Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | William Henry Davies |
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Birthdate | July 03, 1871 |
Birth Place | Wales |
Age (in 2024) | 153 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | Poet |
William Henry Davies is best known as Poet who has born on July 03, 1871 in Wales. Currently, William Henry Davies is 153 years, 5 months and 19 days old. William Henry Davies will celebrate 154th birthday on Thursday, 3rd of July 2025. Below the countdown to William Henry Davies upcoming birthday.
Welsh poet and writer who became known for Leisure and The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp. His later works include Young Emma and The Loneliest Mountain.
He was raised in a Welsh port city by an iron- molder father.
He spent many years as a vagrant in both the United States and the United Kingdom.
He married Helen Payne. He and Payne lived in several different regions of England, including Surrey and Gloucestershire.
He wrote under the name W.H. Davies and is often associated with the Georgian Poets, a group that included author D.H. Lawrence.
William Henry Davies is 153 years old today.
William Henry Davies was born on July 03, 1871 in Wales.
William Henry Davies zodiac sign is Cancer.
William Henry Davies was best known as Poet.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about William Henry Davies's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with William Henry Davies's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1938 | World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58Â km/h). |
1938 | United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield. |
1940 | World War II: The Royal Navy attacks the French naval squadron in Algeria, to ensure that it will not fall under German control. Of the four French battleships present, one is sunk, two are damaged, and one escapes back to France. |
1944 | World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city. |
1952 | The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress. |
1952 | The SSÂ United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMSÂ Queen Mary. |
1967 | The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny. |
1970 | The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland. |
1970 | Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of ArbĂșcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard. |
1973 | David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour. |
1979 | U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul. |
1988 | United States Navy warship USSÂ Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. |
1988 | The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus. |
1996 | British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland. |
2013 | Egyptian coup d'Ă©tat: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is overthrown by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for Morsi's resignation, to which he did not respond. President of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Adly Mansour is declared acting president. |
1986 | The birth of Kisenosato Yutaka, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1987 | The birth of Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver |
1988 | The birth of Winston Reid, New Zealand-Danish footballer |
1988 | The birth of Vladislav Sesganov, Russian figure skater |
1988 | The birth of James Troisi, Australian footballer |
1989 | The birth of Mitchell Dodds, Australian rugby league player |
1989 | The birth of Elle King, American singer, songwriter, and actress |
1990 | The birth of Nathan Gardner, Australian rugby league player |
1990 | The birth of Bobby Hopkinson, English footballer |
1990 | The birth of Lucas Mendes, Brazilian footballer |
1990 | The birth of Alison Riske-Amritraj, American tennis player |
1991 | The birth of Alison Howie, Scottish field hockey player |
1991 | The birth of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian tennis player |
1992 | The birth of Crystal Dunn, American footballer |
1999 | The birth of Nefisa BerberoviÄ, Bosnian tennis player |
2013 | The death of Francis Ray, American author (b. 1944) |
2013 | The death of PJ Torokvei, Canadian actress and screenwriter (b. 1951) |
2013 | The death of Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (b. 1942) |
2013 | The death of Bernard Vitet, French trumpet player and composer (b. 1934) |
2013 | The death of Snoo Wilson, English playwright and screenwriter (b. 1948) |
2014 | The death of Jini Dellaccio, American photographer (b. 1917) |
2014 | The death of Tim Flood, Irish hurler and coach (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Volkmar GroĂ, German footballer (b. 1948) |
2014 | The death of Ira Ruskin, American politician (b. 1943) |
2014 | The death of Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (b. 1924) |
2015 | The death of Diana Douglas, British-American actress (b. 1923) |
2015 | The death of Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator (b. 1924) |
2015 | The death of Wayne Townsend, American farmer and politician (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1960) |
2020 | The death of Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (b. 1948) |
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