Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Ira Block |
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Birthdate | September 01, 1949 |
Birth Place | United States |
Age (in 2024) | 75 Years Old |
Zodiac | Virgo |
Occupation | Photographer |
Ira Block is best known as Photographer who has born on September 01, 1949 in United States. Currently, Ira Block is 75 years, 3 months and 10 days old. Ira Block will celebrate 76th birthday on Monday, 1st of September 2025. Below the countdown to Ira Block upcoming birthday.
Photographer who is known for his work with National Geographic as a photojournalist. His photos often showcase the different parts of the world he travels to and feature portraits of individuals and landscape shots with brightly colored imagery. He shares his professional shots with his over 340,000 Instagram followers.Â
Beginning as a photographer, his reputation soon became known and he started hosting workshops and giving lectures. He then began sharing images of his work to Instagram in August of 2012.Â
He is known for being a Sony Artisan of Imagery and is often called upon to offer critical feedback on the Sony products that he works with. He has also published several photo documentary books including Cuba Loves Baseball which documents the culture of Cuba through its love of sports.Â
He was born and raised in New York.Â
Other photojournalists who have also published stories through National Geographic include Cory Richards, Kirby Trapolino, and Jim Richardson.Â
Ira Block is 75 years old today.
Ira Block was born on September 01, 1949 in United States.
Ira Block zodiac sign is Virgo.
Ira Block was best known as Photographer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Ira Block's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1880 | The army of Mohammad Ayub Khan is routed by the British at the Battle of Kandahar, ending the Second Anglo-Afghan War. |
1894 | Over 400 people die in the Great Hinckley Fire, a forest fire in Hinckley, Minnesota. |
1897 | The Tremont Street Subway in Boston opens, becoming the first underground rapid transit system in North America. |
1923 | The Great KantĆ earthquake devastates Tokyo and Yokohama, killing about 105,000 people. |
1939 | World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. |
1961 | TWA Flight 529 crashed shortly after takeoff from Midway Airport in Chicago, killing all 78 people on board. At the time, it was the deadliest single plane disaster in U.S. history. |
1967 | Six-Day War: The Khartoum Resolution is issued at the Arab Summit, and eight countries adopt the "three 'no's against Israel". |
1969 | A coup in Libya brings Muammar Gaddafi to power. |
1973 | A 76-hour multinational rescue effort in the Celtic Sea resulted in the Rescue of Roger Mallinson and Roger Chapman. |
1974 | The SR-71 Blackbird sets (and holds) the record for flying from New York to London in the time of one hour, 54 minutes and 56.4 seconds at a speed of 1,435.587 miles per hour (2,310.353Â km/h). |
1981 | Central African President David Dacko is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General André Kolingba. |
1982 | The United States Air Force Space Command is founded. |
1983 | Cold War: Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a Soviet Union jet fighter when the commercial aircraft enters Soviet airspace, killing all 269 on board, including Congressman Lawrence McDonald. |
2004 | The Beslan school siege begins when armed terrorists take schoolchildren and school staff hostage in North Ossetia, Russia; by the end of the siege, three days later, more than 385 people are dead (including hostages, other civilians, security personnel and terrorists). |
2008 | Iraq War: The United States Armed Forces transfers control of Anbar Province to the Iraqi Armed Forces. |
1989 | The birth of Astrid Besser, Italian tennis player |
1989 | The birth of Jefferson Montero, Ecuadorian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Stanislav Tecl, Czech footballer |
1991 | The birth of Rhys Bennett, English footballer |
1992 | The birth of Cristiano Biraghi, Italian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Kirani James, Grenadian sprinter |
1992 | The birth of Woo Hye-lim, South Korean singer-songwriter |
1993 | The birth of Mario Lemina, Gabonese footballer |
1994 | The birth of Anna Smolina, Russian tennis player |
1994 | The birth of Carlos Sainz Jr., Spanish Formula One driver |
1996 | The birth of Zendaya, American actress and singer |
1997 | The birth of Jeon Jungkook, South Korean singer, songwriter and record producer |
1997 | The birth of Joan Mir, Spanish motorcycle racer |
2002 | The birth of Diane Parry, French tennis player |
2003 | The birth of An Yu-jin, South Korean singer and actress |
2013 | The death of Ignacio Eizaguirre, Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1920) |
2013 | The death of Gordon Steege, Australian soldier (b. 1917) |
2013 | The death of Margaret Mary Vojtko, American linguist and academic (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Ken Wallis, English commander and pilot (b. 1916) |
2014 | The death of Ahmed Abdi Godane, Somali militant leader (b. 1977) |
2014 | The death of Roger McKee, American baseball player (b. 1926) |
2014 | The death of Joseph Shivers, American chemist and academic, developed spandex (b. 1920) |
2015 | The death of Gurgen Dalibaltayan, Armenian general (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Dean Jones, American actor and singer (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Richard G. Hewlett, American historian and author (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Ben Kuroki, American sergeant and pilot (b. 1917) |
2018 | The death of Randy Weston, American jazz pianist and composer (b. 1926) |
2020 | The death of Erick Morillo, American disc jockey and music producer (b. 1971) |
2022 | The death of Barbara Ehrenreich, American writer and journalist (b. 1941) |
2022 | The death of Yang Yongsong, Chinese major general (b. 1919) |
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