Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Jerry Spinelli |
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Birthdate | February 01, 1941 |
Birth Place | Norristown, PA |
Age (in 2024) | 83 Years Old |
Zodiac | Aquarius |
Occupation | Young Adult Author |
Jerry Spinelli is best known as Young Adult Author who has born on February 01, 1941 in Norristown, PA. Currently, Jerry Spinelli is 83 years, 10 months and 23 days old. Jerry Spinelli will celebrate 84th birthday on Saturday, 1st of February 2025. Below the countdown to Jerry Spinelli upcoming birthday.
Award-winning author of young adult novels whose best known works include Wringer, Stargirl, and Maniac Magee. His first children's book, Space Station Seventh Grade, was published in the early 1980s.
He attended Gettysburg College and Johns Hopkins University. He subsequently worked as an editor for a department store publication and held a number of other odd jobs that allowed him to pursue a writing career in his spare time.
He received a 1991 Newbery Medal for his most famous work, Maniac Magee.
He married fellow children's book author, Eileen Mesi, in 1977. The couple went on to have six children and more than twenty grandchildren.
He is a fan of author Madeline Lengle.
Jerry Spinelli is 83 years old today.
Jerry Spinelli was born on February 01, 1941 in Norristown, PA.
Jerry Spinelli zodiac sign is Aquarius.
Jerry Spinelli was best known as Young Adult Author.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jerry Spinelli's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Jerry Spinelli's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1979 | Iranian Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Tehran after nearly 15 years of exile. |
1991 | A runway collision between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at Los Angeles International Airport results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others. |
1992 | The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case. |
1996 | The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress. |
1998 | Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral. |
2002 | Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors. |
2003 | Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard. |
2004 | Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured. |
2004 | Double suicide attack in Erbil on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties by members of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad |
2005 | King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers. |
2009 | The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government. |
2012 | Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of clashes between fans of Egyptian football teams Al Masry and Al Ahly in the city of Port Said. |
2013 | The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public. |
2021 | A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule. |
2022 | Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him. |
1987 | The birth of Sebastian Boenisch, Polish footballer |
1987 | The birth of Moises Henriques, Portuguese-Australian cricketer |
1987 | The birth of Austin Jackson, American baseball player |
1987 | The birth of Ronda Rousey, American mixed martial artist, wrestler and actress |
1987 | The birth of Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Brett Anderson, American baseball player |
1989 | The birth of Ricky Pinheiro, Portuguese footballer |
1991 | The birth of Blake Austin, Australian rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Kyle Palmieri, American hockey player |
1993 | The birth of Diego Mella, Italian footballer |
1994 | The birth of Joe Boyce, Australian rugby league player |
1994 | The birth of Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player |
1994 | The birth of Julia Garner, American actress |
1994 | The birth of Harry Styles, English singer-songwriter and actor |
1997 | The birth of Park Jihyo, South Korean singer |
2014 | The death of Rene Ricard, American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946) |
2014 | The death of Maximilian Schell, Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of Aldo Ciccolini, Italian-French pianist (b. 1925) |
2015 | The death of Udo Lattek, German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Monty Oum, American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981) |
2016 | The death of Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores, Guatemalan general and politician, 27th President of Guatemala (b. 1930) |
2017 | The death of Desmond Carrington, British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926) |
2018 | The death of Barys Kit, Belarusian rocket scientist (b. 1910) |
2018 | The death of Mowzey Radio, Ugandan singer and songwriter (b. 1985) |
2019 | The death of Jeremy Hardy, English comedian, radio host and panelist (b. 1961) |
2019 | The death of Clive Swift, English actor (b. 1936) |
2019 | The death of Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (b. 1959) |
2021 | The death of Dustin Diamond, American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (b. 1977) |
2021 | The death of Temur Tsiklauri, Georgian pop singer and actor |
2022 | The death of Remi De Roo, Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church (b. 1924) |
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