Kenneth Koch Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 14, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Kenneth Koch Facts
| Full Name | Kenneth Koch |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | February 27, 1925 |
| Birth Place | Ohio |
| Age (in 2025) | 99 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Pisces |
| Occupation | Poet |
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Kenneth Koch Age & Birthday
Kenneth Koch is best known as Poet who has born on February 27, 1925 in Ohio. Currently, Kenneth Koch is 99 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Kenneth Koch will celebrate 100th birthday on Thursday, 27th of February 2025. Below the countdown to Kenneth Koch upcoming birthday.
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About
New York School poet and playwright remembered for such works as The Art of Love, Sleeping with Women, and Permanently. His later works include Seasons on Earth, One Train, and Straits.
Before Fame
He attended Harvard University and Columbia University.
Trivia
He was a popular poetry professor at Columbia University for more than forty years.
Family Life
He married Janice Elwood, with whom he had a daughter, Katherine. Following Elwood's death, he married Karen Culler.
Associated With
He and Frank O'Hara were both members of the New York School, a cosmopolitan, exuberant literary movement that broke with the introspective poetic mold of the time.
Top Asked Questions about Kenneth Koch
How old is Kenneth Koch in 2025?
Kenneth Koch is 99 years old today.
When was Kenneth Koch born?
Kenneth Koch was born on February 27, 1925 in Ohio.
What is Kenneth Koch zodiac sign?
Kenneth Koch zodiac sign is Pisces.
What was Kenneth Koch best known for?
Kenneth Koch was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about Kenneth Koch's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Kenneth Koch's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Kenneth Koch was born on Friday, 58th day / 09th week of 1925
- Kenneth Koch has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Kenneth Koch birthday is XXVII.II.MCMXXV
- Kenneth Koch's birthstone is Amethyst
- Kenneth Koch's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
- Kenneth Koch age in year is 99 years old
- Kenneth Koch age in month is 1198 months old
- Kenneth Koch age in day is 36481 days old
- Kenneth Koch age in hour is 875544 hours old
- Kenneth Koch age in minute is 52532640 minutes old
- Kenneth Koch age in second is 3151958400 seconds old
- Next Kenneth Koch birthday is on Friday, February 27th 2026
- Kenneth Koch age in next birthday (2026) is 100 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about February 27, 1925 birthday
Historical Events on Kenneth Koch Birthday (February 27)
Below are historical events that coincided with Kenneth Koch's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1973 | The American Indian Movement occupies Wounded Knee in protest of the federal government. |
| 1976 | The formerly Spanish territory of Western Sahara, under the auspices of the Polisario Front declares independence as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. |
| 1988 | Sumgait pogrom: The Armenian community in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is targeted in a violent pogrom. |
| 1991 | Gulf War: U.S. President George H. W. Bush announces that "Kuwait is liberated". |
| 2001 | Loganair Flight 670A crashes while attempting to make a water landing in the Firth of Forth in Scotland. |
| 2002 | Ryanair Flight 296 catches fire at London Stansted Airport. Subsequent investigations criticize Ryanair's handling of the evacuation. |
| 2002 | Godhra train burning: A Muslim mob torches a train returning from Ayodhya, killing 59 Hindu pilgrims. |
| 2004 | A bombing of a Superferry by Abu Sayyaf in the Philippines' worst terrorist attack kills 116. |
| 2004 | Shoko Asahara, the leader of the Japanese doomsday cult Aum Shinrikyo, is sentenced to death for masterminding the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack. |
| 2007 | Chinese stock bubble of 2007: The Shanghai Stock Exchange falls 9%, the largest daily fall in ten years, following speculation about a crackdown on illegal share offerings and trading, and fears about accelerating inflation. |
| 2008 | Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist Mas Selamat Kastari escapes from a detention center in Singapore, hiding in Johor, Malaysia until he was recaptured over a year later. |
| 2010 | An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the moment magnitude scale strikes central parts of Chile leaving over 500 victims, and thousands injured. The quake triggers a tsunami which strikes Hawaii shortly after. |
| 2013 | A shooting takes place at a factory in Menznau, Switzerland, in which five people (including the perpetrator) are killed and five others injured. |
| 2015 | Russian politician Boris Nemtsov is assassinated in Moscow while out walking with his girlfriend. |
| 2019 | Pakistan Air Force JF-17 Thunder downs Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman's Mig-21 in an aerial dogfight and capture him after conducting airstrikes in Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 1986 | The birth of Jonathan Moreira, Brazilian footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of Sandeep Singh, Indian field hockey player |
| 1987 | The birth of Florence Kiplagat, Kenyan runner |
| 1987 | The birth of Valeriy Andriytsev, Ukrainian wrestler |
| 1988 | The birth of Iain Ramsay, Australian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Dustin Jeffrey, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1989 | The birth of David Button, English footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Lloyd Rigby, English footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Elijah Taylor, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1991 | The birth of Azeem Rafiq, Pakistani cricketer |
| 1992 | The birth of Ioannis Potouridis, Greek footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Jonjo Shelvey, English footballer |
| 1995 | The birth of Laura Gulbe, Latvian tennis player |
| 1996 | The birth of Chittaphon Leechaiyapornkul, Thai singer and dancer |
| 1998 | The birth of Todd Cantwell, English footballer |
| 2012 | The death of Helga Vlahović, Croatian journalist and producer (b. 1945) |
| 2013 | The death of Van Cliburn, American pianist (b. 1934) |
| 2013 | The death of Ramon Dekkers, Dutch mixed martial artist and kick-boxer (b. 1969) |
| 2013 | The death of Dale Robertson, American actor (b. 1923) |
| 2013 | The death of Adolfo Zaldívar, Chilean lawyer and politician (b. 1943) |
| 2014 | The death of Aaron Allston, American game designer and author (b. 1960) |
| 2014 | The death of Terry Rand, American basketball player (b. 1934) |
| 2015 | The death of Boris Nemtsov, Russian academic and politician, First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia (b. 1959) |
| 2015 | The death of Leonard Nimoy, American actor (b. 1931) |
| 2015 | The death of Julio César Strassera, Argentinian lawyer and jurist (b. 1933) |
| 2016 | The death of Yi Cheol-seung, South Korean lawyer and politician (b. 1922) |
| 2016 | The death of James Z. Davis, American lawyer and judge (b. 1943) |
| 2018 | The death of Steve Folkes, Australian rugby league player and coach (b. 1959) |
| 2019 | The death of France-Albert René, Seychellois politician, 2nd President of Seychelles (b. 1935) |
| 2021 | The death of Ng Man-tat, Hong Kong actor (b. 1952) |
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