Bessie Smith Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Bessie Smith Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Bessie Smith Facts

Full Name	Bessie Smith
Birthdate	April 15, 1894
Birth Place	Chattanooga, TN
Age (in 2024)	130 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Blues Singer

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Bessie Smith Age & Birthday

Bessie Smith is best known as Blues Singer who has born on April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, TN. Currently, Bessie Smith is 130 years, 7 months and 6 days old. Bessie Smith will celebrate 131st birthday on Tuesday, 15th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Bessie Smith upcoming birthday.

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Bessie Smith Biography

About

Empress of the Blues who sang in the 1920s and 1930s, releasing award-winning songs like "Empty Bed Blues" and "St. Louis Blues."

Before Fame

She worked as a street performer with her brother on the streets of Chattanooga. Ma Rainey mentored her and helped her develop her stage presence.

Trivia

She had a short-lived career on Broadway, but in that time she sang with Louis Armstrong.

Family Life

She was born to parents Laura and William Smith who was a laborer and part-time Baptist preacher.

Associated With

The great Benny Goodman made a small contribution to her 1933 recordings with the record label Okeh.

Top Asked Questions about Bessie Smith

How old is Bessie Smith in 2024?

Bessie Smith is 130 years old today.

When was Bessie Smith born?

Bessie Smith was born on April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga, TN.

What is Bessie Smith zodiac sign?

Bessie Smith zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Bessie Smith best known for?

Bessie Smith was best known as Blues Singer.

Fun Facts about Bessie Smith's Birthday

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

Bessie Smith was born on Sunday, 105^th day / 15^th week of 1894
Bessie Smith has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Bessie Smith birthday is XV.IV.MDCCCXCIV
Bessie Smith's birthstone is Diamond
Bessie Smith's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Bessie Smith age in year is 130 years old
Bessie Smith age in month is 1567 months old
Bessie Smith age in day is 47702 days old
Bessie Smith age in hour is 1144848 hours old
Bessie Smith age in minute is 68690880 minutes old
Bessie Smith age in second is 4121452800 seconds old
Next Bessie Smith birthday is on Tuesday, April 15th 2025
Bessie Smith age in next birthday (2025) is 131 years old

Historical Events on Bessie Smith Birthday (April 15)

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

Year	Event
1947	Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line.
1952	First flight of the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress.
1955	McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.
1960	At Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ella Baker leads a conference that results in the creation of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, one of the principal organizations of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
1969	The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
1970	During the Cambodian Civil War, massacre of the Vietnamese minority results in 800 bodies flowing down the Mekong river into South Vietnam.
1986	The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.
1989	Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of Sheffield Wednesday, in the FA Cup Semi-final, resulting in the deaths of 97 Liverpool fans.
1989	Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in China.
1994	Marrakesh Agreement relating to foundation of World Trade Organization is adopted.
2002	Air China Flight 129 crashes on approach to Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, killing 129 people.
2013	Two bombs explode near the finish line at the Boston Marathon in Boston, Massachusetts, killing three people and injuring 264 others.
2013	A wave of bombings across Iraq kills at least 75 people.
2014	In the worst massacre of the South Sudanese Civil War, at least 200 civilians are gunned down after seeking refuge in houses of worship as well as hospitals.
2019	The cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris in France is seriously damaged by a large fire.
1986	The birth of Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer
1988	The birth of Blake Ayshford, Australian rugby league player
1988	The birth of Steven Defour, Belgian footballer
1988	The birth of Chris Tillman, American baseball pitcher
1989	The birth of Darren Nicholls, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Emma Watson, English actress
1991	The birth of Daiki Arioka, Japanese idol, singer, and actor
1991	The birth of Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater
1992	The birth of Jeremy McGovern, Australian rules football player
1994	The birth of Brodie Grundy, Australian rules football player
1994	The birth of Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Bahamian sprinter
1995	The birth of Leander Dendoncker, Belgian footballer
1997	The birth of Ashleigh Gardner, Australian cricketer
1999	The birth of Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player
2001	The birth of Shanti Dope, Filipino rapper
2012	The death of Dwayne Schintzius, American basketball player (b. 1968)
2013	The death of Benjamin Fain, Ukrainian-Israeli physicist and academic (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Richard LeParmentier, American-English actor and screenwriter (b. 1946)
2013	The death of Jean-François Paillard, French conductor (b. 1928)
2014	The death of John Houbolt, American engineer and academic (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Eliseo Verón, Argentinian sociologist and academic (b. 1935)
2015	The death of Jonathan Crombie, Canadian-American actor and screenwriter (b. 1966)
2015	The death of Surya Bahadur Thapa, Nepalese politician, 24th Prime Minister of Nepal (b. 1928)
2017	The death of Clifton James, American actor (b. 1920)
2017	The death of Emma Morano, Italian supercentenarian, last person verified born in the 1800s (b. 1899)
2018	The death of R. Lee Ermey, American actor (b. 1944)
2018	The death of Vittorio Taviani, Italian film director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
2022	The death of Bilquis Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist and wife of Abdul Sattar Edhi (b. 1947)
2022	The death of Henry Plumb, British politician and farmer (b. 1925)
2022	The death of Liz Sheridan, American actress (b. 1929)

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