Tomson Highway Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Tomson Highway Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Tomson Highway Facts

Full Name	Tomson Highway
Birthdate	December 06, 1951
Birth Place	Canada
Age (in 2024)	73 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Novelist

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Tomson Highway Age & Birthday

Tomson Highway is best known as Novelist who has born on December 06, 1951 in Canada. Currently, Tomson Highway is 73 years, 0 months and 5 days old. Tomson Highway will celebrate 74th birthday on Saturday, 6th of December 2025. Below the countdown to Tomson Highway upcoming birthday.

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Tomson Highway Biography

About

The recipient of the prestigious Floyd S. Chalmers and Dora Mavor Moore literary awards, this Cree-Canadian writer is perhaps most famous for his plays Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing (1989) and The Rez Sisters (1986).

Before Fame

After earning bachelor's degrees in English and Music from the University of Western Ontario, he became a social worker on Native Canadian reservations, an experience that would inform many of his literary works.

Trivia

He penned a 1998 novel titled Kiss of the Fur Queen and wrote Dragonfly Kites, Caribou Song, and other acclaimed children's books. He was the 2001 recipient of a National Aboriginal Achievement Award.

Family Life

Tragically, his younger brother, actor and dancer René Highway, died of AIDS in 1990. A native of Brochet, Manitoba, Tomson Highway later shared homes in both Ontario and France with his longtime partner, Raymond Lalonde.

Associated With

He and his Canadian contemporary, screen actor Gordon Tootoosis, both grew up in Cree families.

Top Asked Questions about Tomson Highway

How old is Tomson Highway in 2024?

Tomson Highway is 73 years old today.

When was Tomson Highway born?

Tomson Highway was born on December 06, 1951 in Canada.

What is Tomson Highway zodiac sign?

Tomson Highway zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Tomson Highway best known for?

Tomson Highway was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Tomson Highway's Birthday

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

Tomson Highway was born on Thursday, 340^th day / 49^th week of 1951
Tomson Highway has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Tomson Highway birthday is VI.XII.MCMLI
Tomson Highway's birthstone is Turquoise
Tomson Highway's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
Tomson Highway age in year is 73 years old
Tomson Highway age in month is 876 months old
Tomson Highway age in day is 26669 days old
Tomson Highway age in hour is 640056 hours old
Tomson Highway age in minute is 38403360 minutes old
Tomson Highway age in second is 2304201600 seconds old
Next Tomson Highway birthday is on Saturday, December 6th 2025
Tomson Highway age in next birthday (2025) is 74 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 06, 1951 birthday

Historical Events on Tomson Highway Birthday (December 06)

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

Year	Event
1975	The Troubles: Fleeing from the police, a Provisional IRA unit takes a British couple hostage in their flat on Balcombe Street, London, beginning a six-day siege.
1977	South Africa grants independence to Bophuthatswana, although it is not recognized by any other country.
1978	Spain ratifies the Spanish Constitution of 1978 in a referendum.
1982	The Troubles: The Irish National Liberation Army bombs a pub frequented by British soldiers in Ballykelly, Northern Ireland, killing eleven soldiers and six civilians.
1989	The École Polytechnique massacre (or Montreal Massacre): Marc Lépine, an anti-feminist gunman, murders 14 young women at the École Polytechnique in Montreal.
1990	A military jet of the Italian Air Force, abandoned by its pilot after an on-board fire, crashed into a high school near Bologna, Italy, killing 12 students and injuring 88 other people.
1991	Yugoslav Wars: In Croatia, forces of the Serb-dominated Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) heaviest bombardment of Dubrovnik during a siege of seven months.
1992	The Babri Masjid in Ayodhya, India, is demolished, leading to widespread riots causing the death of over 1,500 people.
1997	A Russian Antonov An-124 Ruslan cargo plane crashes into an apartment complex near Irkutsk, Siberia, killing 67.
1998	in Venezuela, Hugo Chávez is victorious in presidential elections.
1999	A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.: The Recording Industry Association of America sues the peer-to-peer file-sharing service Napster, alleging copyright infringement.
2005	An Iranian Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashes into a ten-floor apartment building in a residential area of Tehran, killing all 94 on board and 12 more on the ground.
2006	NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
2015	Venezuelan parliamentary election: For the first time in 17 years, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela loses its majority in parliament.
2017	Donald Trump's administration officially announces the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
1989	The birth of Felix Schiller, German footballer
1990	The birth of Tamira Paszek, Austrian tennis player
1991	The birth of Milica Mandić, Serbian taekwondo athlete, two-time Olympic champion
1991	The birth of Coco Vandeweghe, American tennis player
1992	The birth of Britt Assombalonga, Congolese footballer
1992	The birth of Johnny Manziel, American football player
1993	The birth of Jasprit Bumrah, Indian cricketer
1993	The birth of Elián González, Cuban technician, known for a child custody and immigration case held in 2000
1993	The birth of Pedro Rafael Amado Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1993	The birth of Tautau Moga, Australian-Samoan rugby league player
1994	The birth of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greek basketball player
1994	The birth of Shreyas Iyer, Indian cricketer
1994	The birth of Wakatakakage Atsushi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1996	The birth of Davide Calabria, Italian football player
1998	The birth of Angelīna Kučvaļska, Latvian figure skater
2012	The death of Jan Carew, Guyanese author, poet, and playwright (b. 1920)
2012	The death of Jeffrey Koo Sr., Taiwanese banker and businessman (b. 1933)
2012	The death of Huw Lloyd-Langton, English guitarist (b. 1951)
2012	The death of Pedro Vaz, Uruguayan lawyer and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay (b. 1963)
2013	The death of Jean-Pierre Desthuilliers, French poet and critic (b. 1939)
2013	The death of Stan Tracey, English pianist and composer (b. 1926)
2013	The death of M. K. Turk, American basketball player and coach (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Ralph H. Baer, German-American video game designer, created the Magnavox Odyssey (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Jimmy Del Ray, American wrestler and manager (b. 1962)
2014	The death of Fred Hawkins, American golfer (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Luke Somers, English-American photographer and journalist (b. 1981)
2015	The death of Ko Chun-hsiung, Taiwanese actor, director, and politician (b. 1945)
2015	The death of Liu Juying, Chinese general and politician (b. 1917)
2015	The death of Nicholas Smith, British actor (b. 1934)
2016	The death of Peter Vaughan, British actor (b. 1923)

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