Benny Goodman Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Benny Goodman Facts
| Full Name | Benny Goodman |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | May 30, 1909 |
| Birth Place | Chicago, IL |
| Age (in 2024) | 115 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Gemini |
| Occupation | Clarinet Player |
Benny Goodman Age & Birthday
Benny Goodman is best known as Clarinet Player who has born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, IL. Currently, Benny Goodman is 115 years, 5 months and 3 days old. Benny Goodman will celebrate 116th birthday on Friday, 30th of May 2025. Below the countdown to Benny Goodman upcoming birthday.
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About
Bandleader and clarinetist who defined the Swing Era of music. He was appropriately known as the King of Swing.
Before Fame
He joined one of Chicago's top bands at 16, the Ben Pollack Orchestra. He himself would have one of the greatest bands of the 1930s, and his Carnegie Hall concert of 1938 was largely credited with making jazz a respectable genre of music.
Trivia
He appeared in The Big Broadcast of 1937, Syncopation, The Powers Girl, and many other musical features. His life was dramatized in 1955 in The Benny Goodman Story starring Steve Allen and Donna Reed.
Family Life
He grew up with 11 other siblings in a poor Jewish family that had immigrated to the United States from the Russian Empire. He married Alice Hammond Duckworth on March 21, 1942, and they had two daughters together.
Associated With
He was also known for his classical recordings, the first of which was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Clarinet Quintet in A major, which he recorded with the Budapest Quartet in April 1938.
Top Asked Questions about Benny Goodman
How old is Benny Goodman in 2024?
Benny Goodman is 115 years old today.
When was Benny Goodman born?
Benny Goodman was born on May 30, 1909 in Chicago, IL.
What is Benny Goodman zodiac sign?
Benny Goodman zodiac sign is Gemini.
What was Benny Goodman best known for?
Benny Goodman was best known as Clarinet Player.
Fun Facts about Benny Goodman's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Benny Goodman's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Benny Goodman was born on Sunday, 150th day / 21st week of 1909
- Benny Goodman has Gemini zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Benny Goodman birthday is XXX.V.MCMIX
- Benny Goodman's birthstone is Emerald
- Benny Goodman's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
- Benny Goodman age in year is 115 years old
- Benny Goodman age in month is 1385 months old
- Benny Goodman age in day is 42160 days old
- Benny Goodman age in hour is 1011840 hours old
- Benny Goodman age in minute is 60710400 minutes old
- Benny Goodman age in second is 3642624000 seconds old
- Next Benny Goodman birthday is on Friday, May 30th 2025
- Benny Goodman age in next birthday (2025) is 116 years old
Historical Events on Benny Goodman Birthday (May 30)
Below are historical events that coincided with Benny Goodman's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1972 | In Ben Gurion Airport (at the time: Lod Airport), Israel, members of the Japanese Red Army carry out the Lod Airport massacre, killing 24 people and injuring 78 others. |
| 1974 | The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first enters service. |
| 1975 | European Space Agency is established. |
| 1979 | Downeast Flight 46 crashes on approach to Knox County Regional Airport in Rockland, Maine, killing 17. |
| 1982 | Cold War: Spain joins NATO. |
| 1989 | Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: The 10-metre high "Goddess of Democracy" statue is unveiled in Tiananmen Square by student demonstrators. |
| 1990 | Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia. |
| 1998 | The 6.5 Mw  Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000-4,500. |
| 1998 | Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent. |
| 2003 | Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards. |
| 2008 | Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted. |
| 2008 | TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at ToncontÃn International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people. |
| 2012 | Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War. |
| 2013 | Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage. |
| 2020 | The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. |
| 1985 | The birth of Igor Lewczuk, Polish footballer |
| 1985 | The birth of Aaron Volpatti, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1986 | The birth of Nikolay Bodurov, Bulgarian international footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Ailee, Korean-American singer and songwriter |
| 1989 | The birth of Lesia Tsurenko, Ukrainian tennis player |
| 1990 | The birth of Im Yoon-ah, South Korean singer and actress |
| 1990 | The birth of Andrei Loktionov, Russian ice hockey player |
| 1991 | The birth of Jonathan Fox, English swimmer |
| 1992 | The birth of Harrison Barnes, American basketball player |
| 1992 | The birth of Danielle Harold, English actress |
| 1994 | The birth of Scott Laughton, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1996 | The birth of Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player |
| 1997 | The birth of Jung Eun-bi, South Korean singer and actress |
| 1999 | The birth of Eddie Nketiah, English footballer |
| 1999 | The birth of Guanyu Zhou, Chinese racing driver |
| 2013 | The death of Jayalath Jayawardena, Sri Lankan physician and politician (b. 1953) |
| 2013 | The death of Larry Jones, American football player and coach (b. 1933) |
| 2014 | The death of Hienadz Buraukin, Belarusian poet, journalist, and diplomat (b. 1936) |
| 2014 | The death of Henning Carlsen, Danish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Joan Lorring, British actress (b. 1926) |
| 2014 | The death of Leonidas Vasilikopoulos, Greek admiral (b. 1932) |
| 2015 | The death of Beau Biden, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 44th Attorney General of Delaware (b. 1969) |
| 2015 | The death of Joël Champetier, Canadian author and screenwriter (b. 1957) |
| 2015 | The death of L. Tom Perry, American religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1922) |
| 2016 | The death of Tom Lysiak, Polish-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953) |
| 2016 | The death of Rick MacLeish, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1950) |
| 2019 | The death of Thad Cochran, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937) |
| 2019 | The death of Jason Marcano, Trinidadian footballer (b. 1983) |
| 2020 | The death of Michael Angelis, British actor (b. 1944) |
| 2021 | The death of Jason Dupasquier, Swiss motorcycle road racer (b. 2001) |
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