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Sam Ragan Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Sam Ragan Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Sam Ragan Facts

Full NameSam Ragan
BirthdateDecember 31, 1915
Birth PlaceNorth Carolina
Age (in 2024)108 Years Old
ZodiacCapricorn
OccupationPoet

Sam Ragan Age & Birthday

Sam Ragan is best known as Poet who has born on December 31, 1915 in North Carolina. Currently, Sam Ragan is 108 years, 11 months and 12 days old. Sam Ragan will celebrate 109th birthday on Tuesday, 31st of December 2024. Below the countdown to Sam Ragan upcoming birthday.

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Sam Ragan Biography

About

Poet and author whose best-known works include Listening to the Wind (1995) and Poetry under the Stars (1979). He was named the North Carolina Poet Laureate for life in 1982.

Before Fame

He attended Barton College in North Carolina and subsequently worked for a brief time as a reporter for the San Antonio Evening News. Later, he worked in the editorial department of The Raleigh News & Observer in his native North Carolina.

Trivia

Composer Elena Ruehr based a 2005 musical work, "Exodus," on four of Ragan's poems.

Family Life

He was born in Berea, North Carolina to William Ragan and Emma Long Ragan. He wed Marjorie Usher in 1939.

Associated With

He admired the work of the renowned Czech existentialist author, Franz Kafka.

Top Asked Questions about Sam Ragan

How old is Sam Ragan in 2024?

Sam Ragan is 108 years old today.

When was Sam Ragan born?

Sam Ragan was born on December 31, 1915 in North Carolina.

What is Sam Ragan zodiac sign?

Sam Ragan zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was Sam Ragan best known for?

Sam Ragan was best known as Poet.

Fun Facts about Sam Ragan's Birthday

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

  • Sam Ragan was born on Friday, 365th day / 52nd week of 1915
  • Sam Ragan has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Sam Ragan birthday is XXXI.XII.MCMXV
  • Sam Ragan's birthstone is Turquoise
  • Sam Ragan's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
  • Sam Ragan age in year is 108 years old
  • Sam Ragan age in month is 1307 months old
  • Sam Ragan age in day is 39794 days old
  • Sam Ragan age in hour is 955056 hours old
  • Sam Ragan age in minute is 57303360 minutes old
  • Sam Ragan age in second is 3438201600 seconds old
  • Next Sam Ragan birthday is on Wednesday, December 31st 2025
  • Sam Ragan age in next birthday (2025) is 109 years old

Historical Events on Sam Ragan Birthday (December 31)

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

YearEvent
1994The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny.
1998The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency.
1999The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
1999The U.S. government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties.
1999Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan.
2000The last day of the 20th Century and 2nd Millennium.
2004The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).
2009Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
2010Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages.
2011NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
2014A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
2015A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
2018Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia.
2019The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
1984The birth of Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer
1985The birth of Jonathan Horton, American gymnast
1985The birth of Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host
1986The birth of Nate Freiman, American baseball player
1986The birth of Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player
1987The birth of Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
1987The birth of Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
1987The birth of Nemanja Nikolić, Hungarian footballer
1990The birth of Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
1991The birth of ND Stevenson, American cartoonist
1992The birth of Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
1992The birth of Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver
1995The birth of Gabby Douglas, American gymnast
2000The birth of Alycia Parks, American tennis player
2001The birth of Katie Volynets, American tennis player
2013The death of James Avery, American actor (b. 1945)
2013The death of Roberto Ciotti, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1953)
2013The death of Bob Grant, American radio host (b. 1929)
2013The death of Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2014The death of Edward Herrmann, American actor (b. 1943)
2014The death of Abdullah Hussain, Malaysian author (b. 1920)
2014The death of Norm Phelps, American author and activist (b. 1939)
2014The death of S. Arthur Spiegel, American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1920)
2014The death of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British soldier and politician (b. 1915)
2015The death of Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1950)
2015The death of Wayne Rogers, American actor and investor (b. 1933)
2016The death of William Christopher, American actor (b. 1932)
2018The death of Kader Khan, Indian actor (b. 1937)
2021The death of Betty White, American actress, comedian and producer (b. 1922)
2022The death of Pope Benedict XVI, German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005-2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982) (b. 1927)

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