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Tracy Kidder Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Tracy Kidder Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Tracy Kidder Facts

Full NameTracy Kidder
BirthdateNovember 12, 1945
Birth PlaceNew York
Age (in 2024)79 Years Old
ZodiacScorpio
OccupationNon-Fiction Author

Tracy Kidder Age & Birthday

Tracy Kidder is best known as Non-Fiction Author who has born on November 12, 1945 in New York. Currently, Tracy Kidder is 79 years, 0 months and 9 days old. Tracy Kidder will celebrate 80th birthday on Wednesday, 12th of November 2025. Below the countdown to Tracy Kidder upcoming birthday.

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Tracy Kidder Biography

About

Though he is also known for Mountains Beyond Mountains (his 2003 biography of anthropologist and physician Paul Farmer), this New York-born writer is most famous for his Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction work The Soul of a New Machine.

Before Fame

After earning a bachelor's degree in English from Harvard University, he fought in Vietnam and then received his MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Iowa's famous Iowa Writers' Workshop.

Trivia

His 1981 work The Soul of a New Machine won not only the Pulitzer Prize, but also the National Book Award for Nonfiction. One of his later works, Among Schoolchildren, also received several honors, including the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award and the L.L. Winship/PEN New England Award.

Family Life

He spent his childhood years in New York City and subsequently attended the prestigious Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. He later raised children named Daniel and Alice.

Associated With

He was influenced by the literary styles of George Orwell, A. J. Liebling, and especially John McPhee.

Top Asked Questions about Tracy Kidder

How old is Tracy Kidder in 2024?

Tracy Kidder is 79 years old today.

When was Tracy Kidder born?

Tracy Kidder was born on November 12, 1945 in New York.

What is Tracy Kidder zodiac sign?

Tracy Kidder zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Tracy Kidder best known for?

Tracy Kidder was best known as Non-Fiction Author.

Fun Facts about Tracy Kidder's Birthday

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

  • Tracy Kidder was born on Monday, 316th day / 46th week of 1945
  • Tracy Kidder has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Tracy Kidder birthday is XII.XI.MCMXLV
  • Tracy Kidder's birthstone is Topaz
  • Tracy Kidder's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
  • Tracy Kidder age in year is 79 years old
  • Tracy Kidder age in month is 948 months old
  • Tracy Kidder age in day is 28864 days old
  • Tracy Kidder age in hour is 692736 hours old
  • Tracy Kidder age in minute is 41564160 minutes old
  • Tracy Kidder age in second is 2493849600 seconds old
  • Next Tracy Kidder birthday is on Wednesday, November 12th 2025
  • Tracy Kidder age in next birthday (2025) is 80 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about November 12, 1945 birthday

Historical Events on Tracy Kidder Birthday (November 12)

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

YearEvent
1991Santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
1995Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence is reached.
1996A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 in the deadliest mid-air collision to date.
1997Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
1999The 7.2 Mw  Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured.
2001In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
2001War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops.
2003Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
2003Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record of 501 kilometres per hour (311 mph) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles.
2011Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis.
2011A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program.
2014The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
2015 Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.
2017The 7.3 Mw  Kermanshah earthquake shakes the northern Iran–Iraq border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 410 people are killed and over 7,000 are injured.
2021The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.
1986The birth of Nedum Onuoha, English footballer
1987The birth of Jason Day, Australian golfer
1987The birth of Kengo Kora, Japanese actor
1988The birth of Russell Westbrook, American basketball player
1989The birth of Hiroshi Kiyotake, Japanese footballer
1990The birth of Adrianna Franch, American soccer player
1990The birth of Florent Manaudou, French swimmer
1990The birth of Harmeet Singh, Norwegian footballer
1990The birth of Siim-Sander Vene, Estonian basketball player
1991The birth of Gijs Van Hoecke, Belgian cyclist
1992The birth of Trey Burke, American basketball player
1992The birth of Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player
1992The birth of Luguelín Santos, Dominican sprinter
1994The birth of Guillaume Cizeron, French ice dancer
1999The birth of Choi Yoo-jung, South Korean singer, dancer, rapper, and actress
2012The death of Daniel Stern, American psychologist and theorist (b. 1934)
2013The death of Steve Rexe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1947)
2013The death of Konrad Rudnicki, Polish astronomer and academic (b. 1926)
2013The death of Aleksandr Serebrov, Russian engineer and astronaut (b. 1944)
2013The death of John Tavener, English composer and educator (b. 1944)
2013The death of Kurt Trampedach, Danish painter and sculptor (b. 1943)
2014The death of Ravi Chopra, Indian director and producer (b. 1946)
2014The death of Warren Clarke, English actor, director, and producer (b. 1947)
2014The death of Marge Roukema, American educator and politician (b. 1929)
2014The death of Valery Senderov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1945)
2015The death of Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (b. 1983)
2015The death of Jihadi John, terrorist (b. 1988)
2016The death of Lupita Tovar, Mexican-American actress (b. 1910)
2016The death of Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, Egyptian Actor (b. 1946)
2018The death of Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher (b. 1922)

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