Jimmy Smith Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at April 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Jimmy Smith Facts
| Full Name | Jimmy Smith |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | December 08, 1925 |
| Birth Place | Pennsylvania |
| Age (in 2024) | 98 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Sagittarius |
| Occupation | Pianist |
Jimmy Smith Age & Birthday
Jimmy Smith is best known as Pianist who has born on December 08, 1925 in Pennsylvania. Currently, Jimmy Smith is 98 years, 4 months and 16 days old. Jimmy Smith will celebrate 99th birthday on Sunday, 8th of December 2024. Below the countdown to Jimmy Smith upcoming birthday.
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About
Famous for his work on the Hammond B-3 electric organ, this 20th-century jazz musician and leader of The Jimmy Smith Trio recorded over a hundred albums, many of them Billboard ranked, and was the 2005 recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award.
Before Fame
A self-taught pianist, he won a boogie-woogie piano contest sponsored by a Philadelphia radio station when he was only nine years old. He later studied at both the Royal Hamilton College of Music and the Leo Ornstein School of Music.
Trivia
His first Blue Note album, A New Sound... A New Star... Jimmy Smith at the Organ, Volume 1, was released in 1956, but it was another 1956 recording, The Champ, that launched him to stardom.
Family Life
He spent his childhood in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and later lived in California and Arizona. His marriage to Lola Smith produced children named Jimmy, Jia, and Connie.
Associated With
Smith contributed to Grammy-winning singer James Ingram's 1983 album It's Your Night.
Top Asked Questions about Jimmy Smith
How old is Jimmy Smith in 2024?
Jimmy Smith is 98 years old today.
When was Jimmy Smith born?
Jimmy Smith was born on December 08, 1925 in Pennsylvania.
What is Jimmy Smith zodiac sign?
Jimmy Smith zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
What was Jimmy Smith best known for?
Jimmy Smith was best known as Pianist.
Fun Facts about Jimmy Smith's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Jimmy Smith's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Jimmy Smith was born on Tuesday, 342nd day / 50th week of 1925
- Jimmy Smith has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Jimmy Smith birthday is VIII.XII.MCMXXV
- Jimmy Smith's birthstone is Turquoise
- Jimmy Smith's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
- Jimmy Smith age in year is 98 years old
- Jimmy Smith age in month is 1180 months old
- Jimmy Smith age in day is 35932 days old
- Jimmy Smith age in hour is 862368 hours old
- Jimmy Smith age in minute is 51742080 minutes old
- Jimmy Smith age in second is 3104524800 seconds old
- Next Jimmy Smith birthday is on Monday, December 8th 2025
- Jimmy Smith age in next birthday (2025) is 99 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about December 08, 1925 birthday
Historical Events on Jimmy Smith Birthday (December 08)
Below are historical events that coincided with Jimmy Smith's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1987 | An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel-Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada. |
| 1988 | A United States Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II crashes into an apartment complex in Remscheid, Germany, killing five people and injuring 50 others. |
| 1990 | The Galileo spacecraft flies past Earth for the first time. |
| 1991 | The leaders of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine sign an agreement dissolving the Soviet Union and establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States. |
| 1992 | The Galileo spacecraft flies past Earth for the second time. |
| 1998 | Eighty-one people are killed by armed groups in Algeria. |
| 2001 | A raid conducted by the Internal Security Department (ISD) of Singapore foils a Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) plot to bomb foreign embassies in Singapore. |
| 2004 | The Cusco Declaration is signed in Cusco, Peru, establishing the South American Community of Nations. |
| 2004 | Columbus nightclub shooting: Nathan Gale opens fire at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio, killing former Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell and three others before being shot dead by a police officer. |
| 2009 | Bombings in Baghdad, Iraq, kill 127 people and injure 448 others. |
| 2010 | With the second launch of the Falcon 9 and the first launch of the Dragon, SpaceX becomes the first private company to successfully launch, orbit and recover a spacecraft. |
| 2010 | The Japanese solar-sail spacecraft IKAROS passes the planet Venus at a distance of about 80,800Â km. |
| 2013 | Riots break out in Singapore after a fatal accident in Little India. |
| 2013 | Metallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first band to perform on all seven continents. |
| 2019 | First confirmed case of COVID-19 in China. |
| 1985 | The birth of Oleksiy Pecherov, Ukrainian basketball player |
| 1986 | The birth of Enzo Amore, American wrestler and rapper |
| 1986 | The birth of Amir Khan, English boxer |
| 1986 | The birth of Sam Tagataese, New Zealand-Samoan rugby league player |
| 1986 | The birth of Kate Voegele, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress |
| 1989 | The birth of Drew Doughty, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1989 | The birth of Jesse Sene-Lefao, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1992 | The birth of Yui Yokoyama, Japanese idol, model, and actress |
| 1993 | The birth of Janari Jõesaar, Estonian basketball player |
| 1993 | The birth of Jordan Obita, English footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of AnnaSophia Robb, American actress |
| 1993 | The birth of Cara Mund, Miss America 2018 |
| 1994 | The birth of Conseslus Kipruto, Kenyan runner |
| 1994 | The birth of Raheem Sterling, English footballer |
| 1996 | The birth of Scott McTominay, Scottish footballer |
| 2013 | The death of Richard S. Williamson, American lawyer and diplomat (b. 1949) |
| 2014 | The death of Tom Gosnell, Canadian lawyer and politician (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | The death of Russ Kemmerer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930) |
| 2014 | The death of Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (b. 1915) |
| 2015 | The death of Mattiwilda Dobbs, American soprano and actress (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Alan Hodgkinson, English footballer and coach (b. 1936) |
| 2015 | The death of Douglas Tompkins, American businessman, co-founded The North Face and Esprit Holdings (b. 1943) |
| 2015 | The death of John Trudell, American author, poet, and actor (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | The death of Elsie Tu, English-Hong Kong educator and politician (b. 1913) |
| 2016 | The death of John Glenn, American astronaut and senator, first American to go into orbit (b. 1921) |
| 2018 | The death of David Weatherall, English physician, geneticist, and academic (b. 1933) |
| 2019 | The death of René Auberjonois, American actor (b. 1940) |
| 2019 | The death of Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (b. 1998) |
| 2019 | The death of Caroll Spinney, American puppeteer and actor (b. 1933) |
| 2021 | The death of Robbie Shakespeare, Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer (b. 1953) |
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