Novelist Tony Hillerman

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Novelist

Tony Hillerman

Living place: Oklahoma

Birthday: 27-5-1925 (99 years old)

Population of US 1925: 115,829,000

Global rank: #61257

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Who is Novelist Tony Hillerman?
An American writer of detective fiction with the Southwest setting, he is most famous for writing the Leaphorn and Chee books, which follow the adventures of the Navajo Tribal cop. His most famous titles include The Blessing Way, People of Darkness and Hunting Badger.
He earned Bronze Stars, Purple Hearts, and Silver Stars for his service in the 103rd Infantry Division during World War II.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Before becoming a novelist, he taught journalism for more than twenty years at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

Family life info

He was born in Sacred Heart, Oklahoma. He later married Marie Hillerman.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Tony Hillerman?
He and Marcia Muller both received the Mystery Writers of America's Grand Master Prize.

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When was Novelist Tony Hillerman born?
Tony Hillerman birthday 27-5-1925 (at the age of 99).
Where is Novelist Tony Hillerman's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Tony Hillerman was born in Oklahoma, . is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Tony Hillerman's global rank is 61257 and whose rank is 558 in list of famous Novelist. Population of US in 1925 is about 115,829,000 persons.
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Events in 1925 and 27-5

Events in US in the birth year of Tony Hillerman

  • Nellie Tayloe Ross takes office as governor of Wyoming (Jan. 5). She is the first woman governor in U.S. history.
  • Tennessee schoolteacher John T. Scopes is arrested (May 5) for teaching the theory of evolution, forbidden by state law.
  • Worst tornado in U.S. history hit Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana: 689 deaths.
  • Al Capone takes over the Chicago bootlegging racket.

Birthday Tony Hillerman (27-5) in history

  • Day 27-5 year 1647: Alice Young was hanged for witchcraft in the thirteen American colonies. It was the first recorded witch execution in the United States.
  • Day 27-5 year 1703: Tsar Peter, the Great of Russia, founded the city of Petersburg.
  • Day 27-5 year 1936: The Queen Mary left England on its maiden voyage, arriving in France four hours later.
  • Day 27-5 year 1937: Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened.
  • Day 27-5 year 1941: British ships sank the German battleship Bismarck off the coast of France, resulting in the loss of 2,300 lives.
  • Day 27-5 year 1994: Nobel-prize winning dissident, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn returned to Russia after 20 years in exile.
  • Day 27-5 year 1996: After a year and a half of bloodshed, Russian President Boris Yeltsin met with the leader of the Chechen rebels and negotiated a cease-fire.
  • Day 27-5 year 1999: Slobodan Milosevic was indicted by the International War Crimes Tribunal at the Hague for crimes against humanity.
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