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Owen Dodson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Owen Dodson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Owen Dodson Facts

Full NameOwen Dodson
BirthdateNovember 28, 1914
Birth PlaceNew York
Age (in 2024)109 Years Old
ZodiacSagittarius
OccupationPoet

Owen Dodson Age & Birthday

Owen Dodson is best known as Poet who has born on November 28, 1914 in New York. Currently, Owen Dodson is 109 years, 11 months and 23 days old. Owen Dodson will celebrate 110th birthday on Thursday, 28th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Owen Dodson upcoming birthday.

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Owen Dodson Biography

About

Considered one of the foremost African-American poets of his generation, Dodson published collections such as The Confession Stone: Song Cycles and The Harlem Book of the Dead. Over the course of his career, he also penned two autobiographical novels and six plays.

Before Fame

After graduating from Bates College, he earned a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Yale School of Drama. He subsequently headed Howard University's drama department for three decades.

Trivia

He was deeply influenced by the work of fellow American writers William Stanley Braithwaite and W. H. Auden.

Family Life

Before becoming open about his homosexual orientation, he was engaged to a woman named Priscilla Heath. Later in his life, he may have been romantically involved with the journalist and arts critic Hilton Als.

Associated With

He was born fourteen years after New York-based poet Langston Hughes and was considered part of the African-American literary movement that followed Hughes' Harlem Renaissance.

Top Asked Questions about Owen Dodson

How old is Owen Dodson in 2024?

Owen Dodson is 109 years old today.

When was Owen Dodson born?

Owen Dodson was born on November 28, 1914 in New York.

What is Owen Dodson zodiac sign?

Owen Dodson zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Owen Dodson best known for?

Owen Dodson was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Owen Dodson's Birthday

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

  • Owen Dodson was born on Saturday, 332nd day / 48th week of 1914
  • Owen Dodson has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Owen Dodson birthday is XXVIII.XI.MCMXIV
  • Owen Dodson's birthstone is Topaz
  • Owen Dodson's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
  • Owen Dodson age in year is 109 years old
  • Owen Dodson age in month is 1319 months old
  • Owen Dodson age in day is 40171 days old
  • Owen Dodson age in hour is 964104 hours old
  • Owen Dodson age in minute is 57846240 minutes old
  • Owen Dodson age in second is 3470774400 seconds old
  • Next Owen Dodson birthday is on Friday, November 28th 2025
  • Owen Dodson age in next birthday (2025) is 110 years old

Historical Events on Owen Dodson Birthday (November 28)

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

YearEvent
1971Fred Quilt, a leader of the Tsilhqot'in First Nation suffers severe abdominal injuries allegedly caused by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers; he dies two days later.
1971Wasfi al-Tal, Prime Minister of Jordan, is assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1972Last executions in Paris: Claude Buffet and Roger Bontems are guillotined at La Santé Prison.
1975East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
1979Air New Zealand Flight 901, a DC-10 sightseeing flight over Antarctica, crashes into Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
1980Iran-Iraq War: Operation Morvarid: The bulk of the Iraqi Navy is destroyed by the Iranian Navy in the Persian Gulf. (Commemorated in Iran as Navy Day.)
1987South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
1989Cold War: Velvet Revolution: In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.
1990British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and, therefore, as Prime Minister. She is succeeded in both positions by John Major.
1991South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
2002Suicide bombers blow up an Israeli-owned hotel in Mombasa, Kenya; their colleagues fail in their attempt to bring down Arkia Israel Airlines Flight 582 with surface-to-air missiles.
2010Sun Way Flight 4112 crashes after takeoff from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 12 people.
2014Gunmen set off three bombs at the central mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano killing at least 120 people.
2016A chartered Avro RJ85 plane carrying at least 77 people, including the Chapecoense football team, crashes near Medellín, Colombia.
2020Over seven hundred civilians are massacred by the Ethiopian National Defense Force and Eritrean Army in Aksum, Ethiopia.
1985The birth of Álvaro Pereira, Uruguayan footballer
1986The birth of Mouhamadou Dabo, French footballer
1987The birth of Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
1987The birth of Craig Kieswetter, South African-English cricketer and golfer
1988The birth of Scarlett Pomers, American actress and singer-songwriter
1989The birth of Laura Alleway, Australian footballer
1989The birth of Jamie Buhrer, Australian rugby league player
1990The birth of Dedryck Boyata, Belgian footballer
1990The birth of Bradley Smith, English motorcycle racer
1992The birth of Jake Miller, American singer-songwriter
1992The birth of Adam Hicks, American actor
1993The birth of David Nofoaluma, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1994The birth of Nao Hibino, Japanese tennis player
1995The birth of Chase Elliott, American race car driver
2000The birth of Jackson Yee, Chinese singer, dancer and actor
2013The death of Mitja Ribičič, Italian-Slovenian soldier and politician, 25th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1919)
2013The death of Jean-Louis Roux, Canadian actor and politician, 34th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (b. 1923)
2013The death of Beyle Schaechter-Gottesman, Austrian-American poet and songwriter (b. 1920)
2014The death of Chespirito, Mexican actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2014The death of Said Akl, Lebanese poet, playwright, and linguist (b. 1912)
2014The death of Dale Armstrong, Canadian race car driver (b. 1941)
2015The death of Wayne Bickerton, Welsh songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
2015The death of Luc Bondy, Swiss director and producer (b. 1948)
2015The death of Gerry Byrne, English-Welsh footballer (b. 1938)
2015The death of Marjorie Lord, American actress (b. 1918)
2015The death of Olene Walker, American lawyer and politician, 15th Governor of Utah (b. 1930)
2018The death of Harry Leslie Smith, British writer and political commentator (b. 1923)
2020The death of David Prowse, English weight-lifting champion, actor and Green Cross Man (b. 1935)
2021The death of Virgil Abloh, American fashion designer and entrepreneur (b. 1980)
2021The death of Frank Williams, British founder of Williams Grand Prix Engineering (b. 1942)

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