Novelist Ernest J. Gaines

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Ernest J. Gaines

Living place: Louisiana

Birthday: 15-1-1933 (91 years old)

Population of US 1933: 125,578,763

Global rank: #90343

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Who is Novelist Ernest J. Gaines?
An African-American author, Gaines is known for her award-winning novel, A Lesson Before Dying (1993), which tells the story of a black man sentenced to death for a crime evil that he did not commit. Gaines' other works include The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1971) and A Gathering of Old Men (1983).
He is the recipient of the prestigious National Humanities Medal.

Young / Before famous

He wrote his first novel when he was only seventeen years old. Several years later, he graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in literature.

Family life info

He grew up in Louisiana as the oldest of twelve siblings. He married attorney Dianne Saulney.

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He and Regina Carter both received MacArthur grants.

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When was Novelist Ernest J. Gaines born?
Ernest J. Gaines birthday 15-1-1933 (at the age of 91).
Where is Novelist Ernest J. Gaines's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ernest J. Gaines was born in Louisiana, . Là Novelist, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Ernest J. Gaines's global rank is 90343 and whose rank is 1149 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1933 is about 125,578,763 persons.
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Events in 1933 and 15-1

Events in US in the birth year of Ernest J. Gaines

  • Giuseppe Zangara executed for attempted assassination of President-elect Roosevelt in which Chicago Mayor Cermak is fatally shot. Background: Assassinations and Attempts in U.S. Since 1865
  • Roosevelt inaugurated (“the only thing we have to fear is fear itself”); launches New Deal.
  • Prohibition repealed. Background: Amendments to the Constitution of the United States
  • Glass-Steagall Act bans banks from dealing in stocks and bonds.

Birthday Ernest J. Gaines (15-1) in history

  • Day 15-1 year 1559: Queen Elizabeth I is crowned at Westminster Abbey.
  • Day 15-1 year 1759: Celebrating the Day the British Museum opened
  • Day 15-1 year 1777: The Republic of New Connecticut declared its independence and was renamed Vermont six months later.
  • Day 15-1 year 1870: The donkey was first used as symbol of the Democratic Party in Harper's Weekly.
  • Day 15-1 year 1943: The world's largest office building, the Pentagon, was completed.
  • Day 15-1 year 1967: The first Super Bowl was played: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10.
  • Day 15-1 year 1973: President Nixon orders halt to offensive operations in North Vietnam.
  • Day 15-1 year 1992: The European Community recognized Croatia and Slovenia as separate states, effectively ending the Yugoslav federation, founded in 1918.
  • Day 15-1 year 2009: After allegedly striking a flock of geese, US Airways Flight 1549, en route from La Guardia Airport, New York City, to Charlotte, N.C., is forced to land in the Hudson River. All 150 passengers and 5 crew members survived. The pilot, Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III, was hailed as the "Hero of the Hudson" for his quick thinking and deft landing of the plane.
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