Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Leo Smit |
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Birthdate | January 12, 1921 |
Birth Place | Pennsylvania |
Age (in 2024) | 103 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Composer |
Leo Smit is best known as Composer who has born on January 12, 1921 in Pennsylvania. Currently, Leo Smit is 103 years, 9 months and 21 days old. Leo Smit will celebrate 104th birthday on Sunday, 12th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Leo Smit upcoming birthday.
Innovative musician known for his thematic recitals and for performing new composers like Aaron Copland. He was also a photographer.
He worked as choreographer George Balanchine's rehearsal pianist, during which time he became acquainted with Igor Stravinsky.
He co-wrote an opera with British astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle, titled "The Alchemy of Love." The unusual duo also tackled an oratorio about Copernicus.
He was taken to Russia by his mother while he was still a child so that he could take lessons with famed composer Dmitri Kabalevsky.
He used Emily Dickinson's writings as the source material for nearly 100 compositions.
Leo Smit is 103 years old today.
Leo Smit was born on January 12, 1921 in Pennsylvania.
Leo Smit zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Leo Smit was best known as Composer.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Leo Smit's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1986 | Space Shuttle program: Congressman (and future NASA Administrator) Bill Nelson lifts off from Kennedy Space Center aboard Columbia on mission STS-61-C as a payload specialist. |
1990 | A seven-day pogrom breaks out against the Armenian civilian population of Baku, Azerbaijan, during which Armenians were beaten, tortured, murdered, and expelled from the city. |
1991 | Persian Gulf War: An act of the U.S. Congress authorizes the use of American military force to drive Iraq out of Kuwait. |
1997 | Space Shuttle program: Atlantis launches from the Kennedy Space Center on mission STS-81 to the Russian space station Mir, carrying astronaut Jerry M. Linenger for a four-month stay on board the station, replacing astronaut John E. Blaha. |
1998 | Nineteen European nations agree to forbid human cloning. |
2001 | Downtown Disney opens to the public as part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. |
2004 | The world's largest ocean liner, RMSÂ Queen Mary 2, makes its maiden voyage. |
2005 | Deep Impact launches from Cape Canaveral on a Delta II rocket. |
2006 | A stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. |
2007 | Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its zenith visible during the day. |
2010 | An earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and destroying much of the capital Port-au-Prince. |
2012 | Violent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations continue against President Traian Băsescu's economic austerity measures. Clashes are reported in numerous Romanian cities between protesters and law enforcement officers. |
2015 | Government raids kill 143 Boko Haram fighters in Kolofata, Cameroon. |
2016 | Ten people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. |
2020 | Taal Volcano in the Philippines erupts, and kills 39 people. |
1987 | The birth of Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Claude Giroux, Canadian ice hockey player |
1989 | The birth of Thiemo-Jérôme Kialka, German footballer |
1989 | The birth of Axel Witsel, Belgian footballer |
1991 | The birth of Pixie Lott, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress |
1991 | The birth of Matt Srama, Australian rugby league player |
1992 | The birth of Ishak Belfodil, Algerian footballer |
1992 | The birth of Samuele Longo, Italian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Zayn Malik, English singer |
1993 | The birth of Simone Pecorini, Italian footballer |
1993 | The birth of Do Kyungsoo, South Korean singer |
1995 | The birth of Sarah Mehain, Canadian Paralympic swimmer |
1995 | The birth of Alessio Romagnoli, Italian footballer |
1996 | The birth of Ella Henderson, English singer and songwriter |
2002 | The birth of Eva Lys, German tennis player |
2014 | The death of Alexandra Bastedo, English actress (b. 1946) |
2014 | The death of Connie Binsfeld, American educator and politician, 58th Lieutenant Governor of Michigan (b. 1924) |
2014 | The death of George Dement, American soldier, businessman, and politician (b. 1922) |
2015 | The death of Trevor Colbourn, American historian and academic (b. 1927) |
2015 | The death of Robert Gover, American journalist and author (b. 1929) |
2015 | The death of Carl Long, American baseball player (b. 1935) |
2015 | The death of Elena Obraztsova, Russian soprano and actress (b. 1939) |
2015 | The death of Inge Vermeulen, Brazilian-Dutch field hockey player (b. 1985) |
2017 | The death of William Peter Blatty, American writer and filmmaker (b. 1928) |
2017 | The death of Graham Taylor, former Grimsby Town player and former manager of the England football team. (b. 1944) |
2018 | The death of Keith Jackson, American sports commentator and journalist (b. 1928) |
2020 | The death of Sir Roger Scruton, English philosopher and writer (b. 1944) |
2022 | The death of Ronnie Spector, American singer (b. 1943) |
2023 | The death of Lisa Marie Presley, American singer-songwriter (b. 1968) |
2023 | The death of Sharad Yadav, Indian politician, 30th Minister of Civil Aviation, 29th Labour Minister (b. 1947) |
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