Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | James Turrell |
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Birthdate | May 06, 1943 |
Birth Place | California |
Age (in 2024) | 81 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Painter |
James Turrell is best known as Painter who has born on May 06, 1943 in California. Currently, James Turrell is 81 years, 5 months and 30 days old. James Turrell will celebrate 82nd birthday on Tuesday, 6th of May 2025. Below the countdown to James Turrell upcoming birthday.
Known best for a large-scale artwork located at Flagstaff, Arizona's Roden Crater, Turrell is also notable for his Stuck Red/Stuck Blue installation and for his Aten Reign light projections exhibition.
After earning his bachelor's degree from Pomona College, he began his graduate study of art at the University of California, Irvine, and later earned a master's degree in visual art from Claremont Graduate University.
During the 1960s, he was arrested for encouraging other young men to avoid being drafted into service in Vietnam.
He grew up in Pasadena, California, as the child of physician Margaret Hodges Turrell and engineer Archibald Milton Turrell. He was raised in the Quaker faith.
He collaborated with Japanese architect Tadao Ando on a sculptural work called the Minamidera.
James Turrell is 81 years old today.
James Turrell was born on May 06, 1943 in California.
James Turrell zodiac sign is Taurus.
James Turrell was best known as Painter.
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Below are historical events that coincided with James Turrell's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1976 | The 6.5 Mw Friuli earthquake affected Northern Italy with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), leaving 900-978 dead and 1,700-2,400 injured. |
1983 | The Hitler Diaries are revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts. |
1984 | One hundred and three Korean Martyrs are canonized by Pope John Paul II in Seoul. |
1988 | All thirty-six passengers and crew were killed when Widerøe Flight 710 crashed into Mt. Torghatten in Brønnøy. |
1994 | Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel. |
1996 | The body of former CIA director William Colby is found washed up on a riverbank in southern Maryland, eight days after he disappeared. |
1997 | The Bank of England is given independence from political control, the most significant change in the bank's 300-year history. |
1998 | Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start. |
1998 | Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveils the first iMac. |
1999 | The first elections to the devolved Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are held. |
2001 | During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to enter a mosque. |
2002 | Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn is assassinated following a radio-interview at the Mediapark in Hilversum. |
2002 | Founding of SpaceX. |
2010 | In just 36 minutes, the Dow-Jones average plunged nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Crash. |
2013 | Three women, kidnapped and missing for more than a decade, are found alive in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. |
1987 | The birth of Dries Mertens, Belgian footballer |
1987 | The birth of Meek Mill, American rapper |
1987 | The birth of Adrienne Warren, American actress |
1988 | The birth of Ryan Anderson, American basketball player |
1988 | The birth of Dakota Kai, New Zealander professional wrestler |
1989 | The birth of Dominika Cibulková, Slovak tennis player |
1989 | The birth of Jesse Hughes, Canadian DJ and producer |
1990 | The birth of José Altuve, Venezuelan baseball player |
1992 | The birth of Brendan Gallagher, Canadian ice hockey player |
1992 | The birth of Byun Baekhyun, South Korean musician and actor |
1992 | The birth of Jonas Valančiūnas, Lithuanian professional basketball player |
1993 | The birth of Gustavo Gómez, Paraguayan footballer |
1994 | The birth of Mateo Kovačić, Austrian-Croatian footballer |
1997 | The birth of Duncan Scott, Scottish swimmer |
2019 | The birth of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, British royal |
2013 | The death of Michelangelo Spensieri, Italian-Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1949) |
2014 | The death of Wil Albeda, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Social Affairs (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of William H. Dana, American pilot, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Jimmy Ellis, American boxer (b. 1940) |
2014 | The death of Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Antony Hopkins, English pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1921) |
2014 | The death of Maria Lassnig, Austrian painter and academic (b. 1919) |
2014 | The death of Farley Mowat, Canadian environmentalist and author (b. 1921) |
2015 | The death of Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of Denise McCluggage, American race car driver and journalist (b. 1927) |
2015 | The death of Jim Wright, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 56th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1922) |
2016 | The death of Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian footballer (b. 1990) |
2016 | The death of Reg Grundy, Australian businessman (b. 1923) |
2021 | The death of Kentaro Miura, Japanese manga artist (b. 1966) |
2022 | The death of George Pérez, American comic book artist and writer (b. 1954) |
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