Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Kenneth Grahame |
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Birthdate | March 08, 1859 |
Birth Place | Scotland |
Age (in 2024) | 165 Years Old |
Zodiac | Pisces |
Occupation | Children's Author |
Kenneth Grahame is best known as Children's Author who has born on March 08, 1859 in Scotland. Currently, Kenneth Grahame is 165 years, 7 months and 25 days old. Kenneth Grahame will celebrate 166th birthday on Saturday, 8th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Kenneth Grahame upcoming birthday.
Scottish writer who wrote the popular 1908 piece of children's literature The Wind in the Willows and the 1898 story The Reluctant Dragon which was later made into Disney films.
He worked at the Bank of England in 1879 and retired as their Secretary in 1908.
He won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award for The Wind in the Willows in 1958.
He grew up with his grandmother and three siblings in Berkshire.
His portrait was drawn by artist John Singer Sargent.
Kenneth Grahame is 165 years old today.
Kenneth Grahame was born on March 08, 1859 in Scotland.
Kenneth Grahame zodiac sign is Pisces.
Kenneth Grahame was best known as Children's Author.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Kenneth Grahame's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Kenneth Grahame's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1942 | World War II: The Dutch East Indies surrender Java to the Imperial Japanese Army |
1942 | World War II: Imperial Japanese Army forces captured Rangoon, Burma from British. |
1950 | The iconic Volkswagen Type 2 "Bus" begins production. |
1963 | The Ba'ath Party comes to power in Syria in a coup d'état |
1965 | Vietnam War: US Marines arrive at Da Nang. |
1966 | Nelson's Pillar in Dublin, Ireland, destroyed by a bomb. |
1979 | Philips demonstrates the compact disc publicly for the first time. |
1979 | Images taken by Voyager I proved the existence of volcanoes on Io, a moon of Jupiter. |
1983 | Cold War: While addressing a convention of Evangelicals, U.S. President Ronald Reagan labels the Soviet Union an "evil empire". |
1985 | A supposed failed assassination attempt on Islamic cleric Sayyed Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah in Beirut, Lebanon kills at least 56 and injures 180 others. |
2004 | A new constitution is signed by Iraq's Governing Council. |
2014 | In one of aviation's greatest mysteries, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, carrying a total of 239 people, disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. The fate of the flight remains unknown. |
2017 | The Azure Window, a natural arch on the Maltese island of Gozo, collapses in stormy weather. |
2018 | The first Aurat March (social/political demonstration) was held being International Women's Day in Karachi, Pakistan, since then annually held across Pakistan and feminist slogan Mera Jism Meri Marzi (My body, my choice), in demand for women's right to bodily autonomy and against gender-based violence came into vogue in Pakistan. |
2021 | International Women's Day marches in Mexico become violent with 62 police officers and 19 civilians injured in Mexico City alone. |
1977 | The birth of James Van Der Beek, American actor |
1977 | The birth of Johann Vogel, Swiss footballer |
1982 | The birth of Leonidas Kampantais, Greek footballer |
1982 | The birth of Keemstar, American YouTuber |
1983 | The birth of André Santos, Brazilian footballer |
1983 | The birth of Mark Worrell, American baseball player |
1984 | The birth of Ross Taylor, New Zealand cricketer |
1985 | The birth of Maria Ohisalo, Finnish politician and researcher |
1990 | The birth of Asier Illarramendi, Spanish footballer |
1990 | The birth of Petra Kvitová, Czech tennis player |
1991 | The birth of Tom English, Australian rugby player |
1994 | The birth of Claire Emslie, Scottish footballer |
1996 | The birth of Matthew Hammelmann, Australian rules footballer |
1997 | The birth of Tijana Bošković, Serbian volleyball player |
1998 | The birth of Tali Darsigny, Canadian weightlifter |
2005 | The death of Aslan Maskhadov, Chechen commander and politician, President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (b. 1951) |
2007 | The death of John Inman, English actor (b. 1935) |
2007 | The death of John Vukovich, American baseball player and coach (b. 1947) |
2009 | The death of Hank Locklin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1918) |
2012 | The death of Simin Daneshvar, Iranian author and academic (b. 1921) |
2013 | The death of John O'Connell, Irish politician, Irish Minister of Health (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of Ewald-Heinrich von Kleist-Schmenzin, German soldier and publisher (b. 1922) |
2014 | The death of Leo Bretholz, Austrian-American Holocaust survivor and author (b. 1921) |
2014 | The death of William Guarnere, American sergeant (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Sam Simon, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1955) |
2016 | The death of George Martin, English composer, conductor, and producer (b. 1926) |
2018 | The death of Kate Wilhelm, American author (b. 1928) |
2019 | The death of Marshall Brodien, American actor (b. 1934) |
2019 | The death of Cedrick Hardman, American football player and actor (b. 1948) |
2020 | The death of Max von Sydow, Swedish actor (b. 1929) |
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Youtube | Kenneth Grahame on Youtube |
Tiktok | Kenneth Grahame on Tiktok |
Wikipedia | Kenneth Grahame on Wikipedia |
Website | Kenneth Grahame's Webiste |
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