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June Jordan Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

June Jordan Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

June Jordan Facts

Full NameJune Jordan
BirthdateJuly 09, 1936
Birth PlaceNew York
Age (in 2024)88 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationPoet

June Jordan Age & Birthday

June Jordan is best known as Poet who has born on July 09, 1936 in New York. Currently, June Jordan is 88 years, 4 months and 15 days old. June Jordan will celebrate 89th birthday on Wednesday, 9th of July 2025. Below the countdown to June Jordan upcoming birthday.

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June Jordan Biography

About

Caribbean-American poet whose nearly thirty literary works include His Own where (1972), I Was Looking at the Ceiling and then I Saw the Sky (1995), and Some of Us Did Not Die (2003). Also known for her activism, she was an outspoken advocate of Civil Rights, women's rights, and LGBT equality.

Before Fame

She started writing poetry when she was just seven years old. She later attended Barnard College and published her debut literary work, a collection of children's poems entitled Who Look at Me, in 1969.

Trivia

She received numerous honors and awards, including the Rockefeller grant for creative writing.

Family Life

She was the Harlem-born daughter of Mildred Maud Jordan and Granville Ivanhoe. She married Michael Meyer in 1955. The couple divorced a decade later after becoming parents to a son, Christopher.

Associated With

Toni Morrison was a fan and supporter of her work.

Top Asked Questions about June Jordan

How old is June Jordan in 2024?

June Jordan is 88 years old today.

When was June Jordan born?

June Jordan was born on July 09, 1936 in New York.

What is June Jordan zodiac sign?

June Jordan zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was June Jordan best known for?

June Jordan was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about June Jordan's Birthday

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

  • June Jordan was born on Thursday, 191st day / 28th week of 1936
  • June Jordan has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of June Jordan birthday is IX.VII.MCMXXXVI
  • June Jordan's birthstone is Ruby
  • June Jordan's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • June Jordan age in year is 88 years old
  • June Jordan age in month is 1060 months old
  • June Jordan age in day is 32280 days old
  • June Jordan age in hour is 774720 hours old
  • June Jordan age in minute is 46483200 minutes old
  • June Jordan age in second is 2788992000 seconds old
  • Next June Jordan birthday is on Wednesday, July 9th 2025
  • June Jordan age in next birthday (2025) is 89 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about July 09, 1936 birthday

Historical Events on June Jordan Birthday (July 09)

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

YearEvent
1958A 7.8 Mw  strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
1961Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which was suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta.
1962Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
1977The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.
1979A car bomb destroys a Renault motor car owned by "Nazi hunters" Serge and Beate Klarsfeld outside their home in France in an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
1982Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
1986The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
1993The Parliament of Canada passes the Nunavut Act leading to the 1999 creation of Nunavut, dividing the Northwest Territories into arctic (Inuit) and sub-arctic (Dene) lands based on a plebiscite.
1995The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
1997A Fokker 100 from the Brazilian airline TAM launches engineer Fernando Caldeira de Moura Campos into 2,400 meters of free fall after an explosion that depressurized the aircraft.
1999Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
2002The African Union is established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, replacing the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The organization's first chairman is Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa.
2006One hundred and twenty-five people are killed when S7 Airlines Flight 778, an Airbus A310 passenger jet, veers off the runway while landing in wet conditions at Irkutsk Airport in Siberia.
2011South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
2011A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
1985The birth of PaweƂ Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1985The birth of Ashley Young, English footballer
1986The birth of SĂ©bastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
1986The birth of Simon Dumont, American skier
1986The birth of Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1987The birth of Gert JÔeÀÀr, Estonian cyclist
1987The birth of Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
1988The birth of Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
1990The birth of Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver
1990The birth of FĂĄbio, Brazilian footballer
1990The birth of Rafael, Brazilian footballer
1991The birth of Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
1993The birth of Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer
1993The birth of DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer
1999The birth of Claire Corlett, American voice actress
2013The death of Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (b. 1952)
2013The death of Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (b. 1954)
2013The death of Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (b. 1927)
2013The death of Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (b. 1922)
2014The death of Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín, Paraguayan violinist and composer (b. 1926)
2014The death of David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
2014The death of Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (b. 1922)
2014The death of John Spinks, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
2015The death of Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (b. 1958)
2015The death of Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
2019The death of William E. Dannemeyer, American politician (b. 1929)
2019The death of Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (b. 1930)
2019The death of Fernando de la RĂșa, 43rd President of Argentina (b. 1937)
2019The death of Rip Torn, American actor (b. 1931)
2019The death of Freddie Jones, English actor (b. 1927)

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