Poet Bill Manhire

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Bill Manhire

Living place: New Zealand

Birthday: 27-12-1946 (78 years old)

Global rank: #92906

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Who is Poet Bill Manhire?
New Zealand poet, professor, author, and first-time poet laureate. His many poetry collections include How to Take Off Your Clothes at Picnic, Milky Way Bar, and What to Call Your Child.
He went to the South Pole and wrote a book of poetry, Antarctica Line Notes, documenting the experience.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended the University of Otago and University College, London.

Family life info

He grew up mainly in hotels in Southland and Otago, and he describes this unusual childhood in his memoirs Under the Influence.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Bill Manhire?
He was a literary major by Australian writer John Flanagan.

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When was Poet Bill Manhire born?
Bill Manhire birthday 27-12-1946 (at the age of 78).
Where is Poet Bill Manhire's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Bill Manhire was born in . is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dog. Bill Manhire's global rank is 92906 and whose rank is 1060 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1946 and 27-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Bill Manhire

  • First meeting of United Nations General Assembly opens in London (Jan. 10).
  • League of Nations dissolved (April).
  • Italy abolishes monarchy (June).
  • The Philippines gains independence from the United States (July 4).
  • 12 Nazi leaders (including 1 tried in absentia) are sentenced to hang, 7 imprisoned, and 3 acquitted in the Nuremberg trials (Oct. 1). Background: Defining Genocide
  • Winston Churchill's "Iron Curtain" speech warns of Soviet expansion. Background: The Cold War
  • Juan Perón becomes president of Argentina.

Birthday Bill Manhire (27-12) in history

  • Day 27-12 year 1831: Naturalist Darwin embarked on a voyage aboard the HMS Beagle.
  • Day 27-12 year 1900: Prohibitionist Carry Nation smashed her first saloon.
  • Day 27-12 year 1932: Radio City Music Hall in New York City opened.
  • Day 27-12 year 1945: The World Bank was created with an agreement signed by 28 nations.
  • Day 27-12 year 1949: The Netherlands transferred sovereignty to Indonesia after more than 300 years of Dutch rule.
  • Day 27-12 year 1979: The Soviet Union took control of Afghanistan, installing Afghan politician Babrak Karmal as president.
  • Day 27-12 year 1996: Rwanda's first genocide trial opened for the 1994 slaughter of 800,000 Tutsis.
  • Day 27-12 year 2001: The U.S. announced plans to hold Taliban and al-Qaeda prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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