Novelist Washington Irving

Washington Irving

Living place: New York City

Birthday: 3-4-1783

Global rank: #12239

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Who is Novelist Washington Irving?
American author of the classic romantic short stories, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip Van Winkle. His other works include biographies of historical figures such as George Washington, Muhammad, and Oliver Goldsmith.
He served as the US Ambassador to Spain during the early to mid 1840s.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was named after President George Washington, and he once met his name while the President was visiting New York City. Washington Irving began writing at a young age, and fathered some of the Morning Chronicle letters at the age of nineteen (using the old-fashioned Jonathan pseudonym)

Family life info

He was born in New York to Sarah Sanders and William Irving, Sr. He spent the last years of his life in Tarrytown, New York.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Washington Irving?
He was one of the first American authors to be embraced by Europeans, and he drew inspiration from other American writers, such as Edgar Allan Poe.

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When was Novelist Washington Irving born?
Washington Irving was born in 3-4-1783, death year is , at the age of 241.
Where is Novelist Washington Irving's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Washington Irving was born in New York City, New York- United States. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Washington Irving's global rank is 12239 and whose rank is 13 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1783 and 3-4

Birthday Washington Irving (3-4) in history

  • Day 3-4 year 1860: First pony express service began.
  • Day 3-4 year 1882: Outlaw Jesse James was shot in the back by Bob Ford, one of his own gang members, reportedly for a $10,000 reward.
  • Day 3-4 year 1930: Ras Tafari became Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia.
  • Day 3-4 year 1936: Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
  • Day 3-4 year 1948: President Truman signed the Marshall Plan, which would foster the recovery of war-torn Europe.
  • Day 3-4 year 1974: "Super Tornado Outbreak" strikes 13 U.S. states.
  • Day 3-4 year 1996: Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested.
  • Day 3-4 year 2004: A suspect in Madrid's March bombings blew up himself and three others.
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