John Gardner Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Gardner Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Gardner Facts

Full Name	John Gardner
Birthdate	July 21, 1933
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	91 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Novelist

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John Gardner Age & Birthday

John Gardner is best known as Novelist who has born on July 21, 1933 in New York. Currently, John Gardner is 91 years, 3 months and 27 days old. John Gardner will celebrate 92nd birthday on Monday, 21st of July 2025. Below the countdown to John Gardner upcoming birthday.

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John Gardner Biography

About

An American novelist, essayist, and professor, he is best known for his 1971 novel, Grendel, which retells the myth of Beowulf from the monster's perspective. His other works include Nickel Mountain: A Pastoral Novel (1973) and October Light (1976).

Before Fame

He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 1955 and subsequently received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa. He later worked as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of Detroit.

Trivia

His novel, October Light, won the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Family Life

He grew up in Batavia, New York as the son of an English teacher and a dairy farmer. In 1953, he married Joan Louise Patterson.

Associated With

Raymond Carver was once a student of Gardner's.

Top Asked Questions about John Gardner

How old is John Gardner in 2024?

John Gardner is 91 years old today.

When was John Gardner born?

John Gardner was born on July 21, 1933 in New York.

What is John Gardner zodiac sign?

John Gardner zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was John Gardner best known for?

John Gardner was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about John Gardner's Birthday

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

John Gardner was born on Friday, 202^nd day / 29^th week of 1933
John Gardner has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Gardner birthday is XXI.VII.MCMXXXIII
John Gardner's birthstone is Ruby
John Gardner's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
John Gardner age in year is 91 years old
John Gardner age in month is 1095 months old
John Gardner age in day is 33357 days old
John Gardner age in hour is 800568 hours old
John Gardner age in minute is 48034080 minutes old
John Gardner age in second is 2882044800 seconds old
Next John Gardner birthday is on Monday, July 21st 2025
John Gardner age in next birthday (2025) is 92 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 21, 1933 birthday

Historical Events on John Gardner Birthday (July 21)

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

Year	Event
1972	The Troubles: Bloody Friday: The Provisional IRA detonate 22 bombs in central Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom in the space of 80 minutes, killing nine and injuring 130.
1973	In Lillehammer, Norway, Mossad agents kill a waiter whom they mistakenly thought was involved in the 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre.
1976	Christopher Ewart-Biggs, the British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland, is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
1977	The start of the four-day-long Libyan-Egyptian War.
1979	Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1983	The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
1990	Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation.
1995	Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
2001	At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect.
2005	Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system.
2008	Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.
2010	President Barack Obama signs the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
2011	NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
2012	Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
2019	Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action.
1987	The birth of Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer
1988	The birth of KB, American rapper
1988	The birth of DeAndre Jordan, American basketball player
1988	The birth of Chris Mitchell, Scottish footballer (d. 2016)
1989	The birth of Marco Fabián, Mexican footballer
1989	The birth of Juno Temple, English actress
1990	The birth of Chris Martin, English footballer
1990	The birth of Jason Roy, English cricketer
1990	The birth of Erislandy Savón, Cuban amateur heavyweight boxer
1990	The birth of Franck Elemba, Congolese athlete
1991	The birth of Sara Sampaio, Portuguese model
1992	The birth of Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
1996	The birth of Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballer
1998	The birth of Marie Bouzkova, Czech tennis player
2000	The birth of Erling Haaland, Norwegian footballer
2014	The death of Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (b. 1961)
2014	The death of Lettice Curtis, English engineer and pilot (b. 1915)
2014	The death of Hans-Peter Kaul, German lawyer and judge (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Rilwanu Lukman, Nigerian engineer and politician (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player and boxer (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Robert Broberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1940)
2015	The death of E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Nicholas Gonzalez, American physician (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Czesław Marchaj, Polish-English sailor and academic (b. 1918)
2015	The death of Dick Nanninga, Dutch footballer (b. 1949)
2016	The death of Dennis Green, American football player and coach (b. 1949)
2017	The death of John Heard, American film and television actor (b. 1946)
2018	The death of Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (b. 1920)
2020	The death of Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (b. 1930)
2020	The death of Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (b. 1925)

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