Updated at November 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Yinka Shonibare |
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Birthdate | August 09, 1962 |
Birth Place | London, England |
Age (in 2024) | 62 Years Old |
Zodiac | Leo |
Occupation | Conceptual Artist |
Yinka Shonibare is best known as Conceptual Artist who has born on August 09, 1962 in London, England. Currently, Yinka Shonibare is 62 years, 3 months and 14 days old. Yinka Shonibare will celebrate 63rd birthday on Saturday, 9th of August 2025. Below the countdown to Yinka Shonibare upcoming birthday.
British-Nigerian artist whose work is a reflection of contemporary globalisation. Half of his body is paralyzed, forcing him to use assistants to create works under his direction.
He became afflicted with transverse myelitis at the age of 18, causing the paralysis of half of his body. He then went to Byam Shaw School of Art, later called Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, before attending Goldsmiths, University of London to get his Master of Fine Arts.
His accolades include being shortlisted for the Turner Prize for his Double Dutch exhibition in 2004 and being awarded an MBE in 2004. He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the Royal Academy of Arts in 2014 and was elected Royal Academician by the Royal Academy of Arts in 2013.
He moved to Lagos, Nigeria with his family when he was three years old, returning to England when he was 17. He has a son named Kayode Shonibare-Lewis who became an indie game developer and 3D artist.
He had two Victorian style dresses in the personal collection of Charles Saatchi in 1997.
Yinka Shonibare is 62 years old today.
Yinka Shonibare was born on August 09, 1962 in London, England.
Yinka Shonibare zodiac sign is Leo.
Yinka Shonibare was best known as Conceptual Artist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Yinka Shonibare's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
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1965 | Singapore is expelled from Malaysia and becomes the only country to date to gain independence unwillingly. |
1969 | Tate-LaBianca murders: Followers of Charles Manson murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men's hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent. |
1970 | LANSA Flight 502 crashes after takeoff from Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport in Cusco, Peru, killing 99 of the 100 people on board, as well as two people on the ground. |
1971 | The Troubles: In Northern Ireland, the British authorities launch Operation Demetrius. The operation involves the mass arrest and internment without trial of individuals suspected of being affiliated with the Irish Republican Army (PIRA). Mass riots follow, and thousands of people flee or are forced out of their homes. |
1973 | Mars 7 is launched from the USSR. |
1974 | As a direct result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon becomes the first President of the United States to resign from office. Vice President Gerald Ford becomes president. |
1991 | The Italian prosecuting magistrate Antonino Scopelliti is murdered by the 'Ndrangheta on behalf of the Sicilian Mafia while preparing the government's case in the final appeal of the Maxi Trial. |
1993 | The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership. |
1999 | Russian President Boris Yeltsin fires his Prime Minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet. |
2006 | At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation. |
2007 | Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board. |
2012 | Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game. |
2013 | Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30. |
2014 | Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city. |
2021 | The Tampere light rail officially started operating. |
1990 | The birth of Brice Roger, French skier |
1990 | The birth of Sarah McBride, American LGBT activist |
1990 | The birth of D'Arcy Short, Australian cricketer |
1991 | The birth of Alice Barlow, English actress |
1991 | The birth of Alexa Bliss, American bodybuilder and wrestler |
1991 | The birth of Hansika Motwani, Indian actress |
1992 | The birth of Farahnaz Forotan, Afghan journalist |
1993 | The birth of Jun.Q, South Korean singer and actor |
1993 | The birth of Dipa Karmakar, Indian gymnast |
1994 | The birth of Kelli Hubly, American soccer player |
1995 | The birth of Eli Apple, American football player |
1996 | The birth of Sanya Lopez, Filipino actress and model |
1999 | The birth of Deniss Vasiļjevs, Latvian figure skater |
2000 | The birth of Arlo Parks, British singer-songwriter |
2005 | The birth of Victoria Jiménez Kasintseva, Andorran tennis player |
2013 | The death of William Lynch, Jr., American lawyer and politician (b. 1947) |
2014 | The death of J. F. Ade Ajayi, Nigerian historian and academic (b. 1929) |
2014 | The death of Andriy Bal, Ukrainian footballer and coach (b. 1958) |
2014 | The death of Arthur G. Cohen, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded Arlen Realty and Development Corporation (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Ed Nelson, American actor (b. 1928) |
2015 | The death of Frank Gifford, American football player, sportscaster, and actor (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of John Henry Holland, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Walter Nahún López, Honduran footballer (b. 1977) |
2015 | The death of David Nobbs, English author and screenwriter (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Kayyar Kinhanna Rai, Indian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1915) |
2015 | The death of Fikret Otyam, Turkish painter and journalist (b. 1926) |
2016 | The death of Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster, third-richest British citizen (b. 1951) |
2021 | The death of Pat Hitchcock, English actress and producer (b. 1928) |
2021 | The death of Killer Kau, South African rapper, dancer and record producer (b. 1998) |
2021 | The death of Zairaini Sarbini, 48, Malaysian voice actress (b. 1972) |
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