Novelist Ian Rankin

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Ian Rankin

Living place: Scotland

Birthday: 28-4-1960 (64 years old)

Population of the world 1960: 3.039 billions

Global rank: #52179

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Who is Novelist Ian Rankin?
An author of detective fiction, he is best known for his Inspector Rebus books. His many literary honors include the Edgar Award, the CWA Gold Dagger, and the Grand Prix du Roman Noir.
For his literary achievements, he received an Order of the British Empire in 2002.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He graduated from the University of Edinburgh and went on to publish his first novel, The Flood, in 1986.

Family life info

He was born in Cardenden, Scotland. While working as a writer, he lived in both England and France.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Ian Rankin?
He appeared on television series writer/kitchen Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations.

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When was Novelist Ian Rankin born?
Ian Rankin birthday 28-4-1960 (at the age of 64).
Where is Novelist Ian Rankin's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Ian Rankin was born in . is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Ian Rankin's global rank is 52179 and whose rank is 419 in list of famous Novelist. Population of the world in 1960 is about 3.039 billions persons.
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Events in 1960 and 28-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Ian Rankin

  • American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, shot down over Russia (May 1).
  • Khrushchev kills Paris summit conference because of U-2 (May 16).
  • Top Nazi murderer of Jews, Adolf Eichmann, captured by Israelis in Argentina (May 23)—executed in Israel in 1962.
  • Communist China and Soviet Union split in conflict over Communist ideology.
  • Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, Madagascar, and Zaire (Belgian Congo) gain independence.
  • There are 900 US military advisers in South Vietnam. Background: Vietnam War

Birthday Ian Rankin (28-4) in history

  • Day 28-4 year 1788: Maryland became the 7th state in the United States.
  • Day 28-4 year 1789: Sailor Fletcher Christian led a mutiny aboard the British ship Bounty against Captain William Bligh.
  • Day 28-4 year 1945: Benito Mussolini was executed.
  • Day 28-4 year 1947: Thor Heyerdahl and five others began their Pacific Ocean crossing on the raft, Kon-Tiki.
  • Day 28-4 year 1967: Boxing champion Muhammad Ali refused to be inducted into the Army.
  • Day 28-4 year 1992: The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture unveiled its first “food pyramid.”
  • Day 28-4 year 2001: Dennis Tito became the first space tourist.
  • Day 28-4 year 2004: The Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal first comes to light when graphic photos of U.S. soldiers physically abusing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners were shown on CBS's 60 Minutes II.
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