Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Shirley Jackson |
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Birthdate | December 14, 1916 |
Birth Place | San Francisco, CA |
Age (in 2024) | 108 Years Old |
Zodiac | Sagittarius |
Occupation | Novelist |
Shirley Jackson is best known as Novelist who has born on December 14, 1916 in San Francisco, CA. Currently, Shirley Jackson is 108 years, 0 months and 1 days old. Shirley Jackson will celebrate 109th birthday on Sunday, 14th of December 2025. Below the countdown to Shirley Jackson upcoming birthday.
American author of the eerie short story, "The Lottery," a tale that exposes the sinister side of a seemingly pleasant town. She is also famous for her 1959 novel, The Haunting of Hill House, which was later adapted into the popular horror film, The Haunting.
She grew up in California and relocated to New York for college, studying first at the University of Rochester and later at Syracuse University. She published the short story collection that contained "The Lottery" in 1949.
Her short stories, which include "All the Girls were Dancing," "Come Along with Me," and "The Strangers," are famous for being very disturbing.
She married literary critic Stanley Edgar Hyman; together, they had four children (Laurence, Joanne, Sarah, and Barry).
She influenced future horror writers such as Stephen King.
Shirley Jackson is 108 years old today.
Shirley Jackson was born on December 14, 1916 in San Francisco, CA.
Shirley Jackson zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
Shirley Jackson was best known as Novelist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Shirley Jackson's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Shirley Jackson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1972 | Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the most recent person to walk on the moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission. |
1981 | Arab-Israeli conflict: Israel's Knesset ratifies the Golan Heights Law, extending Israeli law to the Golan Heights. |
1985 | Wilma Mankiller takes office as the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation. |
1986 | Qasba Aligarh massacre: Over 400 Muhajirs killed in revenge killings in Qasba colony after a raid on Pashtun heroin processing and distribution center in Sohrab Goth by the security forces. |
1992 | War in Abkhazia: Siege of Tkvarcheli: A helicopter carrying evacuees from Tkvarcheli is shot down, resulting in at least 52 deaths, including 25 children. The incident catalyses more concerted Russian military intervention on behalf of Abkhazia. |
1994 | Construction begins on the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze river. |
1995 | Yugoslav Wars: The Dayton Agreement is signed in Paris by the leaders of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
1998 | Yugoslav Wars: The Yugoslav Army ambushes a group of Kosovo Liberation Army fighters attempting to smuggle weapons from Albania into Kosovo, killing 36. |
1999 | Torrential rains cause flash floods in Vargas, Venezuela, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths, the destruction of thousands of homes, and the complete collapse of the state's infrastructure. |
2003 | Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf narrowly escapes an assassination attempt. |
2004 | The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, is formally inaugurated near Millau, France. |
2012 | Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting: Twenty-eight people, including the gunman, are killed in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. |
2013 | A reported coup attempt in South Sudan leads to continued fighting and hundreds of casualties. |
2017 | The Walt Disney Company announces that it would acquire 21st Century Fox, including the 20th Century Fox movie studio, for $52.4Â billion. |
2020 | A total solar eclipse is visible from parts of the South Pacific Ocean, southern South America, and the South Atlantic Ocean. |
1988 | The birth of Nicolas Batum, French basketball player |
1988 | The birth of Nate Ebner, American football player |
1988 | The birth of Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer |
1988 | The birth of Hayato Sakamoto, Japanese baseball player |
1989 | The birth of Sam Burgess, English rugby league player |
1989 | The birth of Pedro Roberto Silva Botelho, Brazilian footballer |
1989 | The birth of Onew, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer |
1991 | The birth of Ben Henry, New Zealand rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Offset, American rapper |
1992 | The birth of Tori Kelly, American singer-songwriter |
1992 | The birth of Ryo Miyaichi, Japanese footballer |
1993 | The birth of Antonio Giovinazzi, Italian race car driver |
1995 | The birth of Calvyn Justus, South African swimmer |
1996 | The birth of Li Zijun, Chinese figure skater |
1997 | The birth of DK Metcalf, American football player |
2013 | The death of George Rodrigue, American painter (b. 1944) |
2014 | The death of Theo Colborn, American zoologist and academic (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Irene Dalis, American soprano and pianist (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Louis Alphonse Koyagialo, Congolese politician, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (b. 1947) |
2014 | The death of Bess Myerson, American model, activist, game show panelist and television personality; Miss America 1945 (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of Fred Thurston, American football player (b. 1933) |
2015 | The death of Terry Backer, American soldier and politician (b. 1954) |
2015 | The death of Glen Sonmor, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Vadym Tyshchenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager (b. 1963) |
2015 | The death of Lillian Vernon, German-American businesswoman and philanthropist, founded the Lillian Vernon Company (b. 1927) |
2016 | The death of Paulo Evaristo Arns, Brazilian cardinal (b. 1921) |
2016 | The death of Bernard Fox, Welsh actor (b. 1927) |
2017 | The death of Yu Kwang-chung, Chinese writer (b. 1928) |
2019 | The death of Chuy Bravo, Mexican-American comedian and actor (b. 1956) |
2020 | The death of Gérard Houllier, French Football manager (b. 1947) |
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Website | Shirley Jackson's Webiste |
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