John Kennedy Toole Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Kennedy Toole Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Kennedy Toole Facts

Full Name	John Kennedy Toole
Birthdate	December 17, 1937
Birth Place	New Orleans, LA
Age (in 2024)	86 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Novelist

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John Kennedy Toole Age & Birthday

John Kennedy Toole is best known as Novelist who has born on December 17, 1937 in New Orleans, LA. Currently, John Kennedy Toole is 86 years, 11 months and 25 days old. John Kennedy Toole will celebrate 87th birthday on Tuesday, 17th of December 2024. Below the countdown to John Kennedy Toole upcoming birthday.

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John Kennedy Toole Biography

About

The author of the picaresque novel, A Confederacy of Dunces (published in 1980), he committed suicide in 1969 and was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. His other novel, The Neon Bible, was also published after his death.

Before Fame

He graduated from Tulane University and went on to study English at Columbia University. He was later drafted into the U.S. Army and was stationed for a time in Puerto Rico.

Trivia

His novel, The Neon Bible, was adapted into a film.

Family Life

He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Dewey Toole, Jr. (a car salesman) and Thelma Ducoing Toole (a teacher). His mother published his two novels-- Confederacy of Dunces and The Neon Bible-- several years after his suicide.

Associated With

He was a contemporary of fellow American author, Jerome Charyn.

Top Asked Questions about John Kennedy Toole

How old is John Kennedy Toole in 2024?

John Kennedy Toole is 86 years old today.

When was John Kennedy Toole born?

John Kennedy Toole was born on December 17, 1937 in New Orleans, LA.

What is John Kennedy Toole zodiac sign?

John Kennedy Toole zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was John Kennedy Toole best known for?

John Kennedy Toole was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about John Kennedy Toole's Birthday

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

John Kennedy Toole was born on Friday, 351^st day / 50^th week of 1937
John Kennedy Toole has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Kennedy Toole birthday is XVII.XII.MCMXXXVII
John Kennedy Toole's birthstone is Turquoise
John Kennedy Toole's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
John Kennedy Toole age in year is 86 years old
John Kennedy Toole age in month is 1043 months old
John Kennedy Toole age in day is 31771 days old
John Kennedy Toole age in hour is 762504 hours old
John Kennedy Toole age in minute is 45750240 minutes old
John Kennedy Toole age in second is 2745014400 seconds old
Next John Kennedy Toole birthday is on Wednesday, December 17th 2025
John Kennedy Toole age in next birthday (2025) is 87 years old
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Historical Events on John Kennedy Toole Birthday (December 17)

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

Year	Event
1981	American Brigadier General James L. Dozier is abducted by the Red Brigades in Verona, Italy.
1983	Provisional IRA members detonate a car bomb at Harrods Department Store in London. Three police officers and three civilians are killed.
1989	Romanian Revolution: Protests continue in Timișoara, Romania, with rioters breaking into the Romanian Communist Party's District Committee building and attempting to set it on fire.
1989	Fernando Collor de Mello defeats Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, becoming the first democratically elected President in almost 30 years.
1989	The Simpsons premieres on television with the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire".
1997	Aerosvit Flight 241: A Yakovlev Yak-42 crashes into the Pierian Mountains near Thessaloniki Airport in Thessaloniki, Greece, killing all 70 people on board.
2002	Second Congo War: The Congolese parties of the Inter Congolese Dialogue sign a peace accord which makes provision for transitional governance and legislative and presidential elections within two years.
2003	The Soham murder trial ends at the Old Bailey in London, with Ian Huntley found guilty of two counts of murder. His girlfriend, Maxine Carr, is found guilty of perverting the course of justice.
2003	SpaceShipOne, piloted by Brian Binnie, makes its first powered and first supersonic flight.
2003	Sex work rights activists establish December 17 (or "D17") as International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers to memorialize victims of a serial killer who targeted prostitutes, and highlight State violence against sex workers by police and others.
2005	Anti-World Trade Organization protesters riot in Wan Chai, Hong Kong.
2005	Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicates the throne as King of Bhutan.
2009	MV Danny F II sinks off the coast of Lebanon, resulting in the deaths of 44 people and over 28,000 animals.
2010	Mohamed Bouazizi sets himself on fire. This act became the catalyst for the Tunisian Revolution and the wider Arab Spring.
2014	The United States and Cuba re-establish diplomatic relations after severing them in 1961.
1988	The birth of Craig Sutherland, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of James Hurst, American football player
1991	The birth of Jordan Rankin, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Atsedu Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
1992	The birth of Quinton de Kock, South African cricketer
1992	The birth of Joshua Ingram, Canadian drummer and percussionist
1993	The birth of Patricia Kú Flores, Peruvian tennis player
1994	The birth of Lloyd Perrett, New Zealand rugby league player
1994	The birth of Nat Wolff, American singer-songwriter, keyboard player and actor
1996	The birth of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Russian figure skater
1997	The birth of Naiktha Bains, British-Australian tennis player
1997	The birth of Shoma Uno, Japanese figure skater
1998	The birth of Jasmine Armfield, English actress
1998	The birth of Martin Ødegaard, Norwegian footballer
1999	The birth of Mirei Sasaki, Japanese idol
2013	The death of Janet Rowley, American geneticist and biologist (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Conny van Rietschoten, Dutch sailor (b. 1926)
2014	The death of Dieter Grau, German-American scientist and engineer (b. 1913)
2014	The death of Richard C. Hottelet, American journalist (b. 1917)
2014	The death of Oleh Lysheha, Ukrainian poet and playwright (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Lowell Steward, American captain (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Ivan Vekić, Croatian colonel, lawyer, and politician, Croatian Minister of the Interior (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Hal Brown, American baseball player and manager (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Osamu Hayaishi, American-Japanese biochemist and academic (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Michael Wyschogrod, German-American philosopher and theologian (b. 1928)
2016	The death of Benjamin A. Gilman, American soldier and politician (b. 1922)
2016	The death of Henry Heimlich, American doctor (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Gordon Hunt, American voice director (b. 1929)
2020	The death of Jeremy Bullock, English actor (b. 1945)
2020	The death of Allen Dines, American politician (b. 1921)

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