Henry Cowell Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Henry Cowell Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Henry Cowell Facts

Full Name	Henry Cowell
Birthdate	March 11, 1897
Birth Place	Menlo Park, CA
Age (in 2024)	127 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Composer

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Henry Cowell Age & Birthday

Henry Cowell is best known as Composer who has born on March 11, 1897 in Menlo Park, CA. Currently, Henry Cowell is 127 years, 1 months and 23 days old. Henry Cowell will celebrate 128th birthday on Tuesday, 11th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Henry Cowell upcoming birthday.

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Henry Cowell Biography

About

Avant-garde composer who set the standard for expression and technique that influenced generations of musicians. His compositions explored atonality, polytonality, polyrhythms, and non-Western modes.

Before Fame

He was already able to create unique musical pieces in his late teens, even with very little formal education.

Trivia

His bisexuality led to charges of a "morals" crime involving a 17 year-old boy for which he was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He spent the time productively, composing several dozen new pieces and leading the prison band.

Family Life

He was born in Menlo Park, California. Both of his parents were bohemian writers, and he was raised by his mother after they divorced.

Associated With

He had an immense influence on the modernist composer and pianist John Cage who called Cowell the open sesame for new music in America.

Top Asked Questions about Henry Cowell

How old is Henry Cowell in 2024?

Henry Cowell is 127 years old today.

When was Henry Cowell born?

Henry Cowell was born on March 11, 1897 in Menlo Park, CA.

What is Henry Cowell zodiac sign?

Henry Cowell zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Henry Cowell best known for?

Henry Cowell was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Henry Cowell's Birthday

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

Henry Cowell was born on Thursday, 70^th day / 10^th week of 1897
Henry Cowell has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Henry Cowell birthday is XI.III.MDCCCXCVII
Henry Cowell's birthstone is Aquamarine
Henry Cowell's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Henry Cowell age in year is 127 years old
Henry Cowell age in month is 1525 months old
Henry Cowell age in day is 46439 days old
Henry Cowell age in hour is 1114536 hours old
Henry Cowell age in minute is 66872160 minutes old
Henry Cowell age in second is 4012329600 seconds old
Next Henry Cowell birthday is on Tuesday, March 11th 2025
Henry Cowell age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on Henry Cowell Birthday (March 11)

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

Year	Event
1978	Coastal Road massacre: At least 37 are killed and more than 70 are wounded when Fatah hijack an Israeli bus, prompting Israel's Operation Litani.
1981	Hundreds of students protest in the University of Pristina in Kosovo, then part of Yugoslavia, to give their province more political rights. The protests then became a nationwide movement.
1982	Fifteen people are killed when Widerøe Flight 933 crashes into the Barents Sea near Gamvik, Norway.
1983	Bob Hawke is appointed Prime Minister of Australia.
1985	Mikhail Gorbachev is elected to the position of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, making Gorbachev the USSR's de facto, and last, head of state.
1990	Lithuania declares independence from the Soviet Union.
1990	Patricio Aylwin is sworn in as the first democratically elected President of Chile since 1970.
2004	Madrid train bombings: Simultaneous explosions on rush hour trains in Madrid, Spain kill 191 people.
2006	Michelle Bachelet is inaugurated as the first female president of Chile.
2009	Winnenden school shooting: Sixteen are killed and 11 are injured before recent graduate Tim Kretschmer shoots and kills himself, leading to tightened weapons restrictions in Germany.
2010	Economist and businessman Sebastián Piñera is sworn in as President of Chile. Aftershocks of the 2010 Pichilemu earthquake hit central Chile during the ceremony.
2011	An earthquake measuring 9.0 in magnitude strikes 130 km (81 mi) east of Sendai, Japan, triggering a tsunami killing thousands of people. This event also triggered the second largest nuclear accident in history, and one of only two events to be classified as a Level 7 on the International Nuclear Event Scale.
2012	A U.S. soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar.
2020	The World Health Organization (WHO) declares the COVID-19 virus epidemic a pandemic.
2021	US President Joe Biden signs the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan into law.
1985	The birth of Cassandra Fairbanks, American journalist and activist
1985	The birth of Stelios Malezas, Greek footballer
1985	The birth of Greg Olsen, American football player
1985	The birth of Nikolai Topor-Stanley, Australian footballer
1986	The birth of Dario Cologna, Swiss skier
1987	The birth of Marc-André Gragnani, Canadian ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Tanel Kangert, Estonian cyclist
1987	The birth of Ngonidzashe Makusha, Zimbabwean sprinter and long jumper
1988	The birth of Fábio Coentrão, Portuguese footballer
1988	The birth of Cecil Lolo, South African footballer (d. 2015)
1989	The birth of Anton Yelchin, Russian-born American actor (d. 2016)
1990	The birth of Ayumi Morita, Japanese tennis player
1993	The birth of Jodie Comer, British actress
1993	The birth of Anthony Davis, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Andrew Robertson, Scottish footballer
2013	The death of Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Simón Alberto Consalvi, Venezuelan journalist and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Venezuela (b. 1927)
2014	The death of Dean Bailey, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1967)
2014	The death of Joel Brinkley, American journalist and academic (b. 1952)
2015	The death of Walter Burkert, German philologist and scholar (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Jimmy Greenspoon, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (b. 1948)
2016	The death of Iolanda Balaș, Romanian high jumper (b. 1936)
2016	The death of Doreen Massey, English geographer and political activist (b. 1944)
2018	The death of Ken Dodd, English comedian and singer (b. 1927)
2018	The death of Siegfried Rauch, German actor (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Karl Lehmann, German cardinal (b. 1936)
2018	The death of Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery author (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Ray Campi, American singer and musician (b. 1934)
2021	The death of Takis Mousafiris, Greek composer and songwriter (b. 1936)
2022	The death of Rupiah Banda, President of Zambia (b. 1937)

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