Afrika Bambaataa Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 26, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Afrika Bambaataa Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Afrika Bambaataa Facts

Full Name	Afrika Bambaataa
Birthdate	April 17, 1957
Birth Place	The Bronx, NY
Age (in 2024)	67 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	DJ

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Afrika Bambaataa Age & Birthday

Afrika Bambaataa is best known as DJ who has born on April 17, 1957 in The Bronx, NY. Currently, Afrika Bambaataa is 67 years, 0 months and 9 days old. Afrika Bambaataa will celebrate 68th birthday on Thursday, 17th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Afrika Bambaataa upcoming birthday.

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Afrika Bambaataa Biography

About

American DJ who was a pioneer in the early development of hip hop and the New York breakdancing scene throughout the 1980s. He was often labeled the Godfather and Amen Ra of Hip Hop culture as well as the father of Electro Funk.

Before Fame

He was a member of a gang known as the Black Spades.

Trivia

In 2012, he was given a three-year appointment as a visiting scholar at Cornell University.

Family Life

His mother was an activist with the Black Liberation Movement and her views informed a lot the content of his music.

Associated With

George Clinton appeared on his album Afrika Bambaataa and Family.

Top Asked Questions about Afrika Bambaataa

How old is Afrika Bambaataa in 2024?

Afrika Bambaataa is 67 years old today.

When was Afrika Bambaataa born?

Afrika Bambaataa was born on April 17, 1957 in The Bronx, NY.

What is Afrika Bambaataa zodiac sign?

Afrika Bambaataa zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Afrika Bambaataa best known for?

Afrika Bambaataa was best known as DJ.

Fun Facts about Afrika Bambaataa's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Afrika Bambaataa's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Afrika Bambaataa was born on Wednesday, 107^th day / 16^th week of 1957
Afrika Bambaataa has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Afrika Bambaataa birthday is XVII.IV.MCMLVII
Afrika Bambaataa's birthstone is Diamond
Afrika Bambaataa's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Afrika Bambaataa age in year is 67 years old
Afrika Bambaataa age in month is 804 months old
Afrika Bambaataa age in day is 24481 days old
Afrika Bambaataa age in hour is 587544 hours old
Afrika Bambaataa age in minute is 35252640 minutes old
Afrika Bambaataa age in second is 2115158400 seconds old
Next Afrika Bambaataa birthday is on Thursday, April 17th 2025
Afrika Bambaataa age in next birthday (2025) is 68 years old
Learn more interesting facts about April 17, 1957 birthday

Historical Events on Afrika Bambaataa Birthday (April 17)

Below are historical events that coincided with Afrika Bambaataa's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1951	The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
1961	Bay of Pigs Invasion: A group of Cuban exiles financed and trained by the CIA lands at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro.
1969	Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
1969	Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
1970	Apollo program: The ill-fated Apollo 13 spacecraft returns to Earth safely.
1971	The Provisional Government of Bangladesh is formed.
1975	The Cambodian Civil War ends. The Khmer Rouge captures the capital Phnom Penh and Cambodian government forces surrender.
1978	Mir Akbar Khyber is assassinated, provoking the Saur Revolution in Afghanistan.
1982	Constitution Act, 1982 Patriation of the Canadian constitution in Ottawa by Proclamation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada.
1986	An alleged state of war lasting 335 years between the Netherlands and the Isles of Scilly declared peace bringing an end to any hypothetical war that may have been legally considered to exist.
1992	The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
2006	A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70.
2013	An explosion at a fertilizer plant in the city of West, Texas, kills 15 people and injures 160 others.
2014	NASA's Kepler space telescope confirms the discovery of the first Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of another star.
2021	The funeral of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, takes place at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
1984	The birth of Jed Lowrie, American baseball player
1984	The birth of Raffaele Palladino, Italian footballer
1985	The birth of Rooney Mara, American actress
1985	The birth of Luke Mitchell, Australian actor and model
1985	The birth of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, French tennis player
1986	The birth of Romain Grosjean, French race car driver
1988	The birth of Takahiro Moriuchi, Japanese singer-songwriter
1989	The birth of Paraskevi Papachristou, Greek triple jumper
1989	The birth of Avi Kaplan, singer and songwriter
1990	The birth of Jonathan Brown, Welsh footballer
1992	The birth of Lachlan Maranta, Australian rugby league footballer
1994	The birth of Alanna Goldie, Canadian fencer
1996	The birth of Lorna Fitzgerald, British actress
1996	The birth of Caitlin Parker, Australian boxer
1998	The birth of Suppapong Udomkaewkanjana, Thai actor and singer
2013	The death of V. S. Ramadevi, Indian politician, 13th Governor of Karnataka (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Gabriel García Márquez, Colombian journalist and author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Bernat Klein, Serbian-Scottish fashion designer and painter (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Wojciech Leśnikowski, Polish-American architect and academic (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Karpal Singh, Malaysian lawyer and politician (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Robert P. Griffin, American soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Scotty Probasco, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1928)
2015	The death of Jeremiah J. Rodell, American general (b. 1921)
2015	The death of A. Alfred Taubman, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1924)
2016	The death of Chyna, American wrestler (b. 1969)
2016	The death of Doris Roberts, American actress (b. 1925)
2018	The death of Barbara Bush, former First Lady of the United States (b. 1925)
2018	The death of Carl Kasell, American radio personality (b. 1934)
2019	The death of Alan García, Peruvian lawyer and politician, 61st and 64th President of Peru (b. 1949)
2022	The death of Radu Lupu, Romanian pianist (b. 1945)

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