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George Rochberg Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

George Rochberg Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

George Rochberg Facts

Full NameGeorge Rochberg
BirthdateJuly 05, 1918
Birth PlaceNew Jersey
Age (in 2024)106 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationComposer

George Rochberg Age & Birthday

George Rochberg is best known as Composer who has born on July 05, 1918 in New Jersey. Currently, George Rochberg is 106 years, 5 months and 9 days old. George Rochberg will celebrate 107th birthday on Saturday, 5th of July 2025. Below the countdown to George Rochberg upcoming birthday.

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George Rochberg Biography

About

Known for such contemporary classical works as The Confidence Man (an opera based on the Herman Melville novel) and the Eden: Out of Time and Out of Space concerto, this acclaimed composer received a 2004 Grammy nomination for his String Quartet No. 5.

Before Fame

After studying at both the Mannes College of Music and the Curtis Institute of Music, he served in World War II. Upon returning to the United States, he chaired the music department at the University of Pennsylvania.

Trivia

His memoirs were published posthumously under the title of Five Lines, Four Spaces.

Family Life

Though the bulk of his early work followed the atonal compositional methodology of serialism, he began writing tonal and highly emotional music following the 1964 death of his young son, Paul. His marriage to Gene Rosenfeld produced one other child, a daughter named Francesca.

Associated With

The Grammy and Pulitzer-winning composer William Bolcom was one of his students.

Top Asked Questions about George Rochberg

How old is George Rochberg in 2024?

George Rochberg is 106 years old today.

When was George Rochberg born?

George Rochberg was born on July 05, 1918 in New Jersey.

What is George Rochberg zodiac sign?

George Rochberg zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was George Rochberg best known for?

George Rochberg was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about George Rochberg's Birthday

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

  • George Rochberg was born on Friday, 186th day / 27th week of 1918
  • George Rochberg has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of George Rochberg birthday is V.VII.MCMXVIII
  • George Rochberg's birthstone is Ruby
  • George Rochberg's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • George Rochberg age in year is 106 years old
  • George Rochberg age in month is 1277 months old
  • George Rochberg age in day is 38879 days old
  • George Rochberg age in hour is 933096 hours old
  • George Rochberg age in minute is 55985760 minutes old
  • George Rochberg age in second is 3359145600 seconds old
  • Next George Rochberg birthday is on Saturday, July 5th 2025
  • George Rochberg age in next birthday (2025) is 107 years old

Historical Events on George Rochberg Birthday (July 05)

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

YearEvent
1987Sri Lankan Civil War: The LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers are born and, in the following years, will continue to kill with the tactic.
1989Iran-Contra affair: Oliver North is sentenced by U.S. District Judge Gerhard A. Gesell to a three-year suspended prison term, two years probation, $150,000 in fines and 1,200 hours community service. His convictions are later overturned.
1994Jeff Bezos founds Amazon.
1995Armenia adopts its constitution, four years after its independence from the Soviet Union.
1996Dolly the sheep becomes the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
1997Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil MP A. Thangathurai is shot dead at Sri Shanmuga Hindu Ladies College in Trincomalee.
1999U.S. President Bill Clinton imposes trade and economic sanctions against the Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
2003The World Health Organization announces that the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak has been contained.
2004The first direct Indonesian presidential election is held.
2006North Korea tests four short-range missiles, one medium-range missile and a long-range Taepodong-2. The long-range Taepodong-2 reportedly fails in mid-air over the Sea of Japan.
2009A series of violent riots break out in Ürümqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China.
2009The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever discovered in Britain, consisting of more than 1,500 items, is found near the village of Hammerwich, near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
2012The Shard in London is inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft).
2016The Juno space probe arrives at Jupiter and begins a 20-month survey of the planet.
2022British government ministers Sajid Javid and Rishi Sunak resign from the second Johnson ministry, beginning the July 2022 United Kingdom government crisis.
1987The birth of Mohd Safiq Rahim, Malaysian footballer
1987The birth of Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer
1987The birth of Alexander Kristoff, Norwegian cyclist
1988The birth of Martin Liivamägi, Estonian swimmer
1988The birth of Samir Ujkani, Albanian footballer
1989The birth of Charlie Austin, English footballer
1989The birth of Georgios Efrem, Cypriot footballer
1989The birth of Dwight King, Canadian ice hockey player
1990The birth of Abeba Aregawi, Ethiopian-Swedish runner
1992The birth of Alberto Moreno, Spanish footballer
1992The birth of Chiara Scholl, American tennis player
1993The birth of Yaroslav Kosov, Russian ice hockey player
1994The birth of Diana Harkusha, Ukrainian lawyer, dancer, model and beauty queen
1994The birth of Shohei Ohtani, Japanese baseball player
1998The birth of Emily Fox, American soccer player
2012The death of Gerrit Komrij, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (b. 1944)
2012The death of Colin Marshall, Baron Marshall of Knightsbridge, English businessman and politician (b. 1933)
2012The death of Ruud van Hemert, Dutch actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1938)
2013The death of Bud Asher, American lawyer and politician (b. 1925)
2013The death of David Cargo, American politician, 22nd Governor of New Mexico (b. 1929)
2013The death of Lambert Jackson Woodburne, South African admiral (b. 1939)
2014The death of Rosemary Murphy, American actress (b. 1925)
2014The death of Volodymyr Sabodan, Ukrainian metropolitan (b. 1935)
2014The death of Hans-Ulrich Wehler, German historian and academic (b. 1931)
2014The death of Brett Wiesner, American soccer player (b. 1983)
2015The death of Uffe Haagerup, Danish mathematician and academic (b. 1949)
2015The death of Yoichiro Nambu, Japanese-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1921)
2020The death of Nick Cordero, Canadian actor and singer (b. 1978)
2021The death of Raffaella Carrà, Italian singer, dancer, television presenter and actress (b. 1943)
2021The death of Richard Donner, American film director (b. 1930)

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