Bhullar, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1980)
2015	The death of Douglass North, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Rita Barberá Nolla, Spanish politician (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Ralph Branca, American baseball player (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Joe Esposito, road manager for Elvis Presley (b. 1938)
2017	The death of Stela Popescu, Romanian actress (b. 1935)
2020	The death of Tarun Gogoi, Indian Chief Minister of Assam (b. 1934)

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