John Agard Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at May 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
John Agard Facts
| Full Name | John Agard |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | June 21, 1949 |
| Birth Place | Guyana |
| Age (in 2024) | 74 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Poet |
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John Agard Age & Birthday
John Agard is best known as Poet who has born on June 21, 1949 in Guyana. Currently, John Agard is 74 years, 10 months and 13 days old. John Agard will celebrate 75th birthday on Friday, 21st of June 2024. Below the countdown to John Agard upcoming birthday.
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About
Guyanese poet, children's author, playwright, and 2012 recipient of the Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry. His numerous literary works include Shoot Me With Flowers, Laughter is an Egg, and Brer Rabbit: The Great Tug-o-War.
Before Fame
He grew up in British Guiana and spent many happy childhood afternoons listening to cricket commentary on the radio.
Trivia
He was the 2008 Poet-in-Residence at the National Maritime Museum in London.
Family Life
He and his partner Grace Nichols moved to England in 1977.
Associated With
He and fellow poet Carol Ann Duffy judged a 2011 national school poetry competition.
Top Asked Questions about John Agard
How old is John Agard in 2024?
John Agard is 74 years old today.
When was John Agard born?
John Agard was born on June 21, 1949 in Guyana.
What is John Agard zodiac sign?
John Agard zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was John Agard best known for?
John Agard was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about John Agard's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about John Agard's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- John Agard was born on Tuesday, 172nd day / 25th week of 1949
- John Agard has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of John Agard birthday is XXI.VI.MCMXLIX
- John Agard's birthstone is Pearl
- John Agard's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
- John Agard age in year is 74 years old
- John Agard age in month is 898 months old
- John Agard age in day is 27346 days old
- John Agard age in hour is 656304 hours old
- John Agard age in minute is 39378240 minutes old
- John Agard age in second is 2362694400 seconds old
- Next John Agard birthday is on Saturday, June 21st 2025
- John Agard age in next birthday (2025) is 75 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about June 21, 1949 birthday
Historical Events on John Agard Birthday (June 21)
Below are historical events that coincided with John Agard's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1957 | Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female Cabinet Minister. |
| 1963 | Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini is elected as Pope Paul VI. |
| 1964 | Three civil rights workers, Andrew Goodman, James Chaney and Michael Schwerner, are murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, by members of the Ku Klux Klan. |
| 1970 | Penn Central declares Section 77 bankruptcy in what was the largest U.S. corporate bankruptcy to date. |
| 1973 | In its decision in Miller v. California, 413 U.S. 15, the Supreme Court of the United States establishes the Miller test for determining whether something is obscene and not protected speech under the U.S. constitution. |
| 1978 | The original production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical, Evita, based on the life of Eva Perón, opens at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. |
| 1982 | John Hinckley is found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attempted assassination of U.S. President Ronald Reagan. |
| 1989 | The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397, that American flag-burning is a form of political protest protected by the First Amendment. |
| 2000 | Section 28 (of the Local Government Act 1988), outlawing the 'promotion' of homosexuality in the United Kingdom, is repealed in Scotland with a 99 to 17 vote. |
| 2001 | A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Virginia, indicts 13 Saudis and a Lebanese in the 1996 bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia that killed 19 American servicemen. |
| 2004 | SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight. |
| 2005 | Edgar Ray Killen, who had previously been unsuccessfully tried for the murders of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mickey Schwerner, is convicted of manslaughter 41 years afterwards (the case had been reopened in 2004). |
| 2006 | Pluto's newly discovered moons are officially named Nix and Hydra. |
| 2009 | Greenland assumes self-rule. |
| 2012 | A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas Island, killing 17 people and leaving 70 others missing. |
| 1990 | The birth of Ričardas Berankis, Lithuanian tennis player |
| 1990 | The birth of Sergei Matsenko, Russian chess player |
| 1990 | The birth of François Moubandje, Swiss footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Håvard Nordtveit, Norwegian footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Gaël Kakuta, French footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Lee Min-young, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress, and entertainer |
| 1992 | The birth of MAX, American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer and model |
| 1994 | The birth of Başak Eraydın, Turkish tennis player |
| 1996 | The birth of Tyrone May, Australian rugby league player |
| 1997 | The birth of Rebecca Black, American singer-songwriter |
| 1997 | The birth of Derrius Guice, American football player |
| 1999 | The birth of Ky Rodwell, Australian rugby league player |
| 2000 | The birth of Dylan Brown, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 2001 | The birth of Alexandra Obolentseva, Russian chess player |
| 2011 | The birth of Lil Bub, American celebrity cat (d. 2019) |
| 2012 | The death of Abid Hussain, Indian economist and diplomat, Indian Ambassador to the United States (b. 1926) |
| 2012 | The death of Sunil Janah, Indian photographer and journalist (b. 1918) |
| 2012 | The death of Anna Schwartz, American economist and author (b. 1915) |
| 2013 | The death of James P. Gordon, American physicist and academic (b. 1928) |
| 2013 | The death of Elliott Reid, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1920) |
| 2014 | The death of Yozo Ishikawa, Japanese politician, Japanese Minister of Defense (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Walter Kieber, Austrian-Liechtenstein politician, 7th Prime Minister of Liechtenstein (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Wong Ho Leng, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1959) |
| 2015 | The death of Darryl Hamilton, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1964) |
| 2015 | The death of Veijo Meri, Finnish author and poet (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | The death of Remo Remotti, Italian actor, playwright, and poet (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski, German soldier and politician (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | The death of Gunther Schuller, American horn player, composer, and conductor (b. 1925) |
| 2016 | The death of Pierre Lalonde, Canadian television host and singer (b. 1941) |
| 2018 | The death of Charles Krauthammer, American columnist and conservative political commentator (b.1950) |
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