Horace Silver Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Horace Silver Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Horace Silver Facts

Full Name	Horace Silver
Birthdate	September 02, 1928
Birth Place	Norwalk, CT
Age (in 2024)	96 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Composer

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Horace Silver Age & Birthday

Horace Silver is best known as Composer who has born on September 02, 1928 in Norwalk, CT. Currently, Horace Silver is 96 years, 3 months and 11 days old. Horace Silver will celebrate 97th birthday on Tuesday, 2nd of September 2025. Below the countdown to Horace Silver upcoming birthday.

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Horace Silver Biography

About

Jazz artist who wrote "Song for My Father" from 1964. He was a pioneer in the genre of hard bop and occasionally worked in soul jazz.

Before Fame

He initially played the tenor saxophone, but later switched to piano. He was first employed at the Birdland jazz club after relocating to New York City in 1951.

Trivia

His trio of records, "The United States of Mind," was intended as cultural commentary on the societal changes of the 1960s and 1970s.

Family Life

His father, John Tavares Silva, immigrated to the United States from the island nation of Cape Verde.

Associated With

His piano playing was heavily influenced by Bud Powell.

Top Asked Questions about Horace Silver

How old is Horace Silver in 2024?

Horace Silver is 96 years old today.

When was Horace Silver born?

Horace Silver was born on September 02, 1928 in Norwalk, CT.

What is Horace Silver zodiac sign?

Horace Silver zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Horace Silver best known for?

Horace Silver was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Horace Silver's Birthday

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

Horace Silver was born on Sunday, 246^th day / 35^th week of 1928
Horace Silver has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Horace Silver birthday is II.IX.MCMXXVIII
Horace Silver's birthstone is Sapphire
Horace Silver's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Horace Silver age in year is 96 years old
Horace Silver age in month is 1155 months old
Horace Silver age in day is 35166 days old
Horace Silver age in hour is 843984 hours old
Horace Silver age in minute is 50639040 minutes old
Horace Silver age in second is 3038342400 seconds old
Next Horace Silver birthday is on Tuesday, September 2nd 2025
Horace Silver age in next birthday (2025) is 97 years old
Learn more interesting facts about September 02, 1928 birthday

Historical Events on Horace Silver Birthday (September 02)

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

Year	Event
1963	CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes.
1968	Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War.
1970	NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19.
1984	Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia.
1985	Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead.
1987	In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May.
1990	Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void.
1992	The 7.7 Mw  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Ms-Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3-8 meters (9.8-26.2 ft).
1998	Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people onboard are killed.
1998	The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide.
2008	Google launches its Google Chrome web browser.
2009	The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
2010	Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
2013	The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
2019	Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
1990	The birth of Marcus Ericsson, Swedish race car driver
1990	The birth of Shayla Worley, American gymnast
1991	The birth of Mareks Mejeris, Latvian basketball player
1991	The birth of Gyasi Zardes, American footballer
1992	The birth of Xenia Knoll, Swiss tennis player
1992	The birth of Nenad Lukić, Serbian footballer
1992	The birth of Alberto Masi, Italian footballer
1993	The birth of Tom Anderson, English footballer
1993	The birth of Zaza Nadiradze, Georgian sprint canoeist
1993	The birth of Robert Rooba, Estonian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Kishen Velani, English cricketer
1995	The birth of İbrahim Demir, Turkish footballer
1995	The birth of Deimantas Petravičius, Lithuanian footballer
1995	The birth of Willy Adames, Dominican baseball player
1998	The birth of Choi Ye-bin, South Korean actress
2013	The death of Frederik Pohl, American author and publisher (b. 1919)
2013	The death of Paul Scoon, Grenadian politician, 2nd Governor-General of Grenada (b. 1935)
2014	The death of Peter Carter, Nigerian-English diplomat, British Ambassador to Estonia (b. 1956)
2014	The death of F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, American lawyer and politician, 20th District Attorney of Philadelphia (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Norman Gordon, South African cricketer (b. 1911)
2014	The death of Helena Rakoczy, Polish gymnast (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Goolam Essaji Vahanvati, Indian lawyer and politician, 13th Attorney General of India (b. 1949)
2015	The death of Ephraim Engleman, American rheumatologist, author, and academic (b. 1911)
2016	The death of Jerry Heller, American music manager (b. 1940)
2016	The death of Islam Karimov, Uzbek politician, 1st President of Uzbekistan (b. 1938)
2018	The death of Claire Wineland, American activist and author (b. 1997)
2021	The death of Siddharth Shukla, Indian TV and film actor (b. 1980)
2021	The death of Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer (b. 1925)
2022	The death of Frank Drake, American radio astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1930)
2022	The death of T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Indian Carnatic vocalist (b. 1945)

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