Oscar Pettiford Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Oscar Pettiford Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Oscar Pettiford Facts

Full Name	Oscar Pettiford
Birthdate	September 30, 1922
Birth Place	Oklahoma
Age (in 2024)	102 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Bassist

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Oscar Pettiford Age & Birthday

Oscar Pettiford is best known as Bassist who has born on September 30, 1922 in Oklahoma. Currently, Oscar Pettiford is 102 years, 2 months and 14 days old. Oscar Pettiford will celebrate 103rd birthday on Tuesday, 30th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Oscar Pettiford upcoming birthday.

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Oscar Pettiford Biography

About

Bebop pioneer, composer, and one of the most often recorded jazz bassist bandleaders.

Before Fame

He started playing bass at the age of fourteen because he did not like how it was being played by other people and wanted to revolutionize it.

Trivia

He was also known for his use of cellos as a solo jazz instrument, due to an experiment he performed while trying to play with a broken arm.

Family Life

He was survived by his wife and three children.

Associated With

He and Dizzy Gillespie led a bebop group together in 1943.

Top Asked Questions about Oscar Pettiford

How old is Oscar Pettiford in 2024?

Oscar Pettiford is 102 years old today.

When was Oscar Pettiford born?

Oscar Pettiford was born on September 30, 1922 in Oklahoma.

What is Oscar Pettiford zodiac sign?

Oscar Pettiford zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Oscar Pettiford best known for?

Oscar Pettiford was best known as Bassist.

Fun Facts about Oscar Pettiford's Birthday

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

Oscar Pettiford was born on Saturday, 273^rd day / 39^th week of 1922
Oscar Pettiford has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Oscar Pettiford birthday is XXX.IX.MCMXXII
Oscar Pettiford's birthstone is Sapphire
Oscar Pettiford's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
Oscar Pettiford age in year is 102 years old
Oscar Pettiford age in month is 1226 months old
Oscar Pettiford age in day is 37331 days old
Oscar Pettiford age in hour is 895944 hours old
Oscar Pettiford age in minute is 53756640 minutes old
Oscar Pettiford age in second is 3225398400 seconds old
Next Oscar Pettiford birthday is on Tuesday, September 30th 2025
Oscar Pettiford age in next birthday (2025) is 103 years old
Learn more interesting facts about September 30, 1922 birthday

Historical Events on Oscar Pettiford Birthday (September 30)

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

Year	Event
1954	The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.
1965	Six Indonesian Army generals were assassinated by the September 30 Movement. The PKI was blamed for the latter, resulting in mass killings of suspected leftists.
1966	Bechuanaland declares its independence, and becomes the Republic of Botswana.
1968	The Boeing 747 is rolled out and shown to the public for the first time.
1970	Jordan makes a deal with the PFLP for the release of the remaining hostages from the Dawson's Field hijackings.
1975	Malév Flight 240 crashes into the Mediterranean Sea while on approach to Beirut International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 60.
1978	Finnair Flight 405 is hijacked by Aarno Lamminparras in Oulu, Finland.
1980	Ethernet specifications are published by Xerox working with Intel and Digital Equipment Corporation.
1993	The 6.2 Mw  Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe) killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
1999	The Tokaimura nuclear accident causes the deaths of two technicians in Japan's second-worst nuclear accident.
2000	Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Twelve-year-old Muhammad al-Durrah is shot and killed on the second day of the Second Intifada.
2005	Controversial drawings of Muhammad are printed in a Danish newspaper.
2009	The 7.6 Mw  Sumatra earthquake leaves 1,115 people dead.
2016	Hurricane Matthew becomes a Category 5 hurricane, making it the strongest hurricane to form in the Caribbean Sea since 2007.
2016	Two paintings with a combined value of $100 million are recovered after having been stolen from the Van Gogh Museum in 2002.
1986	The birth of Cristián Zapata, Colombian footballer
1987	The birth of Aida Garifullina, Russian operatic soprano
1988	The birth of Eglė Staišiūnaitė, Lithuanian hurdler
1989	The birth of André Weis, German footballer
1991	The birth of Thomas Röhler, German javelin thrower
1992	The birth of Ezra Miller, American actor and singer
1994	The birth of Aliya Mustafina, Russian gymnast
1996	The birth of Jacob Host, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Yana Kudryavtseva, Russian gymnast
1997	The birth of Max Verstappen, Dutch Formula One driver
1998	The birth of Yui Imaizumi, Japanese tarento
1998	The birth of Trevi Moran, American youtuber and singer
2002	The birth of Levi Miller, Australian actor and model
2002	The birth of Tara Würth, Crotian tennis player
2002	The birth of Maddie Ziegler, American dancer and actress
2012	The death of Barbara Ann Scott, Canadian-American figure skater (b. 1928)
2012	The death of Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th Speaker of the Croatian Parliament (b. 1956)
2013	The death of Janet Powell, Australian educator and politician (b. 1942)
2014	The death of Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Martin Lewis Perl, American physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Guido Altarelli, Italian-Swiss physicist and academic (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Claude Dauphin, French businessman (b. 1951)
2015	The death of Göran Hägg, Swedish author and critic (b. 1947)
2017	The death of Monty Hall, American game show host (b. 1921)
2017	The death of Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian-American mathematician (b. 1966)
2018	The death of Kim Larsen, Danish rock musician (b. 1945)
2018	The death of Geoffrey Hayes, British television presenter and actor (b. 1942)
2018	The death of Sonia Orbuch, Polish resistance fighter during the Second World War and Holocaust educator. (b. 1925)
2019	The death of Victoria Braithwaite, British research scientist who proved fish feel pain (b. 1967)
2021	The death of Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese composer and orchestrator (b. 1931)

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