Miriam Makeba Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 15, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Miriam Makeba Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Miriam Makeba Facts

Full Name	Miriam Makeba
Birthdate	March 04, 1932
Birth Place	Johannesburg, South Africa
Age (in 2024)	92 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	World Music Singer

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Miriam Makeba Age & Birthday

Miriam Makeba is best known as World Music Singer who has born on March 04, 1932 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Currently, Miriam Makeba is 92 years, 9 months and 11 days old. Miriam Makeba will celebrate 93rd birthday on Tuesday, 4th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Miriam Makeba upcoming birthday.

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Miriam Makeba Biography

About

South African Grammy Award-winning singer and civil rights activist who worked against the apartheid and released the hit "Pata Pata."

Before Fame

Her mother was jailed for illegally selling an alcoholic beverage, umqombothi. She was a member of the Manhattan Brothers, a jazz group.

Trivia

She won a Grammy Award for An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba.

Family Life

She married Sonny Pilay in 1959, then Hugh Masekela in 1964, and finally Stokely Carmichael in April 1968.

Associated With

She partook in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute in 1988.

Top Asked Questions about Miriam Makeba

How old is Miriam Makeba in 2024?

Miriam Makeba is 92 years old today.

When was Miriam Makeba born?

Miriam Makeba was born on March 04, 1932 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

What is Miriam Makeba zodiac sign?

Miriam Makeba zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was Miriam Makeba best known for?

Miriam Makeba was best known as World Music Singer.

Fun Facts about Miriam Makeba's Birthday

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

Miriam Makeba was born on Friday, 64^th day / 09^th week of 1932
Miriam Makeba has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Miriam Makeba birthday is IV.III.MCMXXXII
Miriam Makeba's birthstone is Aquamarine
Miriam Makeba's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Miriam Makeba age in year is 92 years old
Miriam Makeba age in month is 1113 months old
Miriam Makeba age in day is 33889 days old
Miriam Makeba age in hour is 813336 hours old
Miriam Makeba age in minute is 48800160 minutes old
Miriam Makeba age in second is 2928009600 seconds old
Next Miriam Makeba birthday is on Tuesday, March 4th 2025
Miriam Makeba age in next birthday (2025) is 93 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 04, 1932 birthday

Historical Events on Miriam Makeba Birthday (March 04)

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

Year	Event
1980	Nationalist leader Robert Mugabe wins a sweeping election victory to become Zimbabwe's first black prime minister.
1985	The Food and Drug Administration approves a blood test for HIV infection, used since then for screening all blood donations in the United States.
1986	The Soviet Vega 1 begins returning images of Halley's Comet and the first images of its nucleus.
1990	American basketball player Hank Gathers dies after collapsing during the semifinals of a West Coast Conference tournament game.
1990	Lennox Sebe, President for life of the South African Bantustan of Ciskei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by Brigadier Oupa Gqozo.
1994	Space Shuttle program: the Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-62.
1996	A derailed train in Weyauwega, Wisconsin (USA) causes the emergency evacuation of 2,300 people for 16 days.
1998	Gay rights: Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc.: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that federal laws banning on-the-job sexual harassment also apply when both parties are the same sex.
2001	BBC bombing: A massive car bomb explodes in front of the BBC Television Centre in London, seriously injuring one person; the attack was attributed to the Real IRA.
2002	Afghanistan: Seven American Special Operations Forces soldiers and 200 Al-Qaeda Fighters are killed as American forces attempt to infiltrate the Shah-i-Kot Valley on a low-flying helicopter reconnaissance mission.
2009	The International Criminal Court (ICC) issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Darfur. Al-Bashir is the first sitting head of state to be indicted by the ICC since its establishment in 2002.
2012	A series of explosions is reported at a munitions dump in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of the Congo, killing at least 250 people.
2015	At least 34 miners die in a suspected gas explosion at the Zasyadko coal mine in the rebel-held Donetsk region of Ukraine.
2018	Former MI6 spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent in Salisbury, England, causing a diplomatic uproar that results in mass-expulsions of diplomats from all countries involved.
2020	Nik Wallenda becomes the first person to walk on the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua.
1990	The birth of Fran Mérida, Spanish footballer
1992	The birth of Nick Castellanos, American baseball player
1992	The birth of Erik Lamela, Argentinian international footballer
1992	The birth of Bernd Leno, German footballer
1992	The birth of Karl Mööl, Estonian footballer
1993	The birth of Bobbi Kristina Brown, American singer and actress (d. 2015)
1993	The birth of Richard Peniket, English footballer
1994	The birth of Callum Harriott, English footballer
1994	The birth of AJ Tracey, British hip-hop artist and record producer
1995	The birth of Chlöe Howl, British singer-songwriter
1995	The birth of Bill Milner, English actor
1996	The birth of Lukas Webb, Australian rules footballer
2001	The birth of Freya Anderson, English freestyle swimmer
2002	The birth of Jacob Hopkins, American actor
2007	The birth of Miya Cech, American actress
2014	The death of Jack Kinzler, American engineer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Wu Tianming, Chinese director and producer (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Dušan Bilandžić, Croatian historian and politician (b. 1924)
2015	The death of Ray Hatton, English-American runner, author, and academic (b. 1932)
2016	The death of Bud Collins, American journalist and sportscaster (b. 1929)
2016	The death of Pat Conroy, American author (b. 1945)
2016	The death of P. A. Sangma, Indian lawyer and politician, Speaker of the Lok Sabha (b. 1947)
2016	The death of Zhou Xiaoyan, Chinese soprano and educator (b. 1917)
2017	The death of Clayton Yeutter, American politician (b. 1930)
2018	The death of Davide Astori, Italian soccer player (b. 1987)
2019	The death of Keith Flint, English singer (The Prodigy) (b. 1969)
2019	The death of Luke Perry, American actor (b. 1966)
2020	The death of Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian politician and diplomat (b. 1920)
2022	The death of Rod Marsh, Australian cricketer and coach (b. 1947)
2022	The death of Shane Warne, Australian cricketer, coach, and sportscaster (b. 1969)

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