James Merrill Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

James Merrill Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

James Merrill Facts

Full Name	James Merrill
Birthdate	March 03, 1926
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	98 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Poet

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James Merrill Age & Birthday

James Merrill is best known as Poet who has born on March 03, 1926 in New York. Currently, James Merrill is 98 years, 9 months and 10 days old. James Merrill will celebrate 99th birthday on Monday, 3rd of March 2025. Below the countdown to James Merrill upcoming birthday.

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James Merrill Biography

About

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose best-known works include Divine Comedies and Nights and Days. He also published several dramatic works, including The Image Maker and The Immortal Husband.

Before Fame

He graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College. While still an undergraduate, he published The Black Swan, a poetic work that earned him the Glascock Prize.

Trivia

His epic work, The Changing Light at Sandover, was inspired by otherworldly messages that he had received during his frequent Ouija Board sessions and seances.

Family Life

He was romantically involved with his Amherst College poetry professor, Kimon Friar, and he later had relationships with Peter Hooten and David Jackson. Sadly, Merrill died in 1995 from complications of AIDS.

Associated With

He was influenced by the work of W.H. Auden.

Top Asked Questions about James Merrill

How old is James Merrill in 2024?

James Merrill is 98 years old today.

When was James Merrill born?

James Merrill was born on March 03, 1926 in New York.

What is James Merrill zodiac sign?

James Merrill zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was James Merrill best known for?

James Merrill was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about James Merrill's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about James Merrill's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

James Merrill was born on Wednesday, 62^nd day / 09^th week of 1926
James Merrill has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of James Merrill birthday is III.III.MCMXXVI
James Merrill's birthstone is Aquamarine
James Merrill's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
James Merrill age in year is 98 years old
James Merrill age in month is 1185 months old
James Merrill age in day is 36080 days old
James Merrill age in hour is 865920 hours old
James Merrill age in minute is 51955200 minutes old
James Merrill age in second is 3117312000 seconds old
Next James Merrill birthday is on Monday, March 3rd 2025
James Merrill age in next birthday (2025) is 99 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 03, 1926 birthday

Historical Events on James Merrill Birthday (March 03)

Below are historical events that coincided with James Merrill's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1958	Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
1969	Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
1972	Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 crashes as a result of a control malfunction and insufficient training in emergency procedures.
1974	Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes at Ermenonville near Paris, France killing all 346 aboard.
1980	The USS Nautilus is decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register.
1985	Arthur Scargill declares that the National Union of Mineworkers' national executive voted to end the longest-running industrial dispute in Great Britain without any peace deal over pit closures.
1985	A magnitude 8.3 earthquake strikes the Valparaíso Region of Chile, killing 177 and leaving nearly a million people homeless.
1986	The Australia Act 1986 commences, causing Australia to become fully independent from the United Kingdom.
1991	An amateur video captures the beating of Rodney King by Los Angeles police officers.
1991	United Airlines Flight 585 crashes on its final approach to Colorado Springs killing everyone on board.
2005	James Roszko murders four Royal Canadian Mounted Police constables during a drug bust at his property in Rochfort Bridge, Alberta, then commits suicide. This is the deadliest peace-time incident for the RCMP since 1885 and the North-West Rebellion.
2005	Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly an airplane non-stop around the world solo without refueling.
2005	Margaret Wilson is elected as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, beginning a period lasting until August 23, 2006, where all the highest political offices (including Elizabeth II as Head of State), were occupied by women, making New Zealand the first country for this to occur.
2013	A bomb blast in Karachi, Pakistan, kills at least 45 people and injured 180 others in a predominantly Shia Muslim area.
2017	The Nintendo Switch releases worldwide.
1988	The birth of Jan-Arie van der Heijden, Dutch footballer
1988	The birth of Max Waller, English cricketer
1989	The birth of Erwin Mulder, Dutch footballer
1990	The birth of Vladimir Janković, Greek-Serbian basketball player
1991	The birth of Anri Sakaguchi, Japanese actress
1991	The birth of Cho-rong, South Korean singer
1993	The birth of Gabriela Cé, Brazilian tennis player
1993	The birth of Josef Dostál, Czech kayaker
1993	The birth of James Roberts, Australian rugby league player
1994	The birth of Umika Kawashima, Japanese singer and actress
1995	The birth of Maine Mendoza, Filipina actress
1996	The birth of Cameron Johnson, American basketball player
1996	The birth of Andile Phehlukwayo, South African cricketer
1997	The birth of Camila Cabello, Cuban-American singer
1998	The birth of Jayson Tatum, American basketball player
2014	The death of William R. Pogue, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Ernest Braun, Austrian-English physicist and academic (b. 1925)
2015	The death of M. Stanton Evans, American journalist and author (b. 1934)
2016	The death of Hayabusa, Japanese wrestler (b. 1968)
2016	The death of Berta Cáceres, Honduran environmentalist (b. 1973)
2016	The death of Martin Crowe, New Zealand cricketer and sportscaster (b. 1962)
2016	The death of Thanat Khoman, Thai politician and diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister of Thailand (b. 1914)
2016	The death of Sarah Tait, Australian Olympic rower (b. 1983)
2017	The death of René Préval, Haitian politician (b. 1943)
2018	The death of Roger Bannister, English middle-distance athlete, first man to run a four-minute mile (b. 1929)
2018	The death of Mal Bryce, Australian politician (b. 1943)
2018	The death of Vanessa Goodwin, Australian politician (b. 1969)
2018	The death of David Ogden Stiers, American actor, voice actor and musician (b. 1942)
2019	The death of Peter Hurford OBE, British organist and composer (b. 1930)
2020	The death of Charles J. Urstadt, American real estate executive and investor (b. 1928)

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