Buddy Rich Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at September 5, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Buddy Rich Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Buddy Rich Facts

Full Name	Buddy Rich
Birthdate	September 30, 1917
Birth Place	Brooklyn, NY
Age (in 2025)	107 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Drummer

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Buddy Rich Age & Birthday

Buddy Rich is best known as Drummer who has born on September 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, Buddy Rich is 107 years, 11 months and 5 days old. Buddy Rich will celebrate 108th birthday on Tuesday, 30th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Buddy Rich upcoming birthday.

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Buddy Rich Biography

About

Jazz drummer and bandleader who appeared on more than sixty albums as a sideman and leader. He played with an array of groups, including Tommy Dorsey's orchestra.

Before Fame

He was playing professionally in Vaudeville at eighteen months. He worked as a bandleader at as early as eleven years old.

Trivia

He was never formally trained and started playing percussion at a year old with spoons.

Family Life

He was born to Jewish parents Robert and Bess Rich, both of whom were Vaudeville performers. He had one daughter, Cathy, with his wife Marie Allison.

Associated With

He has recorded with Louis Armstrong.

Top Asked Questions about Buddy Rich

How old is Buddy Rich in 2025?

Buddy Rich is 107 years old today.

When was Buddy Rich born?

Buddy Rich was born on September 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY.

What is Buddy Rich zodiac sign?

Buddy Rich zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Buddy Rich best known for?

Buddy Rich was best known as Drummer.

Fun Facts about Buddy Rich's Birthday

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

Buddy Rich was born on Sunday, 273^rd day / 39^th week of 1917
Buddy Rich has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Buddy Rich birthday is XXX.IX.MCMXVII
Buddy Rich's birthstone is Sapphire
Buddy Rich's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Buddy Rich age in year is 107 years old
Buddy Rich age in month is 1295 months old
Buddy Rich age in day is 39422 days old
Buddy Rich age in hour is 946128 hours old
Buddy Rich age in minute is 56767680 minutes old
Buddy Rich age in second is 3406060800 seconds old
Next Buddy Rich birthday is on Wednesday, September 30th 2026
Buddy Rich age in next birthday (2026) is 108 years old

Historical Events on Buddy Rich Birthday (September 30)

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

Year	Event
1954	The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
1965	Six Indonesian Army generals were assassinated by the September 30 Movement. The PKI was blamed for the latter, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists.
1966	Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
1968	The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
1970	Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
1975	Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
1978	Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
1980	Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
1993	The 6.2 Mw  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
1999	The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
2000	Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
2005	Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
2009	The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
2016	Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
2016	Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
1986	The birth of Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer
1987	The birth of Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano
1988	The birth of Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler
1989	The birth of André Weis, German footballer
1991	The birth of Thomas Röhler, German javelin thrower
1992	The birth of Ezra Miller, American actor and singer
1994	The birth of Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast
1996	The birth of Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast
1997	The birth of Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
1998	The birth of Yui Imaizumi, Japanese tarento
1998	The birth of Trevi Moran, American youtuber and singer
2002	The birth of Levi Miller, Australian actor and model
2002	The birth of Tara Würth, Crotian tennis player
2002	The birth of Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
2012	The death of Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
2012	The death of Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)
2017	The death of Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921)
2017	The death of Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian-American mathematician (b. 1966)
2018	The death of Kim Larsen, Danish rock musician (b. 1945)
2018	The death of Geoffrey Hayes, British television presenter and actor (b. 1942)
2018	The death of Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (b. 1925)
2019	The death of Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (b. 1967)
2021	The death of Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and orchestrator (b. 1931)

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