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Seamus Heaney Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Seamus Heaney Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Seamus Heaney Facts

Full NameSeamus Heaney
BirthdateApril 13, 1939
Birth PlaceCastledawson, Northern Ireland
Age (in 2024)85 Years Old
ZodiacAries
OccupationNovelist

Seamus Heaney Age & Birthday

Seamus Heaney is best known as Novelist who has born on April 13, 1939 in Castledawson, Northern Ireland. Currently, Seamus Heaney is 85 years, 8 months and 10 days old. Seamus Heaney will celebrate 86th birthday on Sunday, 13th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Seamus Heaney upcoming birthday.

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Seamus Heaney Biography

About

Northern Irish-born author and poet who won the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. His best known works include Death of a Naturalist (1966), a modern translation of Beowulf (1999), and Field Work (1979).

Before Fame

He earned a scholarship to St. Columb's College at the age of twelve, and he went on to study English at Queen's University, Belfast. He published his first poems in 1962, at the age of twenty-three.

Trivia

He published thirteen poetry collections between 1966 and 2010.

Family Life

He was one of nine children born to Patrick Heaney and Margaret Kathleen McCann. Later, he had two sons of his own with his wife, Marie Heaney.

Associated With

He won the T.S. Eliot Award in 2006.

Top Asked Questions about Seamus Heaney

How old is Seamus Heaney in 2024?

Seamus Heaney is 85 years old today.

When was Seamus Heaney born?

Seamus Heaney was born on April 13, 1939 in Castledawson, Northern Ireland.

What is Seamus Heaney zodiac sign?

Seamus Heaney zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Seamus Heaney best known for?

Seamus Heaney was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Seamus Heaney's Birthday

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

  • Seamus Heaney was born on Thursday, 103rd day / 15th week of 1939
  • Seamus Heaney has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Seamus Heaney birthday is XIII.IV.MCMXXXIX
  • Seamus Heaney's birthstone is Diamond
  • Seamus Heaney's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
  • Seamus Heaney age in year is 85 years old
  • Seamus Heaney age in month is 1028 months old
  • Seamus Heaney age in day is 31301 days old
  • Seamus Heaney age in hour is 751224 hours old
  • Seamus Heaney age in minute is 45073440 minutes old
  • Seamus Heaney age in second is 2704406400 seconds old
  • Next Seamus Heaney birthday is on Sunday, April 13th 2025
  • Seamus Heaney age in next birthday (2025) is 86 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about April 13, 1939 birthday

Historical Events on Seamus Heaney Birthday (April 13)

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

YearEvent
1945World War II: Soviet and Bulgarian forces capture Vienna.
1948In an ambush, 78 Jewish doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital, and a British soldier, are massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarrah. This event came to be known as the Hadassah medical convoy massacre.
1953CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program Project MKUltra.
1958American pianist Van Cliburn is awarded first prize at the inaugural International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow.
1960The United States launches Transit 1-B, the world's first satellite navigation system.
1964At the Academy Awards, Sidney Poitier becomes the first African-American male to win the Best Actor award for the 1963 film Lilies of the Field.
1970An oxygen tank aboard the Apollo 13 Service Module explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the Apollo command and service module (codenamed "Odyssey") while en route to the Moon.
1972The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan.
1972Vietnam War: The Battle of An Lá»™c begins.
1975An attack by the Phalangist resistance kills 26 militia members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, marking the start of the 15-year Lebanese Civil War.
1976The United States Treasury Department reintroduces the two-dollar bill as a Federal Reserve Note on Thomas Jefferson's 233rd birthday as part of the United States Bicentennial celebration.
1976Forty workers die in an explosion at the Lapua ammunition factory, the deadliest accidental disaster in modern history in Finland.
1996Two women and four children are killed after Israeli helicopter fired rockets at an ambulance in Mansouri, Lebanon.
1997Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament.
2017The US drops the largest ever non-nuclear weapon on Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan.
1963The birth of Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player and author
1964The birth of Davis Love III, American golfer and sportscaster
1965The birth of Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinian architect and educator
1967The birth of Michael Eisen, American biologist and academic
1967The birth of Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
1971The birth of Franck Esposito, French swimmer
1971The birth of Danie Mellor, Australian painter and sculptor
1972The birth of Aaron Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1977The birth of Margus Tsahkna, Estonian lawyer and politician
1978The birth of Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer
1982The birth of Nellie McKay, British-American singer-songwriter, musician, and actress
1987The birth of John-Allison Weiss, American singer-songwriter
1988The birth of Allison Williams, American actress and singer
1989The birth of Josh Reynolds, Australian rugby league player
1993The birth of Darrun Hilliard, American basketball player
2005The death of Johnnie Johnson, American pianist and songwriter (b. 1924)
2005The death of Phillip Pavia, American painter and sculptor (b. 1912)
2006The death of Muriel Spark, Scottish novelist, poet, and critic (b. 1918)
2008The death of John Archibald Wheeler, American physicist and academic (b. 1911)
2012The death of Cecil Chaudhry, Pakistani pilot, academic, and activist (b. 1941)
2012The death of Shūichi Higurashi, Japanese illustrator (b. 1936)
2013The death of Stephen Dodgson, English composer and educator (b. 1924)
2014The death of Ernesto Laclau, Argentinian-Spanish philosopher and theorist (b. 1935)
2014The death of Michael Ruppert, American journalist and author (b. 1951)
2015The death of Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (b. 1940)
2015The death of Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, and illustrator, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2015The death of Herb Trimpe, American author and illustrator (b. 1939)
2017The death of Dan Rooney, American football executive and former United States Ambassador to Ireland (b. 1932)
2022The death of Michel Bouquet, French stage and film actor (b. 1925)
2022The death of Gloria Parker, American musician and bandleader (b.1921)

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