Jelly Roll Morton Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jelly Roll Morton Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Jelly Roll Morton Facts

Full Name	Jelly Roll Morton
Birthdate	October 20, 1890
Birth Place	New Orleans, LA
Age (in 2024)	134 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Composer

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Jelly Roll Morton Age & Birthday

Jelly Roll Morton is best known as Composer who has born on October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, LA. Currently, Jelly Roll Morton is 134 years, 1 months and 1 days old. Jelly Roll Morton will celebrate 135th birthday on Monday, 20th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Jelly Roll Morton upcoming birthday.

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Jelly Roll Morton Biography

About

First great jazz composer whose "Jelly Roll Blues" became the first jazz composition to be published. He was also jazz's first arranger.

Before Fame

He was heavily influenced by Tony Jackson. He began touring the American South in minstrel shows in 1904.

Trivia

He became known for writing "Wolverine Blues," "Black Bottom Stomp," and "I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say," as well as pioneering the Spanish tinge.

Family Life

He was born to F.P. Lamothe and Louise Monette. His parents were never married and instead had a common-law marriage. He convinced his religious mother that he was a night watchman at a barrel factory when he was really playing piano at a brothel. He married Mabel Bertrand in 1928.

Associated With

He recorded alongside clarinetist Artie Shaw.

Top Asked Questions about Jelly Roll Morton

How old is Jelly Roll Morton in 2024?

Jelly Roll Morton is 134 years old today.

When was Jelly Roll Morton born?

Jelly Roll Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, LA.

What is Jelly Roll Morton zodiac sign?

Jelly Roll Morton zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Jelly Roll Morton best known for?

Jelly Roll Morton was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Jelly Roll Morton's Birthday

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

Jelly Roll Morton was born on Monday, 293^rd day / 43^rd week of 1890
Jelly Roll Morton has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Jelly Roll Morton birthday is XX.X.MDCCCXC
Jelly Roll Morton's birthstone is Opal
Jelly Roll Morton's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Jelly Roll Morton age in year is 134 years old
Jelly Roll Morton age in month is 1609 months old
Jelly Roll Morton age in day is 48975 days old
Jelly Roll Morton age in hour is 1175400 hours old
Jelly Roll Morton age in minute is 70524000 minutes old
Jelly Roll Morton age in second is 4231440000 seconds old
Next Jelly Roll Morton birthday is on Monday, October 20th 2025
Jelly Roll Morton age in next birthday (2025) is 135 years old

Historical Events on Jelly Roll Morton Birthday (October 20)

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

Year	Event
1961	The Soviet Navy performs the first armed test of a submarine-launched ballistic missile, launching an R-13 from a Golf-class submarine.
1962	China launches simultaneous offensives in Ladakh and across the McMahon Line, igniting the Sino-Indian War.
1973	Watergate scandal: "Saturday Night Massacre": United States President Richard Nixon fires U.S. Attorney General Elliot Richardson and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus after they refuse to fire special prosecutor Archibald Cox, who is finally fired by Solicitor General Robert Bork.
1973	The Sydney Opera House is opened by Elizabeth II after 14 years of construction.
1976	The Luling-Destrehan Ferry MV George Prince is struck by the Norwegian freighter SS Frosta while crossing the Mississippi River in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. Seventy-eight passengers and crew die, and only 18 people aboard the ferry survive.
1977	A plane carrying the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd crashes in woodland in Mississippi, United States. Six people, including three band members, are killed.
1981	Two police officers and a Brink's armored car guard are killed during an armed robbery carried out by members of the Black Liberation Army and Weather Underground in Nanuet, New York.
1982	During the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem, 66 people are crushed to death in the Luzhniki disaster.
1986	Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashes while landing at Kuibyshev Airport (now Kuromoch International Airport) in Kuibyshev (now present-day Samara, Russia), killing 70 people.
1991	A 6.8 Mw earthquake strikes the Uttarkashi region of India, killing more than 1,000 people.
1991	A massive firestorm breaks out in the hills of Oakland and Berkeley, California killing 25 people and destroying more than 3,000 homes, apartments and condominiums.
2003	The Sloan Great Wall, once the largest cosmic structure known to humanity, is discovered by students at Princeton University.
2011	Libyan Crisis: Rebel forces capture Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi and his son Mutassim in his hometown of Sirte and kill him shortly thereafter, ending the first Libyan civil war.
2017	Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) declare victory in the Raqqa campaign.
2022	Liz Truss steps down as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party amid the country's political crisis, serving for 45 days before resigning, serving for the least time of any British Prime Minister .
1985	The birth of Dominic McGuire, American basketball player
1985	The birth of Alphonso Smith, American football player
1985	The birth of James Sutton, English race car driver
1986	The birth of Wanlop Saechio, Thai footballer
1986	The birth of Elyse Taylor, Australian model
1987	The birth of Raphael Hackl, German rugby player
1988	The birth of Candice Swanepoel, South African supermodel and philanthropist
1989	The birth of Jess Glynne, English singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Sam Mataora, Cook Islands rugby league player
1992	The birth of Ksenia Semyonova, Russian gymnast
1992	The birth of Ferhat Yazgan, Turkish footballer
1996	The birth of Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, Indonesian badminton player
1997	The birth of Andrey Rublev, Russian tennis player
1998	The birth of Jordan Ridley, Australian rules footballer
1999	The birth of Chuu, South Korean singer and television personality
2013	The death of Sid Yudain, American journalist, founded Roll Call (b. 1923)
2014	The death of René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Oscar de la Renta, Dominican-American fashion designer (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Christophe de Margerie, French businessman (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Makis Dendrinos, Greek basketball player and coach (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Arno Gruen, German-Swiss psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. 1923)
2015	The death of Kazimierz Łaski, Polish-Austrian economist and academic (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Michael Meacher, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Ian Steel, Scottish cyclist and manager (b. 1928)
2016	The death of Robert E. Kramek, former United States Coast Guard admiral (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Michael Massee, American actor (b. 1952)
2016	The death of Junko Tabei, Japanese mountaineer (b. 1939)
2018	The death of Wim Kok, Dutch prime minister (b. 1938)
2020	The death of James Randi, Canadian-American stage magician and author (b. 1928)
2022	The death of Lucy Simon, American composer and songwriter (b. 1940)

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