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Virginia Hamilton Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Virginia Hamilton Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Virginia Hamilton Facts

Full NameVirginia Hamilton
BirthdateMarch 12, 1934
Birth PlaceOhio
Age (in 2024)90 Years Old
ZodiacPisces
OccupationChildren's Author

Virginia Hamilton Age & Birthday

Virginia Hamilton is best known as Children's Author who has born on March 12, 1934 in Ohio. Currently, Virginia Hamilton is 90 years, 9 months and 0 days old. Virginia Hamilton will celebrate 91st birthday on Wednesday, 12th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Virginia Hamilton upcoming birthday.

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Virginia Hamilton Biography

About

Most well known for her Newbery Medal and U.S. Book Award-winning children's book M. C. Higgins, the Great, she is also famous for her children's mystery The House of Dies Drear, as well as for works such as Bruh Rabbit and the Tar Baby Girl; The Planet of Junior Brown; and The Girl Who Spun Gold.

Before Fame

Some years after attending Antioch College and Ohio State University, she published her debut literary work, Zeely. The novel received the Nancy Bloch Award and an American Library Association Notable Book designation.

Trivia

Her prestigious literary honors include the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and the Hans Christian Andersen Award.

Family Life

One of five children born to Kenneth and Etta Hamilton, she spent her childhood in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Her marriage to children's poet Arnold Adoff produced two children.

Associated With

In 2010, the American Library Association introduced a literary honor known as the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award that recognizes exceptional work by African American children's writers.

Top Asked Questions about Virginia Hamilton

How old is Virginia Hamilton in 2024?

Virginia Hamilton is 90 years old today.

When was Virginia Hamilton born?

Virginia Hamilton was born on March 12, 1934 in Ohio.

What is Virginia Hamilton zodiac sign?

Virginia Hamilton zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Virginia Hamilton best known for?

Virginia Hamilton was best known as Children's Author.

Fun Facts about Virginia Hamilton's Birthday

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

  • Virginia Hamilton was born on Monday, 71st day / 11th week of 1934
  • Virginia Hamilton has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Virginia Hamilton birthday is XII.III.MCMXXXIV
  • Virginia Hamilton's birthstone is Aquamarine
  • Virginia Hamilton's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
  • Virginia Hamilton age in year is 90 years old
  • Virginia Hamilton age in month is 1089 months old
  • Virginia Hamilton age in day is 33148 days old
  • Virginia Hamilton age in hour is 795552 hours old
  • Virginia Hamilton age in minute is 47733120 minutes old
  • Virginia Hamilton age in second is 2863987200 seconds old
  • Next Virginia Hamilton birthday is on Wednesday, March 12th 2025
  • Virginia Hamilton age in next birthday (2025) is 91 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about March 12, 1934 birthday

Historical Events on Virginia Hamilton Birthday (March 12)

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

YearEvent
1968Mauritius achieves independence from the United Kingdom.
1971The 1971 Turkish military memorandum is sent to the Süleyman Demirel government of Turkey and the government resigns.
1989Sir Tim Berners-Lee submits his proposal to CERN for an information management system, which subsequently develops into the World Wide Web.
1992Mauritius becomes a republic while remaining a member of the Commonwealth of Nations.
1993Several bombs explode in Mumbai, India, killing about 300 people and injuring hundreds more.
1993North Korea announces that it will withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and refuses to allow inspectors access to its nuclear sites.
1999Former Warsaw Pact members the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland join NATO.
2003Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia, is assassinated in Belgrade.
2003The World Health Organization officially release a global warning of outbreaks of Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
2004The President of South Korea, Roh Moo-hyun, is impeached by its National Assembly: the first such impeachment in the nation's history.
2009Financier Bernie Madoff pleads guilty to one of the largest frauds in Wall Street's history.
2011A reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant explodes and releases radioactivity into the atmosphere a day after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
2014A gas explosion in the New York City neighborhood of East Harlem kills eight and injures 70 others.
2019In the House of Commons, the revised EU Withdrawal Bill was rejected by a margin of 149 votes.
2020The United States suspends travel from Europe due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
1993The birth of Anton Shramchenko, Belarusian footballer
1994The birth of Katie Archibald, Scottish track cyclist
1994The birth of Jerami Grant, American basketball player
1994The birth of Christina Grimmie, American singer-songwriter (d. 2016)
1996The birth of Sehrou Guirassy, French footballer
1996The birth of Karim Hafez, Egyptian footballer
1996The birth of Robert Murić, Croatian footballer
1996The birth of Cene Prevc, Slovenian ski jumper
1997The birth of Dean Henderson, English footballer
1997The birth of Allan Saint-Maximin, French footballer
1997The birth of Felipe Vizeu, Brazilian footballer
1998The birth of Mecole Hardman, American football player
1998The birth of Daniel Samohin, Israeli figure skater
1998The birth of Elizaveta Ukolova, Czech figure skater
2001The birth of Kim Min-kyu, South Korean singer and actor
2012The death of Michael Hossack, American drummer (b. 1946)
2012The death of Friedhelm Konietzka, German-Swiss footballer and manager (b. 1938)
2013The death of Michael Grigsby, English director and producer (b. 1936)
2013The death of Ganesh Pyne, Indian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)
2014The death of Věra Chytilová, Czech actress, director, and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2014The death of Paul C. Donnelly, American scientist and engineer (b. 1923)
2014The death of José Policarpo, Portuguese cardinal (b. 1936)
2015The death of Willie Barrow, American minister and activist (b. 1924)
2015The death of Michael Graves, American architect and academic, designed the Portland Building and the Humana Building (b. 1934)
2015The death of Ada Jafri, Pakistani poet and author (b. 1924)
2015The death of Terry Pratchett, English journalist, author, and screenwriter (b. 1948)
2016The death of Rafiq Azad, Bangladeshi poet and author (b. 1942)
2016The death of Felix Ibru, Nigerian architect and politician, Governor of Delta State (b. 1935)
2016The death of Lloyd Shapley, American mathematician and economist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1923)
2021The death of Ronald DeFeo Jr., American criminal (b. 1951)

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