W.S. Merwin Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
W.S. Merwin Facts
| Full Name | W.S. Merwin |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | September 30, 1927 |
| Birth Place | New York |
| Age (in 2024) | 97 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Libra |
| Occupation | Poet |
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W.S. Merwin Age & Birthday
W.S. Merwin is best known as Poet who has born on September 30, 1927 in New York. Currently, W.S. Merwin is 97 years, 2 months and 11 days old. W.S. Merwin will celebrate 98th birthday on Tuesday, 30th of September 2025. Below the countdown to W.S. Merwin upcoming birthday.
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About
Poet, author, and United States Poet Laureate whose works include The Carrier of Ladders and The Shadow of Sirius.
Before Fame
He grew up in New York City and studied at Princeton University.
Trivia
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in both 1971 and 2009.
Family Life
He was married three times: to Dorothy Jeanne Ferry, Dido Milroy, and Paula Schwartz.
Associated With
He and Robert Lowell both wrote important Vietnam War-era poems.
Top Asked Questions about W.S. Merwin
How old is W.S. Merwin in 2024?
W.S. Merwin is 97 years old today.
When was W.S. Merwin born?
W.S. Merwin was born on September 30, 1927 in New York.
What is W.S. Merwin zodiac sign?
W.S. Merwin zodiac sign is Libra.
What was W.S. Merwin best known for?
W.S. Merwin was best known as Poet.
Fun Facts about W.S. Merwin's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about W.S. Merwin's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- W.S. Merwin was born on Friday, 273rd day / 39th week of 1927
- W.S. Merwin has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of W.S. Merwin birthday is XXX.IX.MCMXXVII
- W.S. Merwin's birthstone is Sapphire
- W.S. Merwin's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
- W.S. Merwin age in year is 97 years old
- W.S. Merwin age in month is 1166 months old
- W.S. Merwin age in day is 35502 days old
- W.S. Merwin age in hour is 852048 hours old
- W.S. Merwin age in minute is 51122880 minutes old
- W.S. Merwin age in second is 3067372800 seconds old
- Next W.S. Merwin birthday is on Tuesday, September 30th 2025
- W.S. Merwin age in next birthday (2025) is 98 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about September 30, 1927 birthday
Historical Events on W.S. Merwin Birthday (September 30)
Below are historical events that coincided with W.S. Merwin's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1954 | The U.S. Navy submarine USSÂ Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel. |
| 1965 | Six Indonesian Army generals were assassinated by the September 30 Movement. The PKI was blamed for the latter, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists. |
| 1966 | Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana. |
| 1968 | The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time. |
| 1970 | Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings. |
| 1975 | Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60. |
| 1978 | Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland. |
| 1980 | Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation. |
| 1993 | The 6.2 Mw  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000. |
| 1999 | The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident. |
| 2000 | Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada. |
| 2005 | Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper. |
| 2009 | The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead. |
| 2016 | Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007. |
| 2016 | Two paintings with a combined value of $100Â million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002. |
| 1986 | The birth of Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano |
| 1988 | The birth of Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler |
| 1989 | The birth of André Weis, German footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Thomas Röhler, German javelin thrower |
| 1992 | The birth of Ezra Miller, American actor and singer |
| 1994 | The birth of Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast |
| 1996 | The birth of Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player |
| 1997 | The birth of Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast |
| 1997 | The birth of Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver |
| 1998 | The birth of Yui Imaizumi, Japanese tarento |
| 1998 | The birth of Trevi Moran, American youtuber and singer |
| 2002 | The birth of Levi Miller, Australian actor and model |
| 2002 | The birth of Tara Würth, Crotian tennis player |
| 2002 | The birth of Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress |
| 2012 | The death of Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928) |
| 2012 | The death of Boris Å prem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956) |
| 2013 | The death of Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942) |
| 2014 | The death of Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940) |
| 2014 | The death of Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941) |
| 2015 | The death of Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951) |
| 2015 | The death of Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947) |
| 2017 | The death of Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921) |
| 2017 | The death of Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian-American mathematician (b. 1966) |
| 2018 | The death of Kim Larsen, Danish rock musician (b. 1945) |
| 2018 | The death of Geoffrey Hayes, British television presenter and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2018 | The death of Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (b. 1925) |
| 2019 | The death of Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (b. 1967) |
| 2021 | The death of Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and orchestrator (b. 1931) |
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