Updated at September 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | James Jones |
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Birthdate | November 06, 1921 |
Birth Place | Robinson, IL |
Age (in 2024) | 102 Years Old |
Zodiac | Scorpio |
Occupation | Novelist |
James Jones is best known as Novelist who has born on November 06, 1921 in Robinson, IL. Currently, James Jones is 102 years, 10 months and 1 days old. James Jones will celebrate 103rd birthday on Wednesday, 6th of November 2024. Below the countdown to James Jones upcoming birthday.
Remembered best for his National Book Award-winning historical novel From Here to Eternity, Jones is also known for his 1962 work The Thin Red Line, which is also based on his World War II experiences.
After joining the U.S. Army in the late 1930s, he served in World War II as a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment's 25th Infantry Division. Before achieving tremendous literary success with From Here to Eternity, Jones failed to find a publisher for a work titled They Shall Inherit the Laughter.
In the early 1950s, he helped establish the Handy Writers' Colony in Illinois.
He grew up in Robinson, Illinois, as the child of Ramon and Ada Jones. His marriage to actress Gloria Jones (who was a screen body-double for Marilyn Monroe) produced an author daughter named Kaylie Jones.
Jones' novel From Here to Eternity was adapted into a multi-Academy Award-winning 1953 film starring Frank Sinatra, Montgomery Clift, and Burt Lancaster. The book also inspired a 1979 miniseries starring Natalie Wood, Kim Basinger, and William Devane.
James Jones is 102 years old today.
James Jones was born on November 06, 1921 in Robinson, IL.
James Jones zodiac sign is Scorpio.
James Jones was best known as Novelist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with James Jones's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1936 | Spanish Civil War: The republican government flees from Madrid to Valencia, leading to the formation of the Madrid Defense Council in its stead. |
1943 | World War II: The 1st Ukrainian Front liberates Kyiv from German occupation. |
1947 | Meet the Press, the longest running television program in history, makes its debut on NBC Television. |
1963 | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is appointed to head the South Vietnamese government by General Dương Văn Minh's junta, five days after the latter deposed and assassinated President Ngô Đình Diệm. |
1971 | The United States Atomic Energy Commission tests the largest U.S. underground hydrogen bomb, code-named Cannikin, on Amchitka Island in the Aleutians. |
1977 | The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39. |
1985 | Colombian conflict, leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá. |
1986 | Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}1⁄2 miles east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record. |
1988 | Lancang-Gengma earthquakes: At least 938 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan Province. |
1995 | Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore. |
2002 | Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party. |
2002 | A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three. |
2004 | An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 150. |
2012 | Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate. |
2016 | Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) launch an offensive to capture the city of Raqqa from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). |
1989 | The birth of Aaron Hernandez, American football player (d. 2017) |
1990 | The birth of André Schürrle, German footballer |
1990 | The birth of Akua Shōma, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1990 | The birth of Bowen Yang, Australian-born American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer |
1992 | The birth of Rebecca Allen, Australian basketball player |
1992 | The birth of Nasya Dimitrova, Bulgarian volleyball player |
1992 | The birth of Paula Kania, Polish tennis player |
1992 | The birth of Kim Ah-young, South Korean singer and actress |
1993 | The birth of Josh Wakefield, English footballer |
1994 | The birth of Isaah Yeo, Australian rugby league player |
1995 | The birth of Addin Fonua-Blake, Australian-Tongan rugby league player |
1997 | The birth of Aliona Bolsova, Spanish-Moldovan tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Romanian tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, English actor and model |
2001 | The birth of Day'Ron Sharpe, American basketball player |
2009 | The death of Ron Sproat, American screenwriter and playwright (b. 1932) |
2010 | The death of Robert Lipshutz, American soldier and lawyer, 17th White House Counsel (b. 1921) |
2012 | The death of Joel Connable, American journalist and actor (b. 1973) |
2012 | The death of Clive Dunn, English actor (b. 1920) |
2012 | The death of Frank J. Prial, American journalist and author (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Tarla Dalal, Indian chef and author (b. 1936) |
2013 | The death of Ace Parker, American football and baseball player (b. 1912) |
2014 | The death of Maggie Boyle, English singer and flute player (b. 1956) |
2014 | The death of Tommy Macpherson, Scottish soldier and businessman (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Rick Rosas, American bass player (b. 1949) |
2015 | The death of Bobby Campbell, English footballer and manager (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Yitzhak Navon, Israeli author, playwright, and politician, 5th President of Israel (b. 1921) |
2017 | The death of Richard F. Gordon Jr., American naval officer, aviator, test pilot, and NASA astronaut (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Bernard Landry, Canadian lawyer, politician and Premier of Quebec (b. 1937) |
2020 | The death of Ken Spears, American writer (b. 1938) |
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