Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Washington Irving |
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Birthdate | April 03, 1783 |
Birth Place | New York City, NY |
Age (in 2024) | 241 Years Old |
Zodiac | Aries |
Occupation | Novelist |
Washington Irving is best known as Novelist who has born on April 03, 1783 in New York City, NY. Currently, Washington Irving is 241 years, 8 months and 20 days old. Washington Irving will celebrate 242nd birthday on Thursday, 3rd of April 2025. Below the countdown to Washington Irving upcoming birthday.
American author of the classic romantic short stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. His other works include biographies of such historical figures as George Washington, Muhammad, and Oliver Goldsmith.
He was named after president George Washington, and he once met his namesake while the president was visiting New York City. Washington Irving began writing at a young age, and he published several letters in the Morning Chronicle when he was just nineteen years old (using the pseudonym of Jonathan Oldstyle).
He served as the United States Ambassador to Spain during the early-to-mid 1840s.
He was born in New York to Sarah Sanders and William Irving, Sr. He spent his last years in Tarrytown, New York.
He is one of the first American authors to be well received by Europeans, and he inspired other American writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe.
Washington Irving is 241 years old today.
Washington Irving was born on April 03, 1783 in New York City, NY.
Washington Irving zodiac sign is Aries.
Washington Irving was best known as Novelist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Washington Irving's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Washington Irving's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1993 | The outcome of the Grand National horse race is declared void for the first (and only) time |
1996 | Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States. |
1996 | A United States Air Force Boeing T-43 crashes near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing 35, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown. |
1997 | The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas. |
2000 | United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors. |
2004 | Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves. |
2007 | Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record. |
2008 | ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations. |
2008 | Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody. |
2009 | Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide. |
2010 | Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer. |
2013 | More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
2016 | The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies. |
2017 | A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people. |
2018 | YouTube headquarters shooting: A 38-year-old gunwoman opens fire at YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno, California, injuring 3 people before committing suicide. |
1989 | The birth of Joel Romelo, Australian rugby league player |
1989 | The birth of Thisara Perera, Sri Lankan cricketer |
1990 | The birth of Karim Ansarifard, Iranian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Madison Brengle, American tennis player |
1990 | The birth of Sotiris Ninis, Greek footballer |
1990 | The birth of Natasha Negovanlis, Canadian actress and singer |
1991 | The birth of Hayley Kiyoko, American actress and singer |
1992 | The birth of Simone Benedetti, Italian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Yuliya Yefimova, Russian swimmer |
1993 | The birth of Pape Moussa Konaté, Senegalese footballer |
1994 | The birth of Kodi Nikorima, New Zealand rugby league player |
1996 | The birth of Mayo Hibi, Japanese tennis player |
1997 | The birth of Gabriel Jesus, Brazilian footballer |
1998 | The birth of Paris Jackson, American actress, model and singer |
1999 | The birth of Chanel Harris-Tavita, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player |
2013 | The death of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, German-American author and screenwriter (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Régine Deforges, French author, playwright, and director (b. 1935) |
2014 | The death of Fred Kida, American illustrator (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Prince Michael of Prussia (b. 1940) |
2014 | The death of Jovan Pavlović, Serbian metropolitan (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, American guitarist, fiddler, and composer (b. 1921) |
2015 | The death of Sarah Brady, American activist and author (b. 1942) |
2015 | The death of Bob Burns, American drummer and songwriter (b. 1950) |
2015 | The death of Shmuel Wosner, Austrian-Israeli rabbi and author (b. 1913) |
2016 | The death of Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1932) |
2016 | The death of Joe Medicine Crow, American anthropologist, historian, and author (b. 1913) |
2016 | The death of Koji Wada, Japanese singer and songwriter (b. 1974) |
2017 | The death of Kishori Amonkar, Indian classical vocalist (b. 1931) |
2021 | The death of Stan Stephens, Canadian-American politician, 20th Governor of Montana (b. 1929) |
2022 | The death of June Brown, English actress (b. 1927) |
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Website | Washington Irving's Webiste |
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