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

Updated at April 25, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

June Jordan Facts

Full Name	June Jordan
Birthdate	July 09, 1936
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	87 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Poet

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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 87 years, 9 months and 16 days old. June Jordan will celebrate 88th birthday on Tuesday, 9th of July 2024. 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 87 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, 191^st day / 28^th 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 87 years old
June Jordan age in month is 1053 months old
June Jordan age in day is 32067 days old
June Jordan age in hour is 769608 hours old
June Jordan age in minute is 46176480 minutes old
June Jordan age in second is 2770588800 seconds old
Next June Jordan birthday is on Wednesday, July 9th 2025
June Jordan age in next birthday (2025) is 88 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.

Year	Event
1958	A 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.
1961	Greece 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.
1962	Starfish Prime tests the effects of a nuclear test at orbital altitudes.
1977	The Pinochet dictatorship in Chile organises the youth event of Acto de Chacarillas, a ritualised act reminiscent of Francoist Spain.
1979	A 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.
1982	Pan Am Flight 759 crashes in Kenner, Louisiana, killing all 145 people on board and eight others on the ground.
1986	The New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.
1993	The 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.
1995	The Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees.
1997	A 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.
1999	Days of student protests begin after Iranian police and hardliners attack a student dormitory at the University of Tehran.
2002	The 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.
2006	One 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.
2011	South Sudan gains independence and secedes from Sudan.
2011	A rally takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to call for fairer elections in the country.
1985	The birth of Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
1985	The birth of Ashley Young, English footballer
1986	The birth of Sébastien Bassong, Cameroonian footballer
1986	The birth of Simon Dumont, American skier
1986	The birth of Kiely Williams, American singer-songwriter and dancer
1987	The birth of Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist
1987	The birth of Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
1988	The birth of Raul Rusescu, Romanian footballer
1990	The birth of Earl Bamber, New Zealand race car driver
1990	The birth of Fábio, Brazilian footballer
1990	The birth of Rafael, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Mitchel Musso, American actor and singer
1993	The birth of Mitch Larkin, Australian swimmer
1993	The birth of DeAndre Yedlin, American footballer
1999	The birth of Claire Corlett, American voice actress
2013	The death of Andrew Nori, Solomon lawyer and politician (b. 1952)
2013	The death of Kiril of Varna, Bulgarian metropolitan (b. 1954)
2013	The death of Barbara Robinson, American author and poet (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Toshi Seeger, American activist, co-founded the Clearwater Festival (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Lorenzo Álvarez Florentín, Paraguayan violinist and composer (b. 1926)
2014	The death of David Azrieli, Polish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Eileen Ford, American businesswoman, co-founded Ford Models (b. 1922)
2014	The death of John Spinks, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Christian Audigier, French fashion designer (b. 1958)
2015	The death of Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1940)
2019	The death of William E. Dannemeyer, American politician (b. 1929)
2019	The death of Ross Perot, American businessman and politician (b. 1930)
2019	The death of Fernando de la Rúa, 43rd President of Argentina (b. 1937)
2019	The death of Rip Torn, American actor (b. 1931)
2019	The death of Freddie Jones, English actor (b. 1927)

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