John Ashbery Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
John Ashbery Facts
| Full Name | John Ashbery |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 28, 1927 |
| Birth Place | Rochester, NY |
| Age (in 2024) | 96 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Leo |
| Occupation | Poet |
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John Ashbery Age & Birthday
John Ashbery is best known as Poet who has born on July 28, 1927 in Rochester, NY. Currently, John Ashbery is 96 years, 8 months and 28 days old. John Ashbery will celebrate 97th birthday on Sunday, 28th of July 2024. Below the countdown to John Ashbery upcoming birthday.
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About
Postmodernist, surrealist poet who won a Pulitzer Prize for his 1975 poetry collection, Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror. His other works include The Tennis Court Oath, Some Trees, and As Umbrellas Follow Rain.
Before Fame
He attended New York University and Columbia University. He published his first poetry collection, Turandot and Other Poems, in 1953.
Trivia
He was an art critic for The New York Times and Newsweek.
Family Life
He was born in Rochester, New York to Chester and Helen Ashbery. He later settled in New York City with his partner, David Kermani.
Associated With
W.H. Auden presented Ashbery with the 1956 Yale Younger Poets Prize.
Top Asked Questions about John Ashbery
How old is John Ashbery in 2024?
John Ashbery is 96 years old today.
When was John Ashbery born?
John Ashbery was born on July 28, 1927 in Rochester, NY.
What is John Ashbery zodiac sign?
John Ashbery zodiac sign is Leo.
What was John Ashbery best known for?
John Ashbery was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about John Ashbery's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about John Ashbery's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- John Ashbery was born on Thursday, 209th day / 30th week of 1927
- John Ashbery has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of John Ashbery birthday is XXVIII.VII.MCMXXVII
- John Ashbery's birthstone is Ruby
- John Ashbery's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- John Ashbery age in year is 96 years old
- John Ashbery age in month is 1160 months old
- John Ashbery age in day is 35336 days old
- John Ashbery age in hour is 848064 hours old
- John Ashbery age in minute is 50883840 minutes old
- John Ashbery age in second is 3053030400 seconds old
- Next John Ashbery birthday is on Monday, July 28th 2025
- John Ashbery age in next birthday (2025) is 97 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 28, 1927 birthday
Historical Events on John Ashbery Birthday (July 28)
Below are historical events that coincided with John Ashbery's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students |
| 1965 | Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. |
| 1973 | Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. |
| 1974 | Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. |
| 1976 | The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. |
| 1984 | Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. |
| 1996 | The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. |
| 2001 | Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. |
| 2002 | Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. |
| 2002 | Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. |
| 2005 | The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. |
| 2010 | Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. |
| 2011 | While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. |
| 2017 | Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. |
| 2018 | Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. |
| 1984 | The birth of Zach Parise, American ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Mathieu Debuchy, French footballer |
| 1985 | The birth of Dustin Milligan, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1986 | The birth of Alexandra Chando, American actress |
| 1986 | The birth of Lauri Korpikoski, Finnish ice hockey player |
| 1987 | The birth of Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Pedro, Spanish footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Soulja Boy, American rapper, producer, and actor |
| 1990 | The birth of Simone Pizzuti, Italian footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Spencer Boldman, American actor |
| 1993 | The birth of Harry Kane, English footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Cher Lloyd, English singer |
| 1994 | The birth of Choi Hyo-jung, South Korean singer |
| 1996 | The birth of Harriet Dart, British tennis player |
| 2000 | The birth of Emile Smith Rowe, English footballer |
| 2013 | The death of Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (b. 1932) |
| 2013 | The death of Rita Reys, Dutch jazz singer (b. 1924) |
| 2013 | The death of William Scranton, American captain and politician, 13th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (b. 1917) |
| 2013 | The death of Ersilio Tonini, Italian cardinal (b. 1914) |
| 2014 | The death of Alex Forbes, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Alakbar Mammadov, Azerbaijani footballer and manager (b. 1930) |
| 2015 | The death of Jan Kulczyk, Polish businessman (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of Edward Natapei, Vanuatuan politician, 6th Prime Minister of Vanuatu (b. 1954) |
| 2015 | The death of Clive Rice, South African cricketer and coach (b. 1949) |
| 2016 | The death of Émile Derlin Zinsou, Beninese politician (b. 1918) |
| 2016 | The death of Mahasweta Devi, Indian Bengali fiction writer and socio-political activist (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | The death of Wanny van Gils, Dutch footballer (b. 1959) |
| 2020 | The death of Junrey Balawing, Filipino record holder (b. 1993) |
| 2021 | The death of Dusty Hill, American musician (b. 1949) |
| 2022 | The death of Bernard Cribbins, British actor (b. 1928) |
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