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Gwendolyn Brooks Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Gwendolyn Brooks Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Gwendolyn Brooks Facts

Full NameGwendolyn Brooks
BirthdateJune 07, 1917
Birth PlaceTopeka, KS
Age (in 2024)107 Years Old
ZodiacGemini
OccupationPoet

Gwendolyn Brooks Age & Birthday

Gwendolyn Brooks is best known as Poet who has born on June 07, 1917 in Topeka, KS. Currently, Gwendolyn Brooks is 107 years, 6 months and 6 days old. Gwendolyn Brooks will celebrate 108th birthday on Saturday, 7th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Gwendolyn Brooks upcoming birthday.

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Gwendolyn Brooks Biography

About

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet known for works such as Annie Allen and We Real Cool. She earned the title of U.S. Poet Laureate in 1985.

Before Fame

She published her first poem in a children's magazine when she was just thirteen years old.

Trivia

She became the Illinois Poet Laureate in 1968.

Family Life

She was born in Topeka, Kansas, and she later moved to Chicago, Illinois. She had two children with her husband, Henry Lowington Blakely, Jr.

Associated With

She, like Langston Hughes, was a famous African-American poet.

Top Asked Questions about Gwendolyn Brooks

How old is Gwendolyn Brooks in 2024?

Gwendolyn Brooks is 107 years old today.

When was Gwendolyn Brooks born?

Gwendolyn Brooks was born on June 07, 1917 in Topeka, KS.

What is Gwendolyn Brooks zodiac sign?

Gwendolyn Brooks zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was Gwendolyn Brooks best known for?

Gwendolyn Brooks was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Gwendolyn Brooks's Birthday

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

  • Gwendolyn Brooks was born on Thursday, 158th day / 23rd week of 1917
  • Gwendolyn Brooks has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Gwendolyn Brooks birthday is VII.VI.MCMXVII
  • Gwendolyn Brooks's birthstone is Pearl
  • Gwendolyn Brooks's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in year is 107 years old
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in month is 1290 months old
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in day is 39271 days old
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in hour is 942504 hours old
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in minute is 56550240 minutes old
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in second is 3393014400 seconds old
  • Next Gwendolyn Brooks birthday is on Saturday, June 7th 2025
  • Gwendolyn Brooks age in next birthday (2025) is 108 years old

Historical Events on Gwendolyn Brooks Birthday (June 07)

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

YearEvent
1948Edvard Beneš resigns as President of Czechoslovakia rather than signing the Ninth-of-May Constitution, making his nation a Communist state.
1955Lux Radio Theatre signs off the air permanently. The show launched in New York in 1934, and featured radio adaptations of Broadway shows and popular films.
1962The Organisation Armée Secrète (OAS) sets fire to the University of Algiers library building, destroying about 500,000 books.
1965The Supreme Court of the United States hands down its decision in Griswold v. Connecticut, prohibiting the states from criminalizing the use of contraception by married couples.
1967Six-Day War: Israeli soldiers enter Jerusalem.
1971The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
1971The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades.
1975Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
1977Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
1981The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
1982Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.
1989Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
1991Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
2000The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
2017A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
1960The birth of Bill Prady, American screenwriter and producer
1965The birth of Damien Hirst, English painter and art collector
1965The birth of Mick Foley, American professional wrestler and author
1967The birth of Dave Navarro, American musician
1970The birth of Cafu, Brazilian footballer
1974The birth of Bear Grylls, English adventurer, author, and television host
1975The birth of Allen Iverson, American basketball player
1978The birth of Bill Hader, American actor, comedian, and screenwriter
1981The birth of Anna Kournikova, Russian tennis player
1988The birth of Michael Cera, Canadian actor and musician
1990The birth of Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper, singer, songwriter, and model
1991The birth of Fetty Wap, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
1991The birth of Emily Ratajkowski, American model and actress
1993The birth of George Ezra, English singer-songwriter
1996The birth of Christian McCaffrey, American football player
1970The death of E. M. Forster, English novelist, short story writer, essayist (b. 1879)
1978The death of Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1897)
1980The death of Elizabeth Craig, Scottish journalist and economist (b. 1883)
1980The death of Philip Guston, Canadian-American painter and educator (b. 1913)
1980The death of Henry Miller, American novelist and essayist (b. 1891)
1985The death of Klaudia Taev, Estonian opera singer and educator (b. 1906)
1987The death of Cahit Zarifoğlu, Turkish poet and author (b. 1940)
1992The death of Bill France Sr., American race car driver and businessman, co-founded NASCAR (b. 1909)
1995The death of Hsuan Hua, Chinese monk and educator (b. 1918)
2001The death of Víctor Paz Estenssoro, Bolivian politician, 52nd President of Bolivia (b. 1907)
2001The death of Betty Neels, English nurse and author (b. 1910)
2002The death of Signe Hasso, Swedish-American actress (b. 1915)
2012The death of Phillip V. Tobias, South African paleontologist and academic (b. 1925)
2013The death of Pierre Mauroy, French educator and politician, Prime Minister of France (b. 1928)
2015The death of Christopher Lee, English actor (b. 1922)

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