Poet Kenneth Slessor

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Kenneth Slessor

Living place: Australia

Birthday: 27-3-1901

Global rank: #74095

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Who is Poet Kenneth Slessor?
Australian modern poet known for Cuckooz Contrey, The Visitor's Earth, Hundred Poems, and other poetry collections. Also a journalist, he worked as a World War II correspondent for the Sydney Sun.
His most famous poems - "Five Bells" and "Beach Burial." - Written during the years of World War II
 
 

Young / Before famous

He published his first poem at age sixteen, when he was a student at Sydney's English Grammar School. He published his first poetry collection, Thief of the Moon, in 1924.

Family life info

He was born in New South Wales, Australia, and he spent part of his childhood in England. He married Noela Glasson in August of 1922.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Kenneth Slessor?
He was a literary major of New Zealand-born poet Allen Curnow.

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When was Poet Kenneth Slessor born?
Kenneth Slessor was born in 27-3-1901, death year is , at the age of 123.
Where is Poet Kenneth Slessor's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Kenneth Slessor was born in Australia. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Ox. Kenneth Slessor's global rank is 74095 and whose rank is 612 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1901 and 27-3

Events in the world in the birth year of Kenneth Slessor

  • Queen Victoria dies on Jan. 22 after a reign of nearly 64 years, and is succeeded by her son, Edward VII.
  • The Boxer Rebellion officially ends on Sept. 7 with the signing of the Peace of Beijing.

Birthday Kenneth Slessor (27-3) in history

  • Day 27-3 year 1794: Congress authorizes the construction of six frigates, including the Constitution (Old Ironsides) , for the U.S. Navy.
  • Day 27-3 year 1866: President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill which later became the 14th amendment.
  • Day 27-3 year 1884: The first long-distance telephone call was made, between Boston and New York.
  • Day 27-3 year 1917: The Seattle Metropolitans became the first U.S. hockey team to win the Stanley Cup.
  • Day 27-3 year 1958: Nikita Khrushchev became Soviet premier and first secretary of the Communist Party.
  • Day 27-3 year 1964: A 9.2 magnitude earthquake hit 80 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska, killing 117 and producing a 50-foot tsunami that traveled over 8,000 miles.
  • Day 27-3 year 1977: Pan American and KLM Boeing 747s collided on a runway in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands. The 542 people killed is the highest ever for an aviation disaster.
  • Day 27-3 year 2001: A federal judge ruled that the University of Michigan’s affirmative action policy was invalid, a ruling that later would be reversed in an appeal.
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