Ha Jin Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at July 3, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Ha Jin Facts
| Full Name | Ha Jin |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | February 21, 1956 |
| Birth Place | China |
| Age (in 2025) | 69 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Pisces |
| Occupation | Novelist |
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Ha Jin Age & Birthday
Ha Jin is best known as Novelist who has born on February 21, 1956 in China. Currently, Ha Jin is 69 years, 4 months and 11 days old. Ha Jin will celebrate 70th birthday on Saturday, 21st of February 2026. Below the countdown to Ha Jin upcoming birthday.
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About
A Chinese-American writer and novelist, he is best known for his 1999 novel, Waiting, which focuses on an army doctor who is waiting for a divorce. His other works include Under the Red Flag (1997) and War Trash (2004).
Before Fame
He joined the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution in China.
Trivia
He won the National Book Award for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award.
Family Life
He was born in Liaoning, China to a military officer father. He immigrated to the United States shortly after the 1989 Tiananmen Incident.
Associated With
He won the PEN/Hemingway Award, which is an honor named after author Ernest Hemingway.
Top Asked Questions about Ha Jin
How old is Ha Jin in 2025?
Ha Jin is 69 years old today.
When was Ha Jin born?
Ha Jin was born on February 21, 1956 in China.
What is Ha Jin zodiac sign?
Ha Jin zodiac sign is Pisces.
What was Ha Jin best known for?
Ha Jin was best known as Novelist.
Fun Facts about Ha Jin's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Ha Jin's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Ha Jin was born on Tuesday, 52nd day / 08th week of 1956
- Ha Jin has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Ha Jin birthday is XXI.II.MCMLVI
- Ha Jin's birthstone is Amethyst
- Ha Jin's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
- Ha Jin age in year is 69 years old
- Ha Jin age in month is 832 months old
- Ha Jin age in day is 25335 days old
- Ha Jin age in hour is 608040 hours old
- Ha Jin age in minute is 36482400 minutes old
- Ha Jin age in second is 2188944000 seconds old
- Next Ha Jin birthday is on Saturday, February 21st 2026
- Ha Jin age in next birthday (2026) is 70 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about February 21, 1956 birthday
Historical Events on Ha Jin Birthday (February 21)
Below are historical events that coincided with Ha Jin's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1948 | NASCAR is incorporated. |
| 1952 | The British government, under Winston Churchill, abolishes identity cards in the UK to "set the people free". |
| 1952 | The Bengali Language Movement protests occur at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). |
| 1958 | The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom. |
| 1965 | Malcolm X is gunned down while giving a speech at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem. |
| 1971 | The Convention on Psychotropic Substances is signed at Vienna. |
| 1972 | United States President Richard Nixon visits China to normalize Sino-American relations. |
| 1972 | The Soviet unmanned spaceship Luna 20 lands on the Moon. |
| 1973 | Over the Sinai Desert, Israeli fighter aircraft shoot down Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 jet killing 108 people. |
| 1974 | The last Israeli soldiers leave the west bank of the Suez Canal pursuant to a truce with Egypt. |
| 1975 | Watergate scandal: Former United States Attorney General John N. Mitchell and former White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are sentenced to prison. |
| 1994 | Aldrich Ames is arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for selling national secrets to the Soviet Union in Arlington County, Virginia. |
| 1995 | Steve Fossett lands in Leader, Saskatchewan, Canada becoming the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon. |
| 2013 | At least 17 people are killed and 119 injured following several bombings in the Indian city of Hyderabad. |
| 2022 | In the Russo-Ukrainian crisis Russian President Vladimir Putin declares the Luhansk People's Republic and Donetsk People's Republic as independent from Ukraine, and moves troops into the region. The action is condemned by the United Nations. |
| 1989 | The birth of Corbin Bleu, American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter |
| 1990 | The birth of Mattias Tedenby, Swedish ice hockey player |
| 1991 | The birth of Joe Alwyn, English actor |
| 1991 | The birth of Riyad Mahrez, Algerian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Ji So-yun, South Korean footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Devon Travis, American baseball player |
| 1991 | The birth of Suppasit Jongcheveevat, Thai actor |
| 1993 | The birth of Steve Leo Beleck, Cameroonian footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Davy Klaassen, Dutch footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Masaki Suda, Japanese actor |
| 1994 | The birth of Tang Haochen, Chinese tennis player |
| 1994 | The birth of Shon Seung-wan, South Korean singer |
| 1996 | The birth of Noah Rubin, American tennis player |
| 1996 | The birth of Sophie Turner, English actress |
| 1999 | The birth of Metawin Opas-iamkajorn, Thai actor and singer |
| 2012 | The death of H. M. Darmstandler, American general (b. 1922) |
| 2013 | The death of Hasse Jeppson, Swedish footballer (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Héctor Maestri, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1935) |
| 2014 | The death of Matthew Robinson, Australian snowboarder (b. 1985) |
| 2014 | The death of Cornelius Schnauber, German-American historian, playwright, and academic (b. 1939) |
| 2015 | The death of Aleksei Gubarev, Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1931) |
| 2015 | The death of Sadeq Tabatabaei, Iranian journalist and politician (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | The death of Clark Terry, American trumpet player, composer, and educator (b. 1920) |
| 2016 | The death of Eric Brown, Scottish-English captain and pilot (b. 1919) |
| 2017 | The death of Jeanne Martin Cissé, Guinean teacher and politician (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | The death of Billy Graham, American evangelist (b. 1918) |
| 2019 | The death of Stanley Donen, American film director (b. 1924) |
| 2019 | The death of Peter Tork, American musician and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2021 | The death of Mireya Arboleda, Colombian classical pianist (b. 1928) |
| 2021 | The death of Kevin Dann, Australian rugby league player (b. 1958) |
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| Tiktok | Ha Jin on Tiktok |
| Wikipedia | Ha Jin on Wikipedia |
| Website | Ha Jin's Webiste |
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