Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Bud Powell |
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Birthdate | September 27, 1924 |
Birth Place | New York City, NY |
Age (in 2024) | 100 Years Old |
Zodiac | Libra |
Occupation | Pianist |
Bud Powell is best known as Pianist who has born on September 27, 1924 in New York City, NY. Currently, Bud Powell is 100 years, 1 months and 24 days old. Bud Powell will celebrate 101st birthday on Saturday, 27th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Bud Powell upcoming birthday.
One of the pioneers of bebop, along with Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. He was considered one of jazz's most important pianists.
He began playing piano at age five, and by age 10, he could imitate Art Tatum and Fats Waller.
He was severely beaten by the police while visiting Philadelphia at the age of 20, an incident that left him incoherent and mentally unstable. He was institutionalized several times throughout his life, including in 1947, during which he was given electroconvulsive therapy, and again in 1951, following an arrest for marijuana possession.
His father was a stride pianist who recognized his son's talents early on and enrolled him in classical-piano lessons.
He drew great inspiration from his colleague and fellow pianist Thelonious Monk.
Bud Powell is 100 years old today.
Bud Powell was born on September 27, 1924 in New York City, NY.
Bud Powell zodiac sign is Libra.
Bud Powell was best known as Pianist.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Bud Powell's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Bud Powell's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1975 | The last use of capital punishment in Spain sparks worldwide protests. |
1977 | Japan Airlines Flight 715 crashes on approach to Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang, Malaysia, killing 34 of the 79 people on board. |
1988 | The National League for Democracy is formed by Aung San Suu Kyi and others to fight dictatorship in Myanmar. |
1993 | The Sukhumi massacre takes place in Abkhazia. |
1996 | The Battle of Kabul ends in a Taliban victory; an Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is established. |
1996 | Confusion on a tanker ship results in the Julie N. oil spill in Portland, Maine. |
1998 | The Google internet search engine retroactively claims this date as its birthday. |
2001 | In Switzerland, a gunman shoots 18 citizens, killing 14 and then himself. |
2003 | The SMART-1 satellite is launched. |
2007 | NASA launches the Dawn probe to the asteroid belt. |
2008 | CNSA astronaut Zhai Zhigang becomes the first Chinese person to perform a spacewalk. |
2012 | In Minneapolis, a gunman shoots seven citizens, killing five and then himself. |
2014 | The eruption of Mount Ontake in Japan occurs. |
2019 | Over two million people participated in worldwide strikes to protest climate change across 2,400 locations worldwide. |
2020 | Second Nagorno-Karabakh war: Azerbaijan launched an offensive against the self-proclaimed Republic of Artsakh, inhabited predominantly by ethnic Armenians. |
1991 | The birth of Rio Uchida, Japanese model and actress |
1992 | The birth of Lachlan Burr, Australian rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Luc Castaignos, Dutch footballer |
1992 | The birth of Pak Kwang-ryong, North Korean footballer |
1992 | The birth of Ryan O'Shaughnessy, Irish singer-songwriter and actor |
1992 | The birth of Gabriel Vasconcelos Ferreira, Brazilian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Granit Xhaka, Swiss footballer |
1993 | The birth of Lisandro Magallán, Argentinian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Monica Puig, Puerto Rican-American tennis player |
1993 | The birth of Vinnie Sunseri, American football player |
1994 | The birth of Dylan Walker, Australian rugby league player |
1995 | The birth of Kwon Eun-bi, South Korean singer and musical actress |
1998 | The birth of Ioana Mincă, Romanian tennis player |
2001 | The birth of David Malukas, American race car driver |
2002 | The birth of Jenna Ortega, American actress |
2014 | The death of Eugie Foster, American journalist and author (b. 1971) |
2014 | The death of Taylor Hardwick, American architect and educator, designed Haydon Burns Library and Friendship Fountain Park (b. 1925) |
2014 | The death of Wally Hergesheimer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1927) |
2014 | The death of Abdelmajid Lakhal, Tunisian actor and director (b. 1939) |
2014 | The death of James Traficant, American lawyer and politician (b. 1941) |
2015 | The death of Syed Ahmed, Indian author and politician, 16th Governor of Manipur (b. 1945) |
2015 | The death of Pietro Ingrao, Italian journalist and politician (b. 1915) |
2015 | The death of Kallen Pokkudan, Indian activist and author (b. 1937) |
2015 | The death of Frank Tyson, English-Australian cricketer, coach, and journalist (b. 1930) |
2016 | The death of David Hahn, American Boy Scout famous for attempting to build a nuclear reactor in a shed in his backyard (b. 1976) |
2017 | The death of Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founder of Playboy Enterprises (b. 1926) |
2018 | The death of Kavita Mahajan, Indian author and translator (b.1967) |
2018 | The death of Michael Payton, American football quarterback (b.1970) |
2018 | The death of Manoharsinhji Pradyumansinhji, Indian nobleman and politician (b.1935) |
2018 | The death of Marty Balin, American singer, co-founder of the band Jefferson Airplane (b. 1942) |
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