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

Updated at April 28, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

John Hersey Facts

Full Name	John Hersey
Birthdate	June 17, 1914
Birth Place	China
Age (in 2024)	109 Years Old
Zodiac	Gemini
Occupation	Journalist

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John Hersey Age & Birthday

John Hersey is best known as Journalist who has born on June 17, 1914 in China. Currently, John Hersey is 109 years, 10 months and 11 days old. John Hersey will celebrate 110th birthday on Monday, 17th of June 2024. Below the countdown to John Hersey upcoming birthday.

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John Hersey Biography

About

American writer and journalist known as one of the first practitioners of New Journalism.

Before Fame

He wrote articles for Time and Life magazine during World War II.

Trivia

He wrote a 31,000-word article titled Hiroshima documenting the use of the atomic bomb on Japan.

Family Life

He married Clare Boothe Luce.

Associated With

He was good friends with writer Ralph Ellison.

Top Asked Questions about John Hersey

How old is John Hersey in 2024?

John Hersey is 109 years old today.

When was John Hersey born?

John Hersey was born on June 17, 1914 in China.

What is John Hersey zodiac sign?

John Hersey zodiac sign is Gemini.

What was John Hersey best known for?

John Hersey was best known as Journalist.

Fun Facts about John Hersey's Birthday

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

John Hersey was born on Wednesday, 168^th day / 25^th week of 1914
John Hersey has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Hersey birthday is XVII.VI.MCMXIV
John Hersey's birthstone is Pearl
John Hersey's birth flower is Rose that symbolize love, gratitude & appreciation
John Hersey age in year is 109 years old
John Hersey age in month is 1318 months old
John Hersey age in day is 40128 days old
John Hersey age in hour is 963072 hours old
John Hersey age in minute is 57784320 minutes old
John Hersey age in second is 3467059200 seconds old
Next John Hersey birthday is on Tuesday, June 17th 2025
John Hersey age in next birthday (2025) is 110 years old

Historical Events on John Hersey Birthday (June 17)

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

Year	Event
1960	The Nez Perce tribe is awarded $4 million for 7 million acres (28,000 km2) of land undervalued at four cents/acre in the 1863 treaty.
1963	The United States Supreme Court rules 8-1 in Abington School District v. Schempp against requiring the reciting of Bible verses and the Lord's Prayer in public schools.
1963	A day after South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm announced the Joint Communiqué to end the Buddhist crisis, a riot involving around 2,000 people breaks out. One person is killed.
1967	Nuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
1971	U.S. President Richard Nixon in a televised press conference called drug abuse "America's public enemy number one", starting the War on drugs.
1972	Watergate scandal: Five White House operatives are arrested for burgling the offices of the Democratic National Committee during an attempt by members of the administration of President Richard M. Nixon to illegally wiretap the political opposition as part of a broader campaign to subvert the democratic process.
1985	Space Shuttle program: STS-51-G mission: Space Shuttle Discovery launches carrying Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the first Arab and first Muslim in space, as a payload specialist.
1987	With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
1989	Interflug Flight 102 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Berlin Schönefeld Airport, killing 21 people.
1991	Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act which required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
1992	A "joint understanding" agreement on arms reduction is signed by U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Boris Yeltsin (this would be later codified in START II).
1994	Following a televised low-speed highway chase, O. J. Simpson is arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman.
2015	Nine people are killed in a mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
2017	A series of wildfires in central Portugal kill at least 64 people and injure 204 others.
2021	Juneteenth National Independence Day, was signed into law by President Joe Biden, to become the first federal holiday established since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
1987	The birth of Kendrick Lamar, American rapper
1987	The birth of Nozomi Tsuji, Japanese singer and actress
1988	The birth of Andrew Ogilvy, Australian basketball player
1988	The birth of Shaun MacDonald, Welsh footballer
1988	The birth of Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
1989	The birth of Georgios Tofas, Cypriot footballer
1989	The birth of Simone Battle, American singer and actress (d. 2014)
1990	The birth of Jordan Henderson, English footballer
1990	The birth of Josh Mansour, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Daniel Tupou, Australian-Tongan rugby league player
1994	The birth of Amari Cooper, American football player
1995	The birth of Clément Lenglet, French footballer
1997	The birth of KJ Apa, New Zealand actor
1997	The birth of Raluca Șerban, Romanian-Cypriot tennis player
1999	The birth of Elena Rybakina, Kazakhstani tennis player
2013	The death of James Holshouser, American politician, 68th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Patsy Byrne, English actress (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Éric Dewailly, Canadian epidemiologist and academic (b. 1954)
2014	The death of Stanley Marsh 3, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Arnold S. Relman, American physician and academic (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Larry Zeidel, Canadian-American ice hockey player and sportscaster (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Ron Clarke, Australian runner and politician, Mayor of the Gold Coast (b. 1937)
2015	The death of John David Crow, American football player and coach (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Süleyman Demirel, Turkish engineer and politician, 9th President of Turkey (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Roberto M. Levingston, Argentinian general and politician, 36th President of Argentina (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Clementa C. Pinckney, American minister and politician (b. 1973)
2017	The death of Baldwin Lonsdale, president of Vanuatu (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Gloria Vanderbilt, American artist, author actress, fashion designer, heiress and socialite (b. 1924)
2019	The death of Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian professor and politician, first elected president of Egypt after Egyptian revolution (b. 1951)
2021	The death of Kenneth Kaunda, Zambian educator and politician, first president of Zambia (b. 1924)

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