James Best Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
James Best Facts
| Full Name | James Best |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 26, 1926 |
| Birth Place | Powderly, KY |
| Age (in 2024) | 98 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Leo |
| Occupation | TV Actor |
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James Best Age & Birthday
James Best is best known as TV Actor who has born on July 26, 1926 in Powderly, KY. Currently, James Best is 98 years, 4 months and 18 days old. James Best will celebrate 99th birthday on Saturday, 26th of July 2025. Below the countdown to James Best upcoming birthday.
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About
Played the role of Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane on the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard with Tom Wopat and guest starred more than 200 times across various shows.
Before Fame
He joined the Army after World War II.
Trivia
He played the role of Jim Campbell in the TV series Death Valley Days with Robert Taylor.
Family Life
He had three children and married his second wife, Dorothy Best, in 1986.
Associated With
He was in the film Moondance Alexander with Don Johnson.
Top Asked Questions about James Best
How old is James Best in 2024?
James Best is 98 years old today.
When was James Best born?
James Best was born on July 26, 1926 in Powderly, KY.
What is James Best zodiac sign?
James Best zodiac sign is Leo.
What was James Best best known for?
James Best was best known as TV Actor.
Fun Facts about James Best's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about James Best's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- James Best was born on Monday, 207th day / 30th week of 1926
- James Best has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of James Best birthday is XXVI.VII.MCMXXVI
- James Best's birthstone is Ruby
- James Best's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- James Best age in year is 98 years old
- James Best age in month is 1180 months old
- James Best age in day is 35935 days old
- James Best age in hour is 862440 hours old
- James Best age in minute is 51746400 minutes old
- James Best age in second is 3104784000 seconds old
- Next James Best birthday is on Saturday, July 26th 2025
- James Best age in next birthday (2025) is 99 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 26, 1926 birthday
Historical Events on James Best Birthday (July 26)
Below are historical events that coincided with James Best's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1971 | Apollo program: Launch of Apollo 15 on the first Apollo "J-Mission", and first use of a Lunar Roving Vehicle. |
| 1974 | Greek Prime Minister Konstantinos Karamanlis forms the country's first civil government after seven years of military rule. |
| 1977 | The National Assembly of Quebec imposes the use of French as the official language of the provincial government. |
| 1989 | A federal grand jury indicts Cornell University student Robert T. Morris, Jr. for releasing the Morris worm, thus becoming the first person to be prosecuted under the 1986 Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. |
| 1990 | The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 is signed into law by President George H. W. Bush. |
| 1993 | Asiana Airlines Flight 733 crashes into a ridge on Mt. Ungeo on its third attempt to land at Mokpo Airport, South Korea. Sixty-eight of the 116 people onboard are killed. |
| 1999 | Kargil conflict officially comes to an end. The Indian Army announces the complete eviction of Pakistani intruders. |
| 2005 | Space Shuttle program: STS-114 Mission: Launch of Discovery, NASA's first scheduled flight mission after the Columbia Disaster in 2003. |
| 2005 | Mumbai, India receives 99.5cm of rain (39.17 inches) within 24 hours, resulting in floods killing over 5,000 people. |
| 2008 | Fifty-six people are killed and over 200 people are injured, in the Ahmedabad bombings in India. |
| 2009 | The militant Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram attacks a police station in Bauchi, leading to reprisals by the Nigeria Police Force and four days of violence across multiple cities. |
| 2011 | A Royal Moroccan Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules crashes near Guelmim Airport in Guelmim, Morocco. All 80 people on board are killed. |
| 2016 | The Sagamihara stabbings occur in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. Nineteen people are killed. |
| 2016 | Hillary Clinton becomes the first female nominee for President of the United States by a major political party at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. |
| 2016 | Solar Impulse 2 becomes the first solar-powered aircraft to circumnavigate the Earth. |
| 1985 | The birth of Audrey De Montigny, Canadian singer-songwriter |
| 1985 | The birth of Mat Gamel, American baseball player |
| 1986 | The birth of Leonardo Ulloa, Argentinian footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of John White, English footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Jordie Benn, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1987 | The birth of Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Yurie Omi, Japanese announcer and news anchor |
| 1988 | The birth of Sayaka Akimoto, Filipino-Japanese actress and singer |
| 1991 | The birth of Tyson Barrie, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1992 | The birth of Marika Koroibete, Fijian rugby player |
| 1993 | The birth of Raymond Faitala-Mariner, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1994 | The birth of Ella Leivo, Finnish tennis player |
| 1996 | The birth of Olivia Breen, British Paralympic athlete |
| 2000 | The birth of Thomasin McKenzie, New Zealand actress |
| 2014 | The death of Sergei O. Prokofieff, Russian anthropologist and author (b. 1954) |
| 2014 | The death of Roland Verhavert, Belgian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Bijoy Krishna Handique, Indian lawyer and politician, Indian Minister of Mines (b. 1934) |
| 2015 | The death of Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (b. 1926) |
| 2015 | The death of Leo Reise, Jr., Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Ann Rule, American police officer and author (b. 1931) |
| 2017 | The death of June Foray, American voice actress (b. 1917) |
| 2017 | The death of Patti Deutsch, American voice artist and comedic actress (b. 1943) |
| 2017 | The death of Ronald Phillips, American criminal (b. 1973) |
| 2018 | The death of Adem Demaçi, Kosovo Albanian politician and writer (b. 1936) |
| 2018 | The death of John Kline, American basketball player (b. 1931) |
| 2019 | The death of Russi Taylor, American voice actress (b. 1944) |
| 2019 | The death of Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cuban Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1936) |
| 2020 | The death of Olivia de Havilland, American actress (b. 1916) |
| 2021 | The death of Joey Jordison, American musician (b. 1975) |
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