John Updike
Panchanga
TithiEkadashi (Shukla)
VaraFriday
NakshatraPushya
YogaSukarma
KaranaVishti (Movable)
Notes
Family : None
Change residence 1945 (Family moved to farm)
Relationship : None
Marriage 26 June 1953 (Mary E. Pennington)
Social : None
End a program of study 1954 (Graduated from Harvard University)
Social : None
End a program of study 1955 (Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Arts)
Work : None
New Career 1955 (Went to work for "The New Yorker")
Family : None
Change in family responsibilities 1 April 1955 (Daughter Elizabeth born)
Work : None
New Job 1957 (Became a full-time writer)
Family : None
Change in family responsibilities 19 January 1957 (Son David born)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1959 (First novel released)
Family : None
Change in family responsibilities 14 May 1959 (Son Michael born)
Family : None
Change in family responsibilities 15 December 1960 (Daughter Miranda)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1963 (Story on Chiron, "Centaur")
Relationship : None
Divorce dates 1976 (From first wife)
Relationship : None
Marriage 30 September 1977 (Second marriage Martha Ruggles Bernhard)
Work : None
Prize 12 April 1982 (Pulitzer Prize)
Work : None
Published/ Exhibited/ Released 2000 (Novel "Gertrude and Claudius.")
: None
Death by Disease 27 January 2009 (Of lung cancer, age 76)
Traits : Personality
Perfectionist
Diagnoses : Major Diseases
Cancer
Diagnoses : Body Part Problems
Skin (Psoriasis)
Diagnoses : Psychological
Stutter, Tics (Stuttered as a kid)
Family : Relationship
Marriage more than 15 Yrs (First marriage 23 years)
Family : Relationship
Number of Marriages (Two)
Family : Parenting
Foster, Step, or Adopted Kids (Three stepsons)
Family : Parenting
Kids more than 3 (Four)
Personal : Death
Illness/ Disease
Vocation : Writers
Fiction (Novelist, short stories)
Vocation : Writers
Magazine/ newsletter (The New Yorker)
Notable : Awards
Pulitzer prize
Notable : Awards
Vocational award (Ntnl. Book Award)
Notable : Famous
Top 5% of Profession
Life Events & Dasha
Change residence1945
MD Mercury 1933–1950→AD Rahu Apr 1943–Nov 1945→PD Sun 18 May 1945–04 Jul 1945
Marriage26 Jun 1953
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Mars May 1953–Sep 1953→PD Saturn 22 Jun 1953–15 Jul 1953
End a program of study1954
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Rahu Sep 1953–Oct 1954→PD Venus 01 Jun 1954–04 Aug 1954
Change in family responsibilities01 Apr 1955
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Jupiter Oct 1954–Sep 1955→PD Ketu 13 Mar 1955–02 Apr 1955
End a program of study1955
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Jupiter Oct 1954–Sep 1955→PD Moon 15 Jun 1955–13 Jul 1955
New Career1955
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Jupiter Oct 1954–Sep 1955→PD Moon 15 Jun 1955–13 Jul 1955
Change in family responsibilities19 Jan 1957
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Mercury Oct 1956–Oct 1957→PD Venus 12 Jan 1957–13 Mar 1957
New Job1957
MD Ketu 1950–1957→AD Mercury Oct 1956–Oct 1957→PD Rahu 21 May 1957–15 Jul 1957
Change in family responsibilities14 May 1959
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Venus Oct 1957–Feb 1961→PD Rahu 08 Jan 1959–09 Jul 1959
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1959
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Venus Oct 1957–Feb 1961→PD Rahu 08 Jan 1959–09 Jul 1959
Change in family responsibilities15 Dec 1960
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Venus Oct 1957–Feb 1961→PD Mercury 28 Jun 1960–18 Dec 1960
Published/ Exhibited/ Released1963
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Moon Feb 1962–Oct 1963→PD Venus 19 Jun 1963–28 Sep 1963
Divorce dates1976
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Mercury Oct 1973–Aug 1976→PD Saturn 17 Mar 1976–28 Aug 1976
Marriage30 Sep 1977
MD Venus 1957–1977→AD Ketu Aug 1976–Oct 1977→PD Mercury 29 Aug 1977–28 Oct 1977
Prize12 Apr 1982
MD Sun 1977–1983→AD Mercury Aug 1981–Jun 1982→PD Jupiter 24 Mar 1982–05 May 1982
Published/ Exhibited/ Released2000
MD Mars 1993–2000→AD Moon Mar 2000–Oct 2000→PD Saturn 28 Jun 2000–31 Jul 2000
Death by Disease27 Jan 2009
MD Rahu 2000–2018→AD Mercury Oct 2008–Apr 2011→PD Mercury 10 Oct 2008–19 Feb 2009