John Kani Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

John Kani Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John Kani Facts

Full Name	John Kani
Birthdate	August 30, 1943
Birth Place	South Africa
Age (in 2024)	81 Years Old
Zodiac	Virgo
Occupation	Movie Actor

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John Kani Age & Birthday

John Kani is best known as Movie Actor who has born on August 30, 1943 in South Africa. Currently, John Kani is 81 years, 3 months and 12 days old. John Kani will celebrate 82nd birthday on Saturday, 30th of August 2025. Below the countdown to John Kani upcoming birthday.

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John Kani Biography

About

Renowned South African actor and voice actor who gained fame in the U.S. playing King T'Chaka in Marvel's Captain America: Civil War. He would reprise the role for 2018's Black Panther. He also joined the cast of Disney's The Lion King in 2019 as Rafiki.

Before Fame

He got his start in acting as a member of the acting group Serpent Players in 1965. By the 1970s, he would begin writing plays including the Tony Award-winning plays Sizwe Banzi Is Dead and The Island.

Trivia

A skilled playwright and screenwriter, he co-authored Sizwe Banzi is Dead and The Island. He also penned the play Nothing But the Truth which would be adapted to the screen in 2008.

Family Life

He and his wife Mandi have one son, Atandwa Kani, who gained fame on the CW series Life is Wild. Atandwa also joined John in the cast of Black Panther.

Associated With

In Black Panther, he joined an all-star cast that included Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, and Chadwick Boseman.

Top Asked Questions about John Kani

How old is John Kani in 2024?

John Kani is 81 years old today.

When was John Kani born?

John Kani was born on August 30, 1943 in South Africa.

What is John Kani zodiac sign?

John Kani zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was John Kani best known for?

John Kani was best known as Movie Actor.

Fun Facts about John Kani's Birthday

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

John Kani was born on Monday, 242^nd day / 35^th week of 1943
John Kani has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Kani birthday is XXX.VIII.MCMXLIII
John Kani's birthstone is Peridot
John Kani's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
John Kani age in year is 81 years old
John Kani age in month is 975 months old
John Kani age in day is 29689 days old
John Kani age in hour is 712536 hours old
John Kani age in minute is 42752160 minutes old
John Kani age in second is 2565129600 seconds old
Next John Kani birthday is on Saturday, August 30th 2025
John Kani age in next birthday (2025) is 82 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 30, 1943 birthday

Historical Events on John Kani Birthday (August 30)

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

Year	Event
1974	A Belgrade-Dortmund express train derails at the main train station in Zagreb killing 153 passengers.
1974	A powerful bomb explodes at the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries headquarters in Marunouchi, Tokyo. Eight are killed, 378 are injured. Eight left-wing activists are arrested on May 19, 1975, by Japanese authorities.
1974	The Third World Population Conference ends in Bucharest, Romania. At the end of the ceremony, the UN-Romanian Demographic Centre is inaugurated.
1981	President Mohammad-Ali Rajai and Prime Minister Mohammad-Javad Bahonar of Iran are assassinated in a bombing committed by the People's Mujahedin of Iran.
1983	Aeroflot Flight 5463 crashes into Dolan Mountain while approaching Almaty International Airport in present-day Kazakhstan, killing all 90 people on board.
1984	STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.
1991	Dissolution of the Soviet Union: Azerbaijan declares independence from Soviet Union.
1992	The 11-day Ruby Ridge standoff ends with Randy Weaver surrendering to federal authorities.
1995	Bosnian War: NATO launches Operation Deliberate Force against Bosnian Serb forces.
1998	Second Congo War: Armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and their Angolan and Zimbabwean allies recapture Matadi and the Inga dams in the western DRC from RCD and Rwandan troops.
2002	Rico Linhas Aéreas Flight 4823 crashes on approach to Rio Branco International Airport, killing 23 of the 31 people on board.
2008	A Conviasa Boeing 737 crashes into Illiniza Volcano in Ecuador, killing all three people on board.
2014	Prime Minister of Lesotho Tom Thabane flees to South Africa as the army allegedly stages a coup.
2019	A huge accident during the 2019 F2 Spa Feature Race caused young driver Anthoine Hubert to die after sustaining major injuries.
2021	The last remaining American troops leave Afghanistan, ending U.S. involvement in the war.
1986	The birth of Lelia Masaga, New Zealand rugby player
1986	The birth of Ryan Ross, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986	The birth of Zafer Yelen, Turkish footballer
1987	The birth of Tania Foster, English singer-songwriter
1988	The birth of Ernests Gulbis, Latvian tennis player
1989	The birth of Simone Guerra, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Ronald Huth, Paraguayan footballer
1989	The birth of Bebe Rexha, American singer-songwriter
1991	The birth of Seriki Audu, Nigerian footballer (d. 2014)
1991	The birth of Jacqueline Cako, American tennis player
1991	The birth of Liam Cooper, Scottish footballer
1992	The birth of Jessica Henwick, British actress
1994	The birth of Monika Povilaitytė, Lithuanian volleyball player
1994	The birth of Heo Young-ji, South Korean singer
1994	The birth of Kwon So-hyun, South Korean singer-songwriter and actress
2013	The death of Leo Lewis, American football player and coach (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Charles Bowden, American non-fiction author, journalist and essayist (b. 1945)
2014	The death of Bipan Chandra, Indian historian and academic (b. 1928)
2014	The death of Igor Decraene, Belgian cyclist (b. 1996)
2014	The death of Andrew V. McLaglen, English-American director and producer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Felipe Osterling, Peruvian lawyer and politician (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Wes Craven, American director, producer, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Edward Fadeley, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2015	The death of M. M. Kalburgi, Indian scholar, author, and academic (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Marvin Mandel, American lawyer and politician, 56th Governor of Maryland (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Oliver Sacks, English-American neurologist, author, and academic (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Louise Hay, American motivational author (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Skip Prokop, Canadian drummer, guitarist and keyboardist (b. 1943)
2019	The death of Valerie Harper, American actress and writer (b. 1939)
2022	The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the 8th and final leader of the Soviet Union. (b. 1931)

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