Michael Longley (Poet ) was born in Northern Ireland on a Thursday, July 27, 1939 🎈. Michael Longley is 85 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
Northern Irish poet known for Gorse Fires, An Exploded View, Man Lying on a Wall, and other works. He received both the Hawthornden Prize and the T.S. Eliot Prize for a 2000 poetry collection entitled The Weather in Japan.
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FULL NAME: | Michael Longley |
BIRTH DATE: | July 27, 1939 |
BIRTHPLACE: | Northern Ireland |
AGE: | 85 years old |
NATIONALITY: | Irish |
ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
ZODIAC: | Leo |
CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Michael Longley is a Poet. Michael was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He married Edna Longley, a literary critic. The couple raised three children. Find out who is Michael Longley dating right now.
He attended the Royal Belfast Academical Institution before studying Classics at Trinity College, Dublin. His debut poetic work was published in 1965.
DID YOU KNOW He received honorary doctoral degrees from Trinity College, Dublin and Queen’s University, Belfast.
FACT He and fellow Northern Irish author Seamus Heaney were born in the same year. The two men were both recipients of the prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize.
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Birthday
Currently, Michael Longley is 85 years old. His next birthday is away. Michael will celebrate his 86th birthday on a Thursday, July 27th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 27, 1939. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Michael Longley’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Michael Longley was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Michael Longley is a 85 years old Poet, born in July, in the Year of the Rabbit (1939), and is a Leo. His life path number is 11. Michael’s birthstone is Ruby, and his birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 27.
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