Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Living place: Bronxville

Birthday: 24-3-1919

Population of US 1919: 104,514,000

Global rank: #57831

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Who is Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti?
Beat poets and authors known for a Coney Island of the Mind, Beginning of San Francisco, and other works. His many literary honors include the International Janus Pannonius Poetry Prize and the National Book Foundation Literarian Prize.
He is the co-founder of City Lights, a popular San Francisco bookstore.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He grew up as Lawrence Ferling; Ferlinghetti learned his real last name when he had to track his birth certificate for the purposes of US Navy enlistment.

Family life info

He married Selden Kirby-Smith in 1951 and subsequently had two children.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti?
He and author David Sedaris were both born in New York.

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When was Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti born?
Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in 24-3-1919, death year is , at the age of 105.
Where is Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Lawrence Ferlinghetti was born in Bronxville, New York- United States. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Aries, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Goat. Lawrence Ferlinghetti's global rank is 57831 and whose rank is 288 in list of famous Poet. Population of US in 1919 is about 104,514,000 persons.
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Events in 1919 and 24-3

Events in US in the birth year of Lawrence Ferlinghetti

  • About three-quarters of the Boston police force goes on strike (Sept. 9). Massachusetts Governor (John) Calvin Coolidge acts quickly to dismiss the strikers, saying that no one has the right to strike against the public safety.
  • Race riots erupt in 26 U.S. cities during the course of the year, including Washington, D.C., and Chicago in July.
  • The 18th amendment to the Constitution, prohibiting the sale of alcholic beverages anywhere in the U.S., is ratified (Jan. 16).

Birthday Lawrence Ferlinghetti (24-3) in history

  • Day 24-3 year 1603: Queen Elizabeth passed away at 69 at Richmond Palace after ruling England for more than 40 years. She is buried at Westminster Abbey, London, UK
  • Day 24-3 year 1882: Robert Koch announced the discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus.
  • Day 24-3 year 1949: Laurence Olivier's Hamlet became the first British film to win an Oscar.
  • Day 24-3 year 1958: Rock 'n' roll star Elvis Presley joined the U.S. army for two years.
  • Day 24-3 year 1989: In one of worst oil spills in recent history, the tanker, Exxon Valdez, ran aground and released 240,000 barrels of oil into Prince William Sound.
  • Day 24-3 year 1999: NATO begins launching air strikes in an attempt to force Serbia to cease hostilities against ethnic Albanians in Kosovo.
  • Day 24-3 year 2002: Halle Berry became the first African-American actress to win a best actress Oscar and Denzel Washington became the second African-American actor to get the best actor award.
  • Day 24-3 year 2004: The notorious Bird family's more than half-century stronghold on the nation of Antigua and Barbuda came to an end when Baldwin Spencer won the post of prime minister in the general election.
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