Updated at September 7, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Jim Henson |
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Birthdate | September 24, 1936 |
Birth Place | Greenville, MS |
Age (in 2024) | 87 Years Old |
Zodiac | Libra |
Occupation | Puppeteer |
Jim Henson is best known as Puppeteer who has born on September 24, 1936 in Greenville, MS. Currently, Jim Henson is 87 years, 11 months and 13 days old. Jim Henson will celebrate 88th birthday on Tuesday, 24th of September 2024. Below the countdown to Jim Henson upcoming birthday.
Beloved puppeteer and creator of The Muppets, Sesame Street, and Fraggle Rock. He created the iconic puppets Kermit the Frog, Oscar the Grouch, and Bert and Ernie.
He created puppets for a children's show on local TV called The Junior Morning Show. Another early show was Sam and Friends, which featured prototypes of The Muppets.
He was honored on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as both himself and Kermit the Frog.
He married Jane Henson on May 28, 1959, and they raised five children together named Brian, John, Lisa, Heather and Cheryl.
His fantasy film Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, was not a commercial success, though it eventually acquired a cult following.
Jim Henson is 87 years old today.
Jim Henson was born on September 24, 1936 in Greenville, MS.
Jim Henson zodiac sign is Libra.
Jim Henson was best known as Puppeteer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Jim Henson's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1959 | TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people. |
1960 | USS Enterprise, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, is launched. |
1972 | Japan Airlines Flight 472 lands at Juhu Aerodrome instead of Santacruz Airport in Bombay, India. |
1973 | Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal. |
1975 | Southwest Face expedition members become the first persons to reach the summit of Mount Everest by any of its faces, instead of using a ridge route. |
1993 | The Cambodian monarchy is restored, with Norodom Sihanouk as king. |
1996 | Representatives of 71 nations sign the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty at the United Nations. |
2005 | Hurricane Rita makes landfall in the United States, devastating portions of southwestern Louisiana and extreme southeastern Texas. |
2007 | Between 30,000 and 100,000 people take part in anti-government protests in Yangon, Burma, the largest in 20 years. |
2008 | Thabo Mbeki resigns as president of South Africa. |
2009 | The G20 summit begins in Pittsburgh with 30 global leaders in attendance. |
2009 | SA Airlink Flight 8911 crashes near Durban International Airport in Durban, South Africa, killing the captain and injuring the rest of the crew. |
2013 | A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes southern Pakistan, killing at least 327 people. |
2014 | The Mars Orbiter Mission makes India the first Asian nation to reach Mars orbit, and the first nation in the world to do so in its first attempt. |
2015 | At least 1,100 people are killed and another 934 wounded after a stampede during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. |
1984 | The birth of Taylor Eigsti, American pianist and composer |
1984 | The birth of Senzo Meyiwa, South African footballer (d. 2014) |
1985 | The birth of Eric Adjetey Anang, Ghanaian sculptor and carpenter |
1985 | The birth of Eleanor Catton, Canadian-New Zealand author |
1985 | The birth of Cameron Price, Australian news journalist |
1985 | The birth of Jonathan Soriano, Spanish footballer |
1987 | The birth of Matthew Connolly, English footballer |
1987 | The birth of Gürhan Gürsoy, Turkish footballer |
1988 | The birth of Karl Alzner, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Pia Wurtzbach, Filipina actress, model, and beauty queen, Miss Universe 2015 |
1991 | The birth of Maximiliano Uggè, Italian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Oriol Romeu, Spanish footballer |
1993 | The birth of Ben Platt, American actor |
1997 | The birth of Tosin Adarabioyo, English footballer |
2002 | The birth of Jéssica Bouzas Maneiro, Spanish tennis player |
2013 | The death of Boris Karvasarsky, Ukrainian-Russian psychiatrist and author (b. 1931) |
2013 | The death of Anthony Lawrence, English-Hong Kong journalist and author (b. 1912) |
2013 | The death of Sagadat Nurmagambetov, Kazakh general and politician (b. 1924) |
2013 | The death of Paul Oliver, American football player (b. 1984) |
2014 | The death of Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, English aristocrat, socialite, and author (b. 1920) |
2014 | The death of Christopher Hogwood, English harpsichord player and conductor, founded the Academy of Ancient Music (b. 1941) |
2014 | The death of Madis Kõiv, Estonian physicist, philosopher, and author (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Alan Moore, Australian painter and educator (b. 1914) |
2015 | The death of Wang Zhongshu, Chinese archaeologist and academic (b. 1925) |
2016 | The death of Mel Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1935) |
2016 | The death of Vladimir Kuzmichyov, Russian footballer (b. 1979) |
2016 | The death of Bill Mollison, Australian researcher, author and biologist (b. 1928) |
2016 | The death of Bill Nunn, American actor (b. 1953) |
2016 | The death of Buckwheat Zydeco, American accordionist and bandleader (b. 1947) |
2020 | The death of Dean Jones, Australian cricketer, coach and commentator (b. 1961) |
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Website | Jim Henson's Webiste |
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