Poet Benjamin Zephaniah

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Benjamin Zephaniah

Living place: Birmingham

Birthday: 15-4-1958 (66 years old)

Population of the world 1958: 2.945 billions

Global rank: #23045

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Who is Poet Benjamin Zephaniah?
Rastafarian literati poet known for works such as Pen Rhythm, The Dread Affair: Collected Poetry, and Funky Chicken. He released his internationally acclaimed literate album, Rasta, in 1982.
He appeared on The Times' 2008 list "of the 50 greatest British writers of the post-war period.
 
 

Young / Before famous

His poetry is influenced by his surroundings; He grew up in an Afro-Caribbean community in Birmingham, England. He began performing his rhythmic, poetic writing at the age of eleven.

Family life info

His parents were a Jamaican-born nurse and a native Barbados postal worker. He married Amina Zephaniah in 1990; The couple divorced eleven years later.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Benjamin Zephaniah?
He was influenced by singer Bob Marley.

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When was Poet Benjamin Zephaniah born?
Benjamin Zephaniah birthday 15-4-1958 (at the age of 66).
Where is Poet Benjamin Zephaniah's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Benjamin Zephaniah was born in Birmingham, of England. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Benjamin Zephaniah's global rank is 23045 and whose rank is 29 in list of famous Poet. Population of the world in 1958 is about 2.945 billions persons.
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Events in 1958 and 15-4

Events in the world in the birth year of Benjamin Zephaniah

  • European Economic Community (Common Market) becomes effective (Jan. 1).
  • Egypt and Syria merge into United Arab Republic (Feb. 1).
  • Khrushchev becomes Premier of Soviet Union as Bulganin resigns (Mar. 27). Background: Rulers of Russia since 1533
  • Gen. Charles de Gaulle becomes French premier (June 1), remaining in power until 1969.
  • Eisenhower orders US Marines into Lebanon at request of President Chamoun, who fears overthrow (July 15).
  • New French constitution adopted (Sept. 28), de Gaulle elected president of 5th Republic (Dec. 21).

Birthday Benjamin Zephaniah (15-4) in history

  • Day 15-4 year 1755: Writer Samuel Johnson has published his book The English Dictionary.
  • Day 15-4 year 1817: Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet opened the first free American school for the deaf in Hartford, Conn.
  • Day 15-4 year 1861: In response to the attack on Fort Sumter three days earlier, President Abraham Lincoln declared a state of insurrection and called out Union troops.
  • Day 15-4 year 1912: Titanic sank off the coast of Newfoundland on its maiden voyage after it struck an iceberg.
  • Day 15-4 year 1920: A paymaster and guard were murdered in Braintree, Mass. Sacco and Vanzetti were accused of the crime.
  • Day 15-4 year 1945: Nazi concentration camp Bergen-Belsen was liberated by Canadian and British forces.
  • Day 15-4 year 1947: Jackie Robinson made his Brooklyn Dodger debut and scored the game-winning run. On April 15, 1997, his number, 42, was retired.
  • Day 15-4 year 1955: Ray Kroc acquired McDonald's and opened his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Ill., today the official McDonald’s Corporate Museum.
  • Day 15-4 year 1996: The 100th Boston Marathon was won by Moses Tanui of Kenya.
  • Day 15-4 year 1998: Cambodian despot Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge, died.
  • Day 15-4 year 2013: Two bombs exploded at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing 3 and injuring at least 170 others.
  • Day 15-4 year 2019: At 6:40 p.m., a large fire broke out on the roof of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, causing extensive damage to the church.
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