As per our current Database, Langston Hughes has been died on May 22, 1967 (age 65).
When Langston Hughes die, Langston Hughes was 65 years old.
Popular As | Langston Hughes |
Occupation | Poet |
Age | 65 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
Born | February 1, 1902 (Joplin, MO) |
Birthday | February 1 |
Town/City | Joplin, MO |
Nationality | MO |
Langston Hughes’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Langston Hughes was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
African-American poet, author, Activist, and Harlem Renaissance leader whose best-known works include The Weary Blues, Montage of a Dream Deferred, Not Without Laughter, and Black Nativity. He published his masterpiece poem, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," in 1921.
He wrote his first plays, poems, and short stories during his high school years in Cleveland, Ohio.
He was one of the first jazz poets.
He was born in Missouri to Carrie Mercer Langston and James Nathaniel Hughes, both of whom traced their heritage back to both slaves and slave owners.
He greatly influenced the work of French author Aime Cesaire.