Maurice Leitch Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Maurice Leitch Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Maurice Leitch Facts

Full Name	Maurice Leitch
Birthdate	July 05, 1933
Birth Place	Northern Ireland
Age (in 2024)	91 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Novelist

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Maurice Leitch Age & Birthday

Maurice Leitch is best known as Novelist who has born on July 05, 1933 in Northern Ireland. Currently, Maurice Leitch is 91 years, 4 months and 16 days old. Maurice Leitch will celebrate 92nd birthday on Saturday, 5th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Maurice Leitch upcoming birthday.

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Maurice Leitch Biography

About

Notable for his Guardian Fiction Prize-winning novel Poor Lazarus and for his Whitbred Prize-winning work Silver City, he is also known for his writing work for BBC Northern Ireland and BBC Radio 4.

Before Fame

After studying at Methodist College Belfast and Stranmillis University College, he began a primary school teaching career and simultaneously started publishing short pieces in the Belfast Telegraph and writing children's stories for a Northern Irish radio program. He published his debut novel, The Liberty Lad, in 1965.

Trivia

In late 1998, he received the prestigious MBE honor for his contributions to British literature.

Family Life

The son of Jean Coid Leitch and Andrew Leitch, he spent his youth in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Associated With

His 1989 BBC television play, Chinese Whispers, starred Annette Badland.

Top Asked Questions about Maurice Leitch

How old is Maurice Leitch in 2024?

Maurice Leitch is 91 years old today.

When was Maurice Leitch born?

Maurice Leitch was born on July 05, 1933 in Northern Ireland.

What is Maurice Leitch zodiac sign?

Maurice Leitch zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Maurice Leitch best known for?

Maurice Leitch was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Maurice Leitch's Birthday

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

Maurice Leitch was born on Wednesday, 186^th day / 27^th week of 1933
Maurice Leitch has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Maurice Leitch birthday is V.VII.MCMXXXIII
Maurice Leitch's birthstone is Ruby
Maurice Leitch's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Maurice Leitch age in year is 91 years old
Maurice Leitch age in month is 1096 months old
Maurice Leitch age in day is 33377 days old
Maurice Leitch age in hour is 801048 hours old
Maurice Leitch age in minute is 48062880 minutes old
Maurice Leitch age in second is 2883772800 seconds old
Next Maurice Leitch birthday is on Saturday, July 5th 2025
Maurice Leitch age in next birthday (2025) is 92 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 05, 1933 birthday

Historical Events on Maurice Leitch Birthday (July 05)

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

Year	Event
1987	Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
1989	Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
1994	Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
1995	Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
1996	Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
1997	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
1999	U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
2003	The World Health Organization announces that the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
2004	The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
2006	North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
2009	A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
2009	The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
2012	The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
2016	The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
2022	British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
1987	The birth of Mohd Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer
1987	The birth of Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer
1987	The birth of Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist
1988	The birth of Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer
1988	The birth of Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
1989	The birth of Charlie Austin, English footballer
1989	The birth of Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
1989	The birth of Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
1992	The birth of Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
1992	The birth of Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
1993	The birth of Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Diana Harkusha, Ukrainian lawyer, dancer, model and beauty queen
1994	The birth of Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
1998	The birth of Emily Fox, American soccer player
2012	The death of Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944)
2012	The death of Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933)
2012	The death of Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
2013	The death of Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
2013	The death of David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
2014	The death of Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)
2015	The death of Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)
2015	The death of Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
2020	The death of Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1978)
2021	The death of Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (b. 1943)
2021	The death of Richard Donner, American film director (b. 1930)

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