Eva Jessye Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Eva Jessye Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Eva Jessye Facts

Full Name	Eva Jessye
Birthdate	January 20, 1895
Birth Place	Kansas
Age (in 2024)	129 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Composer

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Eva Jessye Age & Birthday

Eva Jessye is best known as Composer who has born on January 20, 1895 in Kansas. Currently, Eva Jessye is 129 years, 3 months and 13 days old. Eva Jessye will celebrate 130th birthday on Monday, 20th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Eva Jessye upcoming birthday.

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Eva Jessye Biography

About

Famous for music directing the original productions of the respective George Gershwin and Virgil Thomson operas Porgy and Bess (1935) and Four Saints in Three Acts (1933), she is also remembered as America's first internationally-acclaimed female choir conductor of African descent.

Before Fame

After attending both Western University (in Kansas) and Langston University (in Oklahoma), she was appointed choral director at Maryland's Morgan State College.

Trivia

Also a composer, she was responsible for a 1931 choral work titled The Life of Christ in Negro Spirituals, as well as for a 1927 collection of her choral arrangements of traditional spirituals. While in New York, she performed in a Eugene Ormandy-conducted music program at the Capitol Theatre.

Family Life

Born and raised in Lawrence, Kansas, she later lived and worked in New York, New York and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Associated With

She served as choral director for the 1929, King Vidor-directed MGM feature Hallelujah!

Top Asked Questions about Eva Jessye

How old is Eva Jessye in 2024?

Eva Jessye is 129 years old today.

When was Eva Jessye born?

Eva Jessye was born on January 20, 1895 in Kansas.

What is Eva Jessye zodiac sign?

Eva Jessye zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Eva Jessye best known for?

Eva Jessye was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Eva Jessye's Birthday

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

Eva Jessye was born on Sunday, 20^th day / 03^rd week of 1895
Eva Jessye has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Eva Jessye birthday is XX.I.MDCCCXCV
Eva Jessye's birthstone is Garnet
Eva Jessye's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
Eva Jessye age in year is 129 years old
Eva Jessye age in month is 1551 months old
Eva Jessye age in day is 47219 days old
Eva Jessye age in hour is 1133256 hours old
Eva Jessye age in minute is 67995360 minutes old
Eva Jessye age in second is 4079721600 seconds old
Next Eva Jessye birthday is on Monday, January 20th 2025
Eva Jessye age in next birthday (2025) is 130 years old

Historical Events on Eva Jessye Birthday (January 20)

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

Year	Event
1972	Pakistan launches its nuclear weapons program, a few weeks after its defeat in the Bangladesh Liberation War, as well as the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
1973	Amílcar Cabral, leader of the independence movement in Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, is assassinated in Conakry, Guinea.
1974	China gains control over all the Paracel Islands after a military engagement between the naval forces of China and South Vietnam.
1981	Twenty minutes after Ronald Reagan is inaugurated as the 40th President of the United States of America, Iran releases 52 American hostages.
1986	In the United States, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated as a federal holiday for the first time.
1986	Leabua Jonathan, Prime Minister of Lesotho, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Justin Lekhanya.
1990	Protests in Azerbaijan, part of the Dissolution of the Soviet Union.
1991	Sudan's government imposes Islamic law nationwide, worsening the civil war between the country's Muslim north and Christian south.
1992	Air Inter Flight 148, an Airbus A320-111, crashes into a mountain near Strasbourg, France, killing 87 of the 96 people on board.
2001	President of the Philippines Joseph Estrada is ousted in a nonviolent four-day revolution, and is succeeded by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
2009	Barack Obama is inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America, becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
2009	A protest movement in Iceland culminates as the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests start.
2018	A group of four or five gunmen attack The Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan, sparking a 12-hour battle. The attack kills 40 people and injures many others.
2018	Syrian civil war: The Government of Turkey announces the initiation of the Afrin offensive and begins shelling Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) positions in Afrin Region.
2021	Joe Biden is inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States of America. At 78, he becomes the oldest person ever inaugurated. Kamala Harris becomes the first female Vice President of the United States.
1984	The birth of Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and television personality
1987	The birth of Evan Peters, American actor
1988	The birth of Uwa Elderson Echiéjilé, Nigerian footballer
1989	The birth of Nick Foles, American football player
1989	The birth of Jared Waerea-Hargreaves, New Zealand rugby league player
1991	The birth of Ciara Hanna, American actress and model
1991	The birth of Tom Cairney, Scottish footballer
1991	The birth of Polona Hercog, Slovenian tennis player
1993	The birth of Lorenzo Crisetig, Italian footballer
1994	The birth of Seán Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1994	The birth of Lucas Piazon, Brazilian footballer
1995	The birth of Joey Badass, American rapper and actor
1995	The birth of Calum Chambers, English footballer
2000	The birth of Tyler Herro, American basketball player
2003	The birth of Antonia Ružić, Croatian tennis player
2012	The death of Alejandro Rodriguez, Venezuelan-American pediatrician and psychiatrist (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Pavlos Matesis, Greek author and playwright (b. 1933)
2013	The death of Toyo Shibata, Japanese poet and author (b. 1911)
2014	The death of Claudio Abbado, Italian conductor (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Otis G. Pike, American judge and politician (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Jonas Trinkūnas, Lithuanian ethnologist and academic (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Mykolas Burokevičius, Lithuanian carpenter and politician (b. 1927)
2016	The death of Edmonde Charles-Roux, French journalist and author (b. 1920)
2018	The death of Paul Bocuse, French chef (b. 1926)
2018	The death of Naomi Parker Fraley, American naval machiner (b. 1921)
2020	The death of Jaroslav Kubera, Czech politician (b. 1947)
2020	The death of Tom Fisher Railsback, American politician, member of the Illinois and U.S. House of Representatives (b. 1932)
2021	The death of Sibusiso Moyo, Zimbabwean politician, army general (b. 1960)
2021	The death of Mira Furlan, Croatian actress and singer (b. 1955)
2022	The death of Meat Loaf, American singer and actor (b. 1947)

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