William Gilmore Simms Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 22, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
William Gilmore Simms Facts
| Full Name | William Gilmore Simms |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | April 17, 1806 |
| Birth Place | Charleston, SC |
| Age (in 2025) | 218 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Occupation | Novelist |
William Gilmore Simms Age & Birthday
William Gilmore Simms is best known as Novelist who has born on April 17, 1806 in Charleston, SC. Currently, William Gilmore Simms is 218 years, 9 months and 5 days old. William Gilmore Simms will celebrate 219th birthday on Thursday, 17th of April 2025. Below the countdown to William Gilmore Simms upcoming birthday.
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About
A nineteenth-century American poet, novelist, and historian, he published such works as The Yemassee, Vasconselos, and The Cassique of Kiawah. He also published a series of novels set in Revolutionary War-era South Carolina; the most popular of these was the 1835 work, The Partisan.
Before Fame
He worked as a clerk in a drug store before beginning his law studies at the age of eighteen.
Trivia
He is remembered for his strong support of slavery and for his vehement opposition to Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Family Life
He was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He married Anna Malcolm Giles in 1826.
Associated With
Edgar Allan Poe once praised Simms' work.
Top Asked Questions about William Gilmore Simms
How old is William Gilmore Simms in 2025?
William Gilmore Simms is 218 years old today.
When was William Gilmore Simms born?
William Gilmore Simms was born on April 17, 1806 in Charleston, SC.
What is William Gilmore Simms zodiac sign?
William Gilmore Simms zodiac sign is Aries.
What was William Gilmore Simms best known for?
William Gilmore Simms was best known as Novelist.
Fun Facts about William Gilmore Simms's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Gilmore Simms's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- William Gilmore Simms was born on Thursday, 107th day / 16th week of 1806
- William Gilmore Simms has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of William Gilmore Simms birthday is XVII.IV.MDCCCVI
- William Gilmore Simms's birthstone is Diamond
- William Gilmore Simms's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
- William Gilmore Simms age in year is 218 years old
- William Gilmore Simms age in month is 2625 months old
- William Gilmore Simms age in day is 79904 days old
- William Gilmore Simms age in hour is 1917696 hours old
- William Gilmore Simms age in minute is 115061760 minutes old
- William Gilmore Simms age in second is 6903705600 seconds old
- Next William Gilmore Simms birthday is on Friday, April 17th 2026
- William Gilmore Simms age in next birthday (2026) is 219 years old
Historical Events on William Gilmore Simms Birthday (April 17)
Below are historical events that coincided with William Gilmore Simms's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1951 | The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park. |
| 1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. |
| 1969 | Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. |
| 1969 | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed. |
| 1970 | Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely. |
| 1971 | The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed. |
| 1975 | The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender. |
| 1978 | Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan. |
| 1982 | Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada. |
| 1986 | An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist. |
| 1992 | The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean. |
| 2006 | A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70. |
| 2013 | An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others. |
| 2014 | NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star. |
| 2021 | The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. |
| 1984 | The birth of Jed Lowrie, American baseball player |
| 1984 | The birth of Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer |
| 1985 | The birth of Rooney Mara, American actress |
| 1985 | The birth of Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model |
| 1985 | The birth of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player |
| 1986 | The birth of Romain Grosjean, French race car driver |
| 1988 | The birth of Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper |
| 1989 | The birth of Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter |
| 1990 | The birth of Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of Alanna Goldie, Canadian fencer |
| 1996 | The birth of Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress |
| 1996 | The birth of Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer |
| 1998 | The birth of Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana, Thai actor and singer |
| 2013 | The death of V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1934) |
| 2014 | The death of Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922) |
| 2014 | The death of Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish-American architect and academic (b. 1938) |
| 2014 | The death of Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923) |
| 2015 | The death of Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928) |
| 2015 | The death of Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (b. 1921) |
| 2015 | The death of A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Chyna, American wrestler (b. 1969) |
| 2016 | The death of Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925) |
| 2018 | The death of Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States (b. 1925) |
| 2018 | The death of Carl Kasell, American radio personality (b. 1934) |
| 2019 | The death of Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949) |
| 2022 | The death of Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (b. 1945) |
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