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Monica Edwards Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 26, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Monica Edwards Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Monica Edwards Facts

Full NameMonica Edwards
BirthdateNovember 08, 1912
Birth PlaceEngland
Age (in 2024)111 Years Old
ZodiacScorpio
OccupationChildren's Author

Monica Edwards Age & Birthday

Monica Edwards is best known as Children's Author who has born on November 08, 1912 in England. Currently, Monica Edwards is 111 years, 5 months and 18 days old. Monica Edwards will celebrate 112th birthday on Friday, 8th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Monica Edwards upcoming birthday.

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Monica Edwards Biography

About

Best remembered for her Punchbowl Farm and Romney Marsh book series, this twentieth-century British children's novelist published such popular individual titles as Wish for a Pony, The Badgers of Punchbowl Farm, and No Going Back.

Before Fame

Born Monica le Doux Newton in Derbyshire, England, she grew up as the daughter of a minister and studied at Wakefield Girls' High School and St. Brandon's School. Early in her life, she was deeply affected by the sinking of the Mary Stanford Lifeboat off the coast of Great Britain; she lost seventeen friends, including a teenage love, in the disaster, and later published a book -- Storm Ahead -- about the accident.

Trivia

She frequently collaborated with artist Geoffrey Whittam; other illustrators of her books included Joan Wanklyn and Anne Bullen.

Family Life

In her early twenties, she married Bill Edwards, a man ten years her senior. The couple raised two children: Shelley and Sean.

Associated With

She and Eleanor Farjeon were both popular English children's authors of the early Twentieth Century.

Top Asked Questions about Monica Edwards

How old is Monica Edwards in 2024?

Monica Edwards is 111 years old today.

When was Monica Edwards born?

Monica Edwards was born on November 08, 1912 in England.

What is Monica Edwards zodiac sign?

Monica Edwards zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Monica Edwards best known for?

Monica Edwards was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Monica Edwards's Birthday

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

  • Monica Edwards was born on Friday, 313th day / 45th week of 1912
  • Monica Edwards has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Monica Edwards birthday is VIII.XI.MCMXII
  • Monica Edwards's birthstone is Topaz
  • Monica Edwards's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
  • Monica Edwards age in year is 111 years old
  • Monica Edwards age in month is 1337 months old
  • Monica Edwards age in day is 40712 days old
  • Monica Edwards age in hour is 977088 hours old
  • Monica Edwards age in minute is 58625280 minutes old
  • Monica Edwards age in second is 3517516800 seconds old
  • Next Monica Edwards birthday is on Saturday, November 8th 2025
  • Monica Edwards age in next birthday (2025) is 112 years old

Historical Events on Monica Edwards Birthday (November 08)

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

YearEvent
1973The right ear of John Paul Getty III is delivered to a newspaper outlet along with a ransom note, convincing his father to pay US$2.9 million.
1977Manolis Andronikos, a Greek archaeologist and professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, discovers the tomb of Philip II of Macedon at Vergina.
1981Aeroméxico Flight 110 crashes near Zihuatanejo, Mexico, killing all 18 people on board.
1983TAAG Angola Airlines Flight 462 crashes after takeoff from Lubango Airport killing all 130 people on board. UNITA claims to have shot down the aircraft, though this is disputed.
1987Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.
1988U.S. Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st president.
1994Republican Revolution: On the night of the 1994 United States midterm elections, Republicans make historic electoral gains by securing massive majorities in both houses of Congress (54 seats in the House and eight seats in the Senate, additionally), thus bringing to a close four decades of Democratic domination.
1999Bruce Miller is killed at his junkyard near Flint, Michigan. His wife Sharee Miller, who convinced her online lover Jerry Cassaday to kill him (before later killing himself) was convicted of the crime, in what became the world's first Internet murder.
2002Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441: The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2004Iraq War: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
2006Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The Israeli Defense Force kill 19 Palestinian civilians in their homes during the shelling of Beit Hanoun.
2011The potentially hazardous asteroid 2005 YU55 passes 0.85 lunar distances from Earth (about 324,600 kilometres or 201,700 miles), the closest known approach by an asteroid of its brightness since 2010 XC15 in 1976.
2013Typhoon Haiyan, one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded, strikes the Visayas region of the Philippines; the storm left at least 6,340 people dead with over 1,000 still missing, and caused $2.86 billion (2013 USD) in damage.
2016Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi publicly announces the withdrawal of â‚č500 and â‚č1000 denomination banknotes.
2016Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton, the first woman ever to receive a major party's nomination.
1987The birth of Mohd Faiz Subri, Malaysian footballer
1988The birth of Jessica Lowndes, Canadian actress and singer
1988The birth of Lucia Slaničková, Slovak heptathlete
1989The birth of Morgan Schneiderlin, French footballer
1989The birth of Giancarlo Stanton, American baseball player
1990The birth of Ingrid Puusta, Estonian sailor
1990The birth of SZA, American singer-songwriter
1991The birth of Aaron Fotheringham, American wheelchair athlete
1991The birth of Jack Littlejohn, Australian rugby league player
1991The birth of Dan Middleton, English YouTube personality and pro gamer
1992The birth of Christophe Vincent, French footballer
1993The birth of Przemek Karnowski, Polish basketball player
1993The birth of Fraser Mullen, Scottish footballer
1999The birth of Katherine Uchida, Canadian rhythmic gymnast
2000The birth of Jasmine Thompson, English singer
2013The death of Penn Kimball, American journalist and academic (b. 1915)
2013The death of Arnold Rosner, American composer (b. 1945)
2013The death of Chiyoko Shimakura, Japanese singer and actress (b. 1938)
2013The death of Amanchi Venkata Subrahmanyam, Indian journalist and actor (b. 1957)
2014The death of Phil Crane, American academic and politician (b. 1930)
2014The death of Luigi Gorrini, Italian soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
2014The death of Don Paul, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1925)
2014The death of Hugo SĂĄnchez Portugal, Spanish-Mexican footballer and sportscaster (b. 1984)
2014The death of Ernie Vandeweghe, Canadian-American basketball player and physician (b. 1928)
2015The death of Rhea Chiles, American philanthropist, founded the Polk Museum of Art (b. 1930)
2015The death of Joseph Cure, American ice hockey player and actor (b. 1984)
2015The death of Rod Davies, Australian-English astronomer and academic (b. 1930)
2015The death of Om Prakash Mehra, Indian air marshal and politician (b. 1919)
2015The death of Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero, Sri Lankan monk and activist (b. 1942)
2020The death of Alex Trebek, Canadian-American television personality and longtime host of Jeopardy! (b. 1940)

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