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

Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

Eva Jessye Facts

Full NameEva Jessye
BirthdateJanuary 20, 1895
Birth PlaceKansas
Age (in 2024)129 Years Old
ZodiacAquarius
OccupationComposer

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, 11 months and 4 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, 20th day / 03rd 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 1559 months old
  • Eva Jessye age in day is 47455 days old
  • Eva Jessye age in hour is 1138920 hours old
  • Eva Jessye age in minute is 68335200 minutes old
  • Eva Jessye age in second is 4100112000 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.

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

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