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

Updated at April 20, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Gwendolyn Brooks Facts

Full Name	Gwendolyn Brooks
Birthdate	June 07, 1917
Birth Place	Topeka, KS
Age (in 2024)	106 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Poet

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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 106 years, 10 months and 13 days old. Gwendolyn Brooks will celebrate 107th birthday on Friday, 7th of June 2024. 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 106 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, 158^th day / 23^rd 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 106 years old
Gwendolyn Brooks age in month is 1282 months old
Gwendolyn Brooks age in day is 39034 days old
Gwendolyn Brooks age in hour is 936816 hours old
Gwendolyn Brooks age in minute is 56208960 minutes old
Gwendolyn Brooks age in second is 3372537600 seconds old
Next Gwendolyn Brooks birthday is on Saturday, June 7th 2025
Gwendolyn Brooks age in next birthday (2025) is 107 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.

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

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