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

Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

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

John Tavener Facts

Full Name	John Tavener
Birthdate	January 28, 1944
Birth Place	England
Age (in 2024)	80 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Composer

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John Tavener Age & Birthday

John Tavener is best known as Composer who has born on January 28, 1944 in England. Currently, John Tavener is 80 years, 10 months and 18 days old. John Tavener will celebrate 81st birthday on Tuesday, 28th of January 2025. Below the countdown to John Tavener upcoming birthday.

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John Tavener Biography

About

Famous for such religious instrumental and vocal works as, respectively, The Protecting Veil (for strings and cello) and The Lamb (for choir), this important 20th-century composer first rose to fame in the late 1960s after writing a much lauded cantata titled The Whale.

Before Fame

During his teenage years, he was a pianist with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and a choir director at a Presbyterian church in Kensington. He later trained at the Royal Academy of Music.

Trivia

In the late 1970s, he became a member of the Russian Orthodox Church. His religious conversion greatly influenced his music.

Family Life

His first marriage, to a Greek dancer named Victoria Maragopoulou, ended after less than a year. His second marriage, to Maryanna Schaefer, resulted in children named Sofia, Theodora, and Orlando.

Associated With

His 1977 chamber opera, A Gentle Spirit, was based on a work by the Russian fiction writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Top Asked Questions about John Tavener

How old is John Tavener in 2024?

John Tavener is 80 years old today.

When was John Tavener born?

John Tavener was born on January 28, 1944 in England.

What is John Tavener zodiac sign?

John Tavener zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was John Tavener best known for?

John Tavener was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about John Tavener's Birthday

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

John Tavener was born on Friday, 28^th day / 04^th week of 1944
John Tavener has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John Tavener birthday is XXVIII.I.MCMXLIV
John Tavener's birthstone is Garnet
John Tavener's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
John Tavener age in year is 80 years old
John Tavener age in month is 970 months old
John Tavener age in day is 29542 days old
John Tavener age in hour is 709008 hours old
John Tavener age in minute is 42540480 minutes old
John Tavener age in second is 2552428800 seconds old
Next John Tavener birthday is on Tuesday, January 28th 2025
John Tavener age in next birthday (2025) is 81 years old
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Historical Events on John Tavener Birthday (January 28)

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

Year	Event
1960	The National Football League announces expansion teams for Dallas to start in the 1960 NFL season and Minneapolis-St. Paul for the 1961 NFL season.
1964	An unarmed United States Air Force T-39 Sabreliner on a training mission is shot down over Erfurt, East Germany, by a Soviet MiG-19.
1965	The current design of the Flag of Canada is chosen by an act of Parliament.
1977	The first day of the Great Lakes Blizzard of 1977, which dumps 3 metres (10 ft) of snow in one day in Upstate New York. Buffalo, Syracuse, Watertown, and surrounding areas are most affected.
1980	USCGC Blackthorn collides with the tanker Capricorn while leaving Tampa, Florida and capsizes, killing 23 Coast Guard crewmembers.
1981	Ronald Reagan lifts remaining domestic petroleum price and allocation controls in the United States, helping to end the 1979 energy crisis and begin the 1980s oil glut.
1982	US Army General James L. Dozier is rescued by Italian anti-terrorism forces from captivity by the Red Brigades.
1984	Tropical Storm Domoina makes landfall in southern Mozambique, eventually causing 214 deaths and some of the most severe flooding so far recorded in the region.
1985	Supergroup USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa) records the hit single We Are the World, to help raise funds for Ethiopian famine relief.
1986	Space Shuttle program: STS-51-L mission: Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates after liftoff, killing all seven astronauts on board.
1988	In R v Morgentaler the Supreme Court of Canada strikes down all anti-abortion laws.
2002	TAME Flight 120, a Boeing 727-100, crashes in the Andes mountains in southern Colombia, killing 94.
2006	The roof of one of the buildings at the Katowice International Fair in Poland collapses due to the weight of snow, killing 65 and injuring more than 170 others.
2021	A nitrogen leak at a poultry food processing facility in Gainesville, Georgia kills six and injures at least ten.
2023	Protests begin after police beat and kill Tyre Nichols.
1985	The birth of Daniel Carcillo, Canadian ice hockey player
1985	The birth of Lauris Dārziņš, Latvian ice hockey player
1985	The birth of Arnold Mvuemba, French footballer
1985	The birth of Libby Trickett, Australian swimmer
1986	The birth of Jessica Ennis-Hill, English heptathlete and hurdler
1986	The birth of Nathan Outteridge, Australian sailor
1986	The birth of Asad Shafiq, Pakistani cricketer
1988	The birth of Paul Henry, English footballer
1988	The birth of Seiya Sanada, Japanese wrestler
1989	The birth of Siem de Jong, Dutch footballer
1991	The birth of Carl Klingberg, Swedish ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Sergio Araujo, Argentinian footballer
1994	The birth of Lin Zhu, Chinese tennis player
1995	The birth of Mimi-Isabella Cesar, British rhythmic gymnast
1998	The birth of Ariel Winter, American actress
2014	The death of Dwight Gustafson, American composer and conductor (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Nigel Jenkins, Welsh poet, journalist, and geographer (b. 1949)
2014	The death of Jorge Obeid, Argentinian engineer and politician, Governor of Santa Fe (b. 1947)
2015	The death of Suraj Abdurrahman, Nigerian general, architect, and engineer (b. 1954)
2015	The death of Yves Chauvin, French chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1930)
2015	The death of Lionel Gilbert, Australian historian, author, and academic (b. 1924)
2016	The death of Signe Toly Anderson, American singer (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Paul Kantner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Franklin Gene Bissell, American football player and coach (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Buddy Cianci, American lawyer and politician, 32nd Mayor of Providence (b. 1941)
2016	The death of Bob Tizard, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 6th Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Alexander Chancellor, British journalist (b. 1940)
2017	The death of Geoff Nicholls, British musician (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Pepe Smith, Filipino rock musician (b. 1947)
2021	The death of Cicely Tyson, American actress (b. 1924)

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