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

Updated at November 4, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

John Updike Facts

Full NameJohn Updike
BirthdateMarch 18, 1932
Birth PlaceReading, PA
Age (in 2024)92 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationNovelist

John Updike Age & Birthday

John Updike is best known as Novelist who has born on March 18, 1932 in Reading, PA. Currently, John Updike is 92 years, 7 months and 17 days old. John Updike will celebrate 93rd birthday on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025. Below the countdown to John Updike upcoming birthday.

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John Updike Biography

About

Acclaimed American novelist, short story writer, poet, and critic who wrote the acclaimed Rabbit Angstrom series, which consists of "Rabbit, Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit Is Rich," and "Rabbit At Rest." He was the recipient of both the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.

Before Fame

After graduating from Harvard University with a degree in English, he decided to study graphic design and become a cartoonist. He began his literary career as a staff writer for The New Yorker.

Trivia

His eight poetry collections include "The Carpentered Hen" and "Endpoint."

Family Life

He was married to Mary Pennington for over twenty years. His second marriage, to Martha Ruggles Bernhard, lasted more than thirty years. He had two sons, David and Michael, and two daughters, Elizabeth and Miranda.

Associated With

He was one of a select group of authors, including William Faulkner, to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.

Top Asked Questions about John Updike

How old is John Updike in 2024?

John Updike is 92 years old today.

When was John Updike born?

John Updike was born on March 18, 1932 in Reading, PA.

What is John Updike zodiac sign?

John Updike zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was John Updike best known for?

John Updike was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about John Updike's Birthday

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

  • John Updike was born on Friday, 78th day / 11th week of 1932
  • John Updike has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of John Updike birthday is XVIII.III.MCMXXXII
  • John Updike's birthstone is Aquamarine
  • John Updike's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • John Updike age in year is 92 years old
  • John Updike age in month is 1111 months old
  • John Updike age in day is 33834 days old
  • John Updike age in hour is 812016 hours old
  • John Updike age in minute is 48720960 minutes old
  • John Updike age in second is 2923257600 seconds old
  • Next John Updike birthday is on Tuesday, March 18th 2025
  • John Updike age in next birthday (2025) is 93 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 18, 1932 birthday

Historical Events on John Updike Birthday (March 18)

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

YearEvent
1965Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
1966United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people.
1967The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
1968Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
1969The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
1970Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1971Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
1980A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
1990Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
1990In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
1994Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1996A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
1997The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
2014The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
2015The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-three people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
1986The birth of Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
1987The birth of Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
1989The birth of Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
1989The birth of Lily Collins, English-American actress
1989The birth of Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
1989The birth of Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
1989The birth of Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer
1989The birth of Ming Xi, Chinese model
1991The birth of Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991The birth of Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player
1992The birth of Ryan Truex, American race car driver
1992The birth of Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model
1995The birth of Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player
1997The birth of Ciara Bravo, American actress
1997The birth of Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player
2013The death of Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935)
2013The death of Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947)
2013The death of Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
2014The death of Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951)
2014The death of Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953)
2014The death of Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943)
2015The death of Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
2015The death of Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939)
2015The death of Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930)
2016The death of Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2016The death of Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2016The death of Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992)
2016The death of Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961)
2017The death of Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)
2020The death of Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932)

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