James Brown Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

James Brown Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

James Brown Facts

Full Name	James Brown
Birthdate	May 03, 1933
Birth Place	Barnwell, SC
Age (in 2024)	91 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Soul Singer

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James Brown Age & Birthday

James Brown is best known as Soul Singer who has born on May 03, 1933 in Barnwell, SC. Currently, James Brown is 91 years, 6 months and 2 days old. James Brown will celebrate 92nd birthday on Saturday, 3rd of May 2025. Below the countdown to James Brown upcoming birthday.

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James Brown Biography

About

Funky sole singer who gained fame for his anthem "I Got You (I Feel Good)" and Rolling Stone magazine ranked him seventh on their list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.

Before Fame

He lived with his aunt who was a madam at a brothel and, after being released from prison for robbery, he became a gospel singer.

Trivia

Known as The Godfather of Soul, he became a social voice with the 1968 hit, "Say It Loud-I'm Black and I'm Proud."

Family Life

He married Velma Warren on June 19, 1953, then Deidre Jenkins on October 22, 1970, then Adrienne Rodriguez in 1984, and finally Tomi Rae Hynie on December 14, 2001.

Associated With

He helped to found American funk music and inspired future musicians such as Herbie Hancock.

Top Asked Questions about James Brown

How old is James Brown in 2024?

James Brown is 91 years old today.

When was James Brown born?

James Brown was born on May 03, 1933 in Barnwell, SC.

What is James Brown zodiac sign?

James Brown zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was James Brown best known for?

James Brown was best known as Soul Singer.

Fun Facts about James Brown's Birthday

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

James Brown was born on Wednesday, 123^rd day / 18^th week of 1933
James Brown has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of James Brown birthday is III.V.MCMXXXIII
James Brown's birthstone is Emerald
James Brown's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
James Brown age in year is 91 years old
James Brown age in month is 1098 months old
James Brown age in day is 33424 days old
James Brown age in hour is 802176 hours old
James Brown age in minute is 48130560 minutes old
James Brown age in second is 2887833600 seconds old
Next James Brown birthday is on Saturday, May 3rd 2025
James Brown age in next birthday (2025) is 92 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 03, 1933 birthday

Historical Events on James Brown Birthday (May 03)

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

Year	Event
1963	The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the "Birmingham campaign" protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing new-found attention to the civil rights movement.
1968	Eighty-five people are killed when Braniff International Airways Flight 352 crashes near Dawson, Texas.
1971	Erich Honecker becomes First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, remaining in power until 1989.
1978	The first unsolicited bulk commercial email (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States.
1979	Margaret Thatcher wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, she becomes the first female British Prime Minister.
1986	Twenty-one people are killed and forty-one are injured after a bomb explodes on Air Lanka Flight 512 at Colombo airport in Sri Lanka.
1987	A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
1999	The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City is devastated by an F5 tornado, killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This tornado also produces the highest wind speed ever recorded, measured at 301 +/- 20 mph (484 +/- 32 km/h).
1999	Infiltration of Pakistani soldiers on Indian side results in the Kargil War.
2000	The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
2001	The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
2006	Armavia Flight 967 crashes into the Black Sea near Sochi International Airport in Sochi, Russia, killing 113 people.
2007	The three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history".
2015	Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
2016	Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings.
1989	The birth of Jesse Bromwich, New Zealand rugby league player
1989	The birth of Katinka Hosszú, Hungarian swimmer
1990	The birth of Alexandra Cadanțu-Ignatik, Romanian tennis player
1990	The birth of Brooks Koepka, American golfer
1990	The birth of James Pattinson, Australian cricketer
1991	The birth of Samuel Seo, South Korean musician
1992	The birth of Aaron Whitchurch, Australian rugby league player
1995	The birth of Ivan Bukavshin, Russian chess player (d. 2016)
1996	The birth of Mary Cain, American runner
1996	The birth of Alex Iwobi, Nigerian football player
1996	The birth of Domantas Sabonis, Lithuanian basketball player
1997	The birth of Desiigner, American rapper
1997	The birth of Dwayne Haskins, American football player (d. 2022)
1997	The birth of Ivana Jorović, Serbian tennis player
2003	The birth of Elsa Jacquemot, French tennis player
2013	The death of Brad Drewett, Australian tennis player and sportscaster (b. 1958)
2013	The death of David Morris Kern, American pharmacist, co-invented Orajel (b. 1909)
2013	The death of Curtis Rouse, American football player (b. 1960)
2013	The death of Branko Vukelić, Croatian politician, 11th Minister of Defence for Croatia (b. 1958)
2014	The death of Gary Becker, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Francisco Icaza, Mexican painter (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Jim Oberstar, American educator and politician (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Revaz Chkheidze, Georgian director and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Danny Jones, Welsh rugby player (b. 1986)
2015	The death of Warren Smith, American golfer and coach (b. 1915)
2016	The death of Ian Deans, Canadian politician (b. 1937)
2016	The death of Jadranka Stojaković, Yugoslav singer-songwriter (b. 1950)
2017	The death of Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress, singer and model (b. 1942)
2020	The death of Victoria Barbă, Moldovan animated film director (b. 1926)
2021	The death of Lloyd Price, an American R&B vocalist (b. 1933)

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