Ian Hamilton Finlay Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Ian Hamilton Finlay Facts
| Full Name | Ian Hamilton Finlay |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 28, 1925 |
| Birth Place | Bahamas |
| Age (in 2024) | 99 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Ian Hamilton Finlay Age & Birthday
Ian Hamilton Finlay is best known as Poet who has born on October 28, 1925 in Bahamas. Currently, Ian Hamilton Finlay is 99 years, 1 months and 20 days old. Ian Hamilton Finlay will celebrate 100th birthday on Tuesday, 28th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Ian Hamilton Finlay upcoming birthday.
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About
Scottish concrete poet and artist best known for a 1963 poetry collection entitled Rapel. His numerous artistic designs include Little Sparta (a garden in Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Six Definitions (a sculpture in Edinburgh, Scotland).
Before Fame
He was born to Scottish parents in the Bahamas, and he served in the British Army during World War II.
Trivia
He decorated his five-acre garden, "Little Sparta," with stone sculptures into which poems were etched.
Family Life
He married twice and fathered two children.
Associated With
He and Alan Bold were both Scottish poets.
Top Asked Questions about Ian Hamilton Finlay
How old is Ian Hamilton Finlay in 2024?
Ian Hamilton Finlay is 99 years old today.
When was Ian Hamilton Finlay born?
Ian Hamilton Finlay was born on October 28, 1925 in Bahamas.
What is Ian Hamilton Finlay zodiac sign?
Ian Hamilton Finlay zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Ian Hamilton Finlay best known for?
Ian Hamilton Finlay was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Ian Hamilton Finlay's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Ian Hamilton Finlay's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Ian Hamilton Finlay was born on Wednesday, 301st day / 44th week of 1925
- Ian Hamilton Finlay has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Ian Hamilton Finlay birthday is XXVIII.X.MCMXXV
- Ian Hamilton Finlay's birthstone is Opal
- Ian Hamilton Finlay's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in year is 99 years old
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in month is 1189 months old
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in day is 36210 days old
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in hour is 869040 hours old
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in minute is 52142400 minutes old
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in second is 3128544000 seconds old
- Next Ian Hamilton Finlay birthday is on Tuesday, October 28th 2025
- Ian Hamilton Finlay age in next birthday (2025) is 100 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about October 28, 1925 birthday
Historical Events on Ian Hamilton Finlay Birthday (October 28)
Below are historical events that coincided with Ian Hamilton Finlay's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1958 | John XXIII is elected Pope. |
| 1962 | The Cuban Missile Crisis ends and Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba. |
| 1965 | Pope Paul VI promulgates Nostra aetate, by which the Roman Catholic Church officially recognizes the legitimacy of non-Christian faiths. |
| 1971 | Prospero becomes the only British satellite to be launched by a British rocket. |
| 1982 | The Spanish general election begins fourteen years of rule by the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. |
| 1990 | Georgia holds its only free election under Soviet rule. |
| 1995 | The Baku Metro fire sees 289 people killed and 270 injured. |
| 2006 | A funeral service takes place at the Bykivnia graves for Ukrainians who were killed by the Soviet secret police. |
| 2007 | Cristina FernĂĄndez de Kirchner becomes the first directly elected female President of Argentina. |
| 2009 | The 28 October 2009 Peshawar bombing kills 117 and wounds 213. |
| 2009 | NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its short-lived Constellation program. |
| 2009 | US President Barack Obama signs the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. |
| 2013 | Five people are killed and 38 are injured after a car crashes into barriers at Tiananmen Square in China. |
| 2014 | A rocket carrying NASA's Cygnus CRS Orb-3 resupply mission to the International Space Station explodes seconds after taking off from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Wallops Island, Virginia. |
| 2018 | Jair Bolsonaro is elected president of Brazil with 57 million votes, with Workers' Party candidate Fernando Haddad as the runner-up. It is the first time in 16 years that a Workers' Party candidate is not elected president. |
| 1987 | The birth of Frank Ocean, American singer-songwriter |
| 1988 | The birth of Edd Gould, English cartoonist and animator (d. 2012) |
| 1988 | The birth of Jamie xx, English musician, DJ, record producer and remixer |
| 1989 | The birth of Camille Muffat, French swimmer (d. 2015) |
| 1991 | The birth of Lucy Bronze, English footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Maria Sergejeva, Estonian figure skater |
| 1992 | The birth of Jeon Ji-hee, South Korean table tennis player |
| 1995 | The birth of Glen Kamara, Finnish footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Jasmine Jessica Anthony, American actress |
| 1996 | The birth of Jack Eichel, American ice hockey player |
| 1996 | The birth of Una Raymond-Hoey, Irish cricketer |
| 1997 | The birth of Taylor Fritz, American tennis player |
| 1997 | The birth of Georgia Godwin, Australian artistic gymnast |
| 1998 | The birth of Nolan Gould, American actor |
| 2001 | The birth of Sonay Kartal, British tennis player |
| 2010 | The death of James MacArthur, American actor (b. 1937) |
| 2010 | The death of Jonathan Motzfeldt, Greenlandic politician, 1st Prime Minister of Greenland (b. 1938) |
| 2010 | The death of Ehud Netzer, Israeli archaeologist, architect, and educator (b. 1934) |
| 2011 | The death of Tom Addington, English soldier (b. 1919) |
| 2012 | The death of Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (b. 1939) |
| 2012 | The death of John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1936) |
| 2012 | The death of Jack Dellal, English businessman (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | The death of Tetsuharu Kawakami, Japanese baseball player and manager (b. 1920) |
| 2013 | The death of Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Polish journalist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (b. 1927) |
| 2013 | The death of Aleksandar TijaniÄ, Serbian journalist (b. 1949) |
| 2013 | The death of Rajendra Yadav, Indian author (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Galway Kinnell, American poet and academic (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Michael Sata, Zambian police officer and politician, 5th President of Zambia (b. 1937) |
| 2018 | The death of Colin Sylvia, Australian rules footballer (b. 1985) |
| 2022 | The death of Jerry Lee Lewis, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1935) |
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