American poet, playwright, and academic (born 1934)

Amiri Baraka

Amiri Baraka, previously known as LeRoi Jones and Imamu Amear Baraka, was an American writer of poetry, drama, fiction, essays, and music criticism. He was the author of numerous books of poetry and taught at several universities, including the University at Buffalo and Stony Brook University. He received the PEN/Beyond Margins Award in 2008 for Tales of the Out and the Gone. Baraka's plays, poetry, and essays have been described by scholars as constituting defining texts for African-American culture.

Born

1934

October 7

Died

2014

Era

1930s

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1934 Born
2014 Died

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-3761 The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar.
1403 Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.
1477 Uppsala University is inaugurated after receiving its corporate rights from Pope Sixtus IV in February the same year.
1513 War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.

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The world in 1934

When Amiri arrived

april 12 The strongest surface wind gust in the world at the time of 231 mph, is measured on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire. It has since been surpassed.
april 12 The U.S. Auto-Lite strike begins, culminating in a five-day melee between Ohio National Guard troops and 6,000 strikers and picketers.[citation needed]
april 21 The "Surgeon's Photograph", the most famous photo allegedly showing the Loch Ness Monster, is published in the Daily Mail (in 1994, it is revealed to be a hoax).
august 11 The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Andy Devine 1905–1977 American actor (born 1905) Cotton Fitzsimmons 1931– American basketball player and coach (died 2004) Dida 1973– Brazilian footballer Dylan Baker 1959– American actor Elijah Muhammad 1897–1975 American religious leader (born 1897) Flying Lotus 1983– American rapper, DJ, and producer Henriette Avram 1919–2006 American computer scientist and academic (born 1919) Jacques Richard 1952–2002 Canadian ice hockey player (died 2002) Jean-Paul Riopelle 1923–2002 Canadian painter and sculptor (born 1923)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1934

Bill Bixby 1934–1993 American actor and director (died 1993) Bill Cobbs 1934–2024 American actor (died 2024) Bud Selig 1934– 9th Major League Baseball Commissioner Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas 1934– Mexican politician Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Dave Mackay 1934–2015 Scottish-English footballer and manager (born 1934) Earl Morrall 1934–2014 American football player and coach (born 1934) Edward Bond 1934– English director, playwright, and screenwriter (died 2024) Emilio Botín 1934–2014 Spanish banker and businessman (died 2014)

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