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

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

John Kirby Facts

Full Name	John Kirby
Birthdate	December 31, 1908
Birth Place	Virginia
Age (in 2024)	115 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Bassist

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John Kirby Age & Birthday

John Kirby is best known as Bassist who has born on December 31, 1908 in Virginia. Currently, John Kirby is 115 years, 10 months and 21 days old. John Kirby will celebrate 116th birthday on Tuesday, 31st of December 2024. Below the countdown to John Kirby upcoming birthday.

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John Kirby Biography

About

Multi-instrumentalist and 1993 inductee into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame.

Before Fame

He played trombone until his instrument was stolen, then he switched to tuba. He had his first noteworthy gig in Fletcher Henderson's Orchestra.

Trivia

He was known for his chamber jazz, a lighter and more classical take on the genre.

Family Life

He was married to Maxine Sullivan.

Associated With

After his sextet called the Onyx Club Boys was reduced in size due to the war and tuberculosis, Kirby and the remaining members worked with Sarah Vaughan.

Top Asked Questions about John Kirby

How old is John Kirby in 2024?

John Kirby is 115 years old today.

When was John Kirby born?

John Kirby was born on December 31, 1908 in Virginia.

What is John Kirby zodiac sign?

John Kirby zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was John Kirby best known for?

John Kirby was best known as Bassist.

Fun Facts about John Kirby's Birthday

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

John Kirby was born on Thursday, 366^th day / 53^rd week of 1908
John Kirby has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Kirby birthday is XXXI.XII.MCMVIII
John Kirby's birthstone is Turquoise
John Kirby's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
John Kirby age in year is 115 years old
John Kirby age in month is 1390 months old
John Kirby age in day is 42329 days old
John Kirby age in hour is 1015896 hours old
John Kirby age in minute is 60953760 minutes old
John Kirby age in second is 3657225600 seconds old
Next John Kirby birthday is on Wednesday, December 31st 2025
John Kirby age in next birthday (2025) is 116 years old

Historical Events on John Kirby Birthday (December 31)

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

Year	Event
1994	The First Chechen War: The Russian Ground Forces begin a New Year's storming of Grozny.
1998	The European Exchange Rate Mechanism freezes the values of the legacy currencies in the Eurozone, and establishes the value of the euro currency.
1999	The first President of Russia, Boris Yeltsin, resigns from office, leaving Prime Minister Vladimir Putin as the acting President and successor.
1999	The U.S. government hands control of the Panama Canal (as well all the adjacent land to the canal known as the Panama Canal Zone) to Panama. This act complied with the signing of the 1977 Torrijos-Carter Treaties.
1999	Indian Airlines Flight 814 hijacking ends after seven days with the release of 190 survivors at Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan.
2000	The last day of the 20th Century and 2nd Millennium.
2004	The official opening of Taipei 101, the tallest skyscraper at that time in the world, standing at a height of 509 metres (1,670 ft).
2009	Both a blue moon and a lunar eclipse occur.
2010	Tornadoes touch down in midwestern and southern United States, including Washington County, Arkansas; Greater St. Louis, Sunset Hills, Missouri, Illinois, and Oklahoma, with a few tornadoes in the early hours. A total of 36 tornadoes touched down, resulting in the deaths of nine people and $113 million in damages.
2011	NASA succeeds in putting the first of two Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory satellites in orbit around the Moon.
2014	A New Year's Eve celebration stampede in Shanghai kills at least 36 people and injures 49 others.
2015	A fire breaks out at the Downtown Address Hotel in Downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located near the Burj Khalifa, two hours before the fireworks display is due to commence. Sixteen injuries were reported; one had a heart attack, another suffered a major injury, and fourteen others with minor injuries.
2018	Thirty-nine people are killed after a ten-story building collapses in the industrial city of Magnitogorsk, Russia.
2019	The World Health Organization is informed of cases of pneumonia with an unknown cause, detected in Wuhan. This later turned out to be COVID-19, the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020	The World Health Organization issues its first emergency use validation for a COVID-19 vaccine.
1984	The birth of Calvin Zola, Congolese footballer
1985	The birth of Jonathan Horton, American gymnast
1985	The birth of Jan Smit, Dutch singer and television host
1986	The birth of Nate Freiman, American baseball player
1986	The birth of Kade Snowden, Australian rugby league player
1987	The birth of Javaris Crittenton, American basketball player
1987	The birth of Danny Holla, Dutch footballer
1987	The birth of Nemanja Nikolić, Hungarian footballer
1990	The birth of Patrick Chan, Canadian figure skater
1991	The birth of ND Stevenson, American cartoonist
1992	The birth of Amy Cure, Australian track cyclist
1992	The birth of Karl Kruuda, Estonian racing driver
1995	The birth of Gabby Douglas, American gymnast
2000	The birth of Alycia Parks, American tennis player
2001	The birth of Katie Volynets, American tennis player
2013	The death of James Avery, American actor (b. 1945)
2013	The death of Roberto Ciotti, Italian guitarist and composer (b. 1953)
2013	The death of Bob Grant, American radio host (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Irina Korschunow, German author and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Edward Herrmann, American actor (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Abdullah Hussain, Malaysian author (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Norm Phelps, American author and activist (b. 1939)
2014	The death of S. Arthur Spiegel, American captain, lawyer, and judge (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, British soldier and politician (b. 1915)
2015	The death of Natalie Cole, American singer-songwriter and actress (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Wayne Rogers, American actor and investor (b. 1933)
2016	The death of William Christopher, American actor (b. 1932)
2018	The death of Kader Khan, Indian actor (b. 1937)
2021	The death of Betty White, American actress, comedian and producer (b. 1922)
2022	The death of Pope Benedict XVI, German Roman Catholic cardinal and theologian, pope (2005-2013) and archbishop of Munich and Freising (1977-1982) (b. 1927)

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