Updated at November 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Alfred Burt |
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Birthdate | April 22, 1920 |
Birth Place | Michigan |
Age (in 2024) | 104 Years Old |
Zodiac | Taurus |
Occupation | Composer |
Alfred Burt is best known as Composer who has born on April 22, 1920 in Michigan. Currently, Alfred Burt is 104 years, 6 months and 22 days old. Alfred Burt will celebrate 105th birthday on Tuesday, 22nd of April 2025. Below the countdown to Alfred Burt upcoming birthday.
Jazz artist who wrote 15 Christmas carols from 1942 until 1954, including "Some Children See Him" in 1951 and "The Star Carol" in 1954.
He studied music at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He became a member of the Alvino Rey Orchestra in 1949.
His carols were originally meant for his family and friends, but he rehearsed his 1952 carol "Come, Dear Children" with the Blue Reys in order to get the harmonies correct. They asked to perform it publicly, he consented, and the carol became a hit.
His father Bates Burt, an Episcopalian pastor, began the tradition of including an original Christmas carol in the Christmas cards he would send out to family and friends each year. He asked his son to take over the tradition in 1942, something that would continue until Alfred's death in 1954.
His songs were covered by such artists as Nat King Cole and Tennessee Ernie Ford.
Alfred Burt is 104 years old today.
Alfred Burt was born on April 22, 1920 in Michigan.
Alfred Burt zodiac sign is Taurus.
Alfred Burt was best known as Composer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Alfred Burt's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1945 | World War II: Prisoners at the Jasenovac concentration camp revolt. Five hundred twenty are killed and around eighty escape. |
1945 | World War II: Sachsenhausen concentration camp is liberated by soldiers of the Red Army and Polish First Army. |
1948 | Arab-Israeli War: The port city of Haifa is captured by Jewish forces. |
1951 | Korean War: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army begin assaulting positions defended by the Royal Australian Regiment and the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry at the Battle of Kapyong. |
1954 | Red Scare: Witnesses begin testifying and live television coverage of the Army-McCarthy hearings begins. |
1969 | British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world. |
1969 | The formation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) is announced at a mass rally in Calcutta. |
1970 | The first Earth Day is celebrated. |
1974 | Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board. |
1977 | Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic. |
1992 | A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206. |
1993 | Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham. |
2005 | Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record. |
2016 | The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming. |
2020 | Four police officers are killed after being struck by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne while speaking to a speeding driver, marking the largest loss of police lives in Victoria Police history. |
1962 | The birth of Danièle Sauvageau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1963 | The birth of Rosalind Gill, English sociologist and academic |
1966 | The birth of Mickey Morandini, American baseball player and manager |
1967 | The birth of David J. C. MacKay, English physicist, engineer, and academic (d. 2016) |
1970 | The birth of Regine Velasquez, Filipino singer and actress |
1976 | The birth of Dan Cloutier, Canadian ice hockey player and coach |
1978 | The birth of Paul Malakwen Kosgei, Kenyan runner and coach |
1979 | The birth of Zoltán Gera, Hungarian international footballer and manager |
1979 | The birth of Daniel Johns, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist |
1980 | The birth of Quincy Timberlake, Kenyan-Australian activist, engineer, and politician |
1982 | The birth of Kaká, Brazilian footballer |
1983 | The birth of Sam W. Heads, English-American entomologist and palaeontologist |
1983 | The birth of Shkëlzen Shala, Albanian entrepreneur and veganism activist |
1990 | The birth of Machine Gun Kelly, American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor |
1991 | The birth of Danni Wyatt, English cricketer |
2006 | The death of Henriette Avram, American computer scientist and academic (b. 1919) |
2006 | The death of Alida Valli, Italian actress (b. 1921) |
2007 | The death of Juanita Millender-McDonald, American educator and politician (b. 1938) |
2009 | The death of Jack Cardiff, British cinematographer, director and photographer (b. 1914) |
2010 | The death of Richard Barrett, American lawyer and activist (b. 1943) |
2012 | The death of George Rathmann, American chemist, biologist, and businessman (b. 1927) |
2013 | The death of Richie Havens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941) |
2013 | The death of Lalgudi Jayaraman, Indian violinist and composer (b. 1930) |
2013 | The death of Robert Suderburg, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1936) |
2014 | The death of Oswaldo Vigas, Venezuelan painter (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Dick Balharry, Scottish environmentalist and photographer (b. 1937) |
2017 | The death of Donna Leanne Williams, Australian writer, artist, and activist (b. 1963) |
2020 | The death of Shirley Knight, American actress (b. 1936) |
2021 | The death of Adrian Garrett, American professional baseball player (b. 1943) |
2022 | The death of Guy Lafleur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1951) |
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