Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Thomas Dixon |
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Birthdate | January 11, 1864 |
Birth Place | Shelby, NC |
Age (in 2024) | 160 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Novelist |
Thomas Dixon is best known as Novelist who has born on January 11, 1864 in Shelby, NC. Currently, Thomas Dixon is 160 years, 11 months and 4 days old. Thomas Dixon will celebrate 161st birthday on Saturday, 11th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Thomas Dixon upcoming birthday.
An American minister, lawyer, and author, he is best known for his 1905 novel, The Clansman. His other famous works include The Fall of a Nation and The Leopard's Spots.
He was deeply affected by a childhood experience in which he witnessed the Ku Klux Klan's murder of a black man who had been accused by a white woman of rape.
After graduating from law school, he earned a seat on the North Carolina General Assembly. He later became a Baptist minister.
He was born in Shelby, North Carolina. He married Madelyn Donovan in 1939.
His novel, The Clansman, was made into the film, The Birth of a Nation, by D.W. Griffith.
Thomas Dixon is 160 years old today.
Thomas Dixon was born on January 11, 1864 in Shelby, NC.
Thomas Dixon zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Thomas Dixon was best known as Novelist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Thomas Dixon's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1959 | 36 people are killed when Lufthansa Flight 502 crashes on approach to Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport in Brazil. |
1961 | Throgs Neck Bridge over the East River, linking New York City's boroughs of The Bronx and Queens, opens to road traffic. |
1962 | Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment. |
1962 | An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths. |
1964 | Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Luther Terry, M.D., publishes the landmark report Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the United States saying that smoking may be hazardous to health, sparking national and worldwide anti-smoking efforts. |
1972 | East Pakistan renames itself Bangladesh. |
1973 | Major League Baseball owners vote in approval of the American League adopting the designated hitter position. |
1986 | The Gateway Bridge, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia is officially opened. |
1994 | The Irish Government announces the end of a 15-year broadcasting ban on the IRA and its political arm Sinn Féin. |
1995 | 51 people are killed in a plane crash in MarÃa La Baja, Colombia. |
1996 | The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on mission STS-72 to retrieve the Japanese Space Flyer Unit. |
1998 | Over 100 people are killed in the Sidi-Hamed massacre in Algeria. |
2003 | Illinois Governor George Ryan commutes the death sentences of 167 prisoners on Illinois's death row based on the Jon Burge scandal. |
2013 | One French soldier and 17 militants are killed in a failed attempt to free a French hostage in Bulo Marer, Somalia. |
2020 | COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei: Municipal health officials in Wuhan announce the first recorded death from COVID-19. |
1988 | The birth of Rodrigo José Pereira, Brazilian footballer |
1989 | The birth of Kane Linnett, Australian rugby league player |
1990 | The birth of Ryan Griffin, American football player |
1991 | The birth of Andrea Bertolacci, Italian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Dani Carvajal, Spanish footballer |
1992 | The birth of Lee Seung-hoon, South Korean rapper and dancer |
1993 | The birth of Michael Keane, English footballer |
1993 | The birth of Will Keane, Irish footballer |
1993 | The birth of Park Junghwan, South Korean Go player |
1995 | The birth of Nick Solak, American baseball player |
1996 | The birth of Leroy Sané, German footballer |
1997 | The birth of Cody Simpson, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor |
1998 | The birth of Thomas Mikaele, New Zealand rugby league player |
1999 | The birth of Brandon Wakeham, Australian-Fijian rugby league player |
2000 | The birth of Lee Chae-yeon, South Korean singer-songwriter |
2013 | The death of Aaron Swartz, American programmer and activist (b. 1986) |
2014 | The death of Keiko Awaji, Japanese actress (b. 1933) |
2014 | The death of Muhammad Habibur Rahman, Indian-Bangladeshi jurist and politician, Prime Minister of Bangladesh (b. 1928) |
2014 | The death of Chai Trong-rong, Taiwanese educator and politician (b. 1935) |
2014 | The death of Ariel Sharon, Israeli general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1928) |
2015 | The death of Jenő Buzánszky, Hungarian footballer and coach (b. 1925) |
2015 | The death of Anita Ekberg, Swedish-Italian model and actress (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Chashi Nazrul Islam, Bangladeshi director and producer (b. 1941) |
2015 | The death of Vernon Benjamin Mountcastle, American neuroscientist and academic (b. 1918) |
2016 | The death of Monte Irvin, American baseball player (b. 1919) |
2016 | The death of David Margulies, American actor (b. 1937) |
2017 | The death of Adenan Satem, Malaysian politician and Chief Minister of Sarawak, Malaysia (b. 1944) |
2018 | The death of Edgar Ray Killen, American murderer (b.1925) |
2019 | The death of Michael Atiyah, British-Lebanese mathematician (b.1929) |
2023 | The death of Carole Cook, American actress and singer (b. 1924) |
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