Count Basie Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Count Basie Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Count Basie Facts

Full Name	Count Basie
Birthdate	August 21, 1904
Birth Place	Red Bank, NJ
Age (in 2024)	120 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Pianist

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Count Basie Age & Birthday

Count Basie is best known as Pianist who has born on August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, NJ. Currently, Count Basie is 120 years, 4 months and 2 days old. Count Basie will celebrate 121st birthday on Thursday, 21st of August 2025. Below the countdown to Count Basie upcoming birthday.

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Count Basie Biography

About

Swing-era bandleader noted for his theme songs One O'Clock Jump from 1937 and April in Paris from 1932.

Before Fame

He originally wanted to be a drummer, but he grew up near Sonny Greer, who would become Duke Ellington's legendary drummer in 1919. He thought he could never outmatch Greer's talent, so he took up piano at 15.

Trivia

His group, Count Basie and his Cherry Blossoms, was an outgrowth of Bennie Moten's band in Kansas City. He eventually relocated the Cherry Blossoms to Chicago, then to New York City.

Family Life

His father was a student of the mellophone, and his mother was a pianist. His mother paid 25 cents per piano lesson for him when he was young. He married Catherine Morgan on August 21, 1942, with whom he had one child.

Associated With

He and Chick Webb engaged in a much-publicized battle of the bands at the Savoy in 1938.

Top Asked Questions about Count Basie

How old is Count Basie in 2024?

Count Basie is 120 years old today.

When was Count Basie born?

Count Basie was born on August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, NJ.

What is Count Basie zodiac sign?

Count Basie zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Count Basie best known for?

Count Basie was best known as Pianist.

Fun Facts about Count Basie's Birthday

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

Count Basie was born on Sunday, 234^th day / 33^rd week of 1904
Count Basie has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Count Basie birthday is XXI.VIII.MCMIV
Count Basie's birthstone is Peridot
Count Basie's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Count Basie age in year is 120 years old
Count Basie age in month is 1444 months old
Count Basie age in day is 43954 days old
Count Basie age in hour is 1054896 hours old
Count Basie age in minute is 63293760 minutes old
Count Basie age in second is 3797625600 seconds old
Next Count Basie birthday is on Thursday, August 21st 2025
Count Basie age in next birthday (2025) is 121 years old

Historical Events on Count Basie Birthday (August 21)

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

Year	Event
1968	Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
1968	James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
1971	A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1982	Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983	Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
1986	Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
1988	The 6.9 Mw  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal-India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709-1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1991	Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
1991	Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
1993	NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1994	Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1995	Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
2000	American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
2013	Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
2017	A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
1985	The birth of Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
1986	The birth of Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1986	The birth of Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
1986	The birth of Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
1988	The birth of Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1988	The birth of Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989	The birth of Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
1989	The birth of James Davey, English rugby league player
1989	The birth of Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Hayden Panettiere, American actress
1989	The birth of Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
1990	The birth of Bo Burnham, American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet
1991	The birth of Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
1992	The birth of Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver
1996	The birth of Karolína Muchová, Czech tennis player
2013	The death of Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)
2013	The death of C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1936)
2013	The death of Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, ninth Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Colin Beyer, New Zealand lawyer and businessman (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Wang Dongxing, Chinese commander and politician (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo (b. 1954)
2018	The death of Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (b. 1975)
2019	The death of Celso Piña, Mexican singer, composer, arranger, and accordionist (b. 1953)

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