Jean-Michel Basquiat Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Jean-Michel Basquiat Facts
| Full Name | Jean-Michel Basquiat |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | December 22, 1960 |
| Birth Place | Brooklyn, NY |
| Age (in 2025) | 64 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Capricorn |
| Occupation | Painter |
Jean-Michel Basquiat Age & Birthday
Jean-Michel Basquiat is best known as Painter who has born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY. Currently, Jean-Michel Basquiat is 64 years, 0 months and 20 days old. Jean-Michel Basquiat will celebrate 65th birthday on Monday, 22nd of December 2025. Below the countdown to Jean-Michel Basquiat upcoming birthday.
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About
Neo-Expressionist and Primitivist painter who investigated social and political dichotomies in his work.
Before Fame
He was a precocious child who could read and write by the time he was four years old and was fluent in three languages by the time he was eleven. He began work as a painter through graffiti.
Trivia
He dropped out of high school and became a graffiti artist. Later, he began to paint, and his work was first exhibited at the Annina Nosei gallery in SoHo.
Family Life
He was born in Brooklyn, New York, to a Haitian father and an American-born, Afro-Puerto Rican mother. He was raised mostly by his father. His mother suffered from mental illness and was institutionalized when Basquiat was eleven years old.
Associated With
He fell into a depression following the 1987 death of his friend and artistic mentor Andy Warhol. Sadly, twenty-seven-year-old Basquiat died of a heroin overdose the following year.
Top Asked Questions about Jean-Michel Basquiat
How old is Jean-Michel Basquiat in 2025?
Jean-Michel Basquiat is 64 years old today.
When was Jean-Michel Basquiat born?
Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on December 22, 1960 in Brooklyn, NY.
What is Jean-Michel Basquiat zodiac sign?
Jean-Michel Basquiat zodiac sign is Capricorn.
What was Jean-Michel Basquiat best known for?
Jean-Michel Basquiat was best known as Painter.
Fun Facts about Jean-Michel Basquiat's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jean-Michel Basquiat's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Jean-Michel Basquiat was born on Thursday, 357th day / 51st week of 1960
- Jean-Michel Basquiat has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Jean-Michel Basquiat birthday is XXII.XII.MCMLX
- Jean-Michel Basquiat's birthstone is Turquoise
- Jean-Michel Basquiat's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in year is 64 years old
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in month is 768 months old
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in day is 23396 days old
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in hour is 561504 hours old
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in minute is 33690240 minutes old
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in second is 2021414400 seconds old
- Next Jean-Michel Basquiat birthday is on Tuesday, December 22nd 2026
- Jean-Michel Basquiat age in next birthday (2026) is 65 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about December 22, 1960 birthday
Historical Events on Jean-Michel Basquiat Birthday (December 22)
Below are historical events that coincided with Jean-Michel Basquiat's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1992 | During approach to Tripoli International Airport, a Boeing 727 operating as Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 collides in mid-air with a Libyan Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, killing 157 people. |
| 1996 | Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes near Narrows, Virginia, killing all six people on board. |
| 1997 | Acteal massacre: Attendees at a prayer meeting of Roman Catholic activists for indigenous causes in the small village of Acteal in the Mexican state of Chiapas are massacred by paramilitary forces. |
| 1997 | Somali Civil War: Hussein Farrah Aidid relinquishes the disputed title of President of Somalia by signing the Cairo Declaration, in Cairo, Egypt. It is the first major step towards reconciliation in Somalia since 1991. |
| 1999 | Just after taking off from London Stansted Airport, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into Hatfield Forest near Great Hallingbury, killing all four people on board. |
| 2001 | Burhanuddin Rabbani, political leader of the Northern Alliance, hands over power in Islamic State of Afghanistan to the interim government headed by President Hamid Karzai. |
| 2001 | Richard Reid attempts to destroy a passenger airliner by igniting explosives hidden in his shoes aboard American Airlines Flight 63. |
| 2008 | An ash dike ruptured at a solid waste containment area in Roane County, Tennessee, releasing 4.2 million m3 (1.1 billion US gal) of coal fly ash slurry. |
| 2010 | The repeal of the Don't ask, don't tell policy, the 17-year-old policy banning homosexuals serving openly in the United States military, is signed into law by President Barack Obama. |
| 2012 | Bashir Ahmad Bilour of Awami National Party and eight others are killed in a Pakistan Taliban bomber suicide attack in Dhaki Nalbandi area near Qissa Khwani Bazaar. |
| 2016 | A study finds the VSV-EBOV vaccine against the Ebola virus between 70 and 100% effective, thus making it the first proven vaccine against the disease. |
| 2017 | United Nations Security Council Resolution 2397 against North Korea is unanimously approved. |
| 2017 | President Donald Trump signs the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. |
| 2018 | A tsunami caused by an eruption of Anak Krakatau in Indonesia kills at least 430 people and injures almost a thousand more. |
| 2018 | The 2018-2019 United States federal government shutdown, the longest shutdown of the U.S. federal government in history, begins. |
| 1986 | The birth of Fatih ĂztĂŒrk, Turkish footballer |
| 1987 | The birth of Ăder, Bissau-Portuguese footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Leigh Halfpenny, Welsh rugby player |
| 1989 | The birth of Jordin Sparks, American singer-songwriter and actress |
| 1990 | The birth of Jean-Baptiste Maunier, French actor and singer |
| 1991 | The birth of DaBaby, American rapper |
| 1992 | The birth of Michaela HonÄovĂĄ, Slovak tennis player |
| 1992 | The birth of Moonbyul, Korean rapper, vocalist and songwriter |
| 1993 | The birth of Meghan Trainor, American singer-songwriter and producer |
| 1993 | The birth of Raphaël Guerreiro, Portuguese footballer |
| 1994 | The birth of RĂșben Lameiras, Portuguese footballer |
| 1998 | The birth of G Hannelius, American actress and singer |
| 1998 | The birth of Casper Ruud, Norwegian tennis player |
| 2000 | The birth of Joshua Bassett, American actor and singer |
| 2001 | The birth of Camila Osorio, Colombian tennis player |
| 2013 | The death of Diomedes DĂaz, Colombian singer-songwriter (b. 1956) |
| 2013 | The death of Hans HĂŠkkerup, Danish lawyer and politician (b. 1945) |
| 2013 | The death of Oscar Peer, Swiss author, playwright, and philologist (b. 1928) |
| 2014 | The death of John Robert Beyster, American physicist and academic (b. 1924) |
| 2014 | The death of Christine Cavanaugh, American actress (b. 1963) |
| 2014 | The death of Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (b. 1944) |
| 2014 | The death of Bernard Stone, American lawyer and politician (b. 1927) |
| 2015 | The death of Peter Lundblad, Swedish singer-songwriter (b. 1950) |
| 2015 | The death of Freda Meissner-Blau, Australian activist and politician (b. 1927) |
| 2016 | The death of Chad Robinson, Australian rugby league player (b. 1980) |
| 2017 | The death of Gonzalo Morales SĂĄurez, Costa Rican painter (b. 1945) |
| 2018 | The death of Paddy Ashdown, British politician (b. 1941) |
| 2018 | The death of Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (b. 1924) |
| 2018 | The death of Herman Sikumbang, Indonesian guitarist (b. 1982); casualty during 2018 Sunda Strait tsunami |
| 2019 | The death of Ram Dass, American spiritual teacher and author (b. 1931) |
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