Raffi Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 17, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Raffi Facts
| Full Name | Raffi |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | July 08, 1948 |
| Birth Place | Cairo, Egypt |
| Age (in 2024) | 76 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Cancer |
| Occupation | Folk Singer |
Raffi Age & Birthday
Raffi is best known as Folk Singer who has born on July 08, 1948 in Cairo, Egypt. Currently, Raffi is 76 years, 5 months and 9 days old. Raffi will celebrate 77th birthday on Tuesday, 8th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Raffi upcoming birthday.
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About
Egyptian-born Canadian children's musician with almost five decades of successful albums. He is perhaps best known for his hit singles like "Baby Beluga" and "Bananaphone." He is also a passionate environmentalist and children's rights and safety advocate.
Before Fame
In the early 1970s while running a coffee shop, he would often frequent a local guitar store in Toronto. His career began by performing the guitar in coffee houses around the city. He then hitchhiked to Vancouver to find "fame and fortune" before finding success back in Toronto where he played his first concert for children.
Trivia
In 2013, he released the book Lightweb Darkweb: Three Reasons To Reform Social Media Before it Re-Forms Us, a book documenting the pros and cons of social media.
Family Life
His parents died within hours of each other in 1995. His brother, Onnig, was a well-known portrait photographer and his sister, Ann, the information and privacy commission for Ontario.
Associated With
Scientist David Suzuki was featured in his 2007 single "Cool It" about calling attention to global warming.
Top Asked Questions about Raffi
How old is Raffi in 2024?
Raffi is 76 years old today.
When was Raffi born?
Raffi was born on July 08, 1948 in Cairo, Egypt.
What is Raffi zodiac sign?
Raffi zodiac sign is Cancer.
What was Raffi best known for?
Raffi was best known as Folk Singer.
Fun Facts about Raffi's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Raffi's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Raffi was born on Thursday, 190th day / 28th week of 1948
- Raffi has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Raffi birthday is VIII.VII.MCMXLVIII
- Raffi's birthstone is Ruby
- Raffi's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
- Raffi age in year is 76 years old
- Raffi age in month is 917 months old
- Raffi age in day is 27921 days old
- Raffi age in hour is 670104 hours old
- Raffi age in minute is 40206240 minutes old
- Raffi age in second is 2412374400 seconds old
- Next Raffi birthday is on Tuesday, July 8th 2025
- Raffi age in next birthday (2025) is 77 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about July 08, 1948 birthday
Historical Events on Raffi Birthday (July 08)
Below are historical events that coincided with Raffi's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1962 | Ne Win besieges and blows up the Rangoon University Student Union building to crush the Student Movement. |
| 1966 | King Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng of Burundi is deposed by his son Prince Charles Ndizi. |
| 1968 | The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan. |
| 1970 | Richard Nixon delivers a special congressional message enunciating Native American self-determination as official US Indian policy, leading to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. |
| 1972 | Israeli Mossad assassinate Palestinian writer Ghassan Kanafani. |
| 1980 | The inaugural 1980 State of Origin game is won by Queensland who defeat New South Wales 20-10 at Lang Park. |
| 1980 | Aeroflot Flight 4225 crashes near Almaty International Airport in the then Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (present day Kazakhstan) killing all 166 people on board. |
| 1982 | A failed assassination attempt against Iraqi president Saddam Hussein results in the Dujail Massacre over the next several months. |
| 1988 | The Island Express train travelling from Bangalore to Kanyakumari derails on the Peruman bridge and falls into Ashtamudi Lake, killing 105 passengers and injuring over 200 more. |
| 1994 | Kim Jong-il begins to assume supreme leadership of North Korea upon the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. |
| 2003 | Sudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency landing attempt, killing 116 of the 117 people on board. |
| 2011 | Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program. |
| 2014 | Israel launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers. |
| 2021 | President Joe Biden announces that the official conclusion of U.S. involvement in the War in Afghanistan will be on August 31, 2021. |
| 2022 | Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is assassinated while giving a speech in Nara. |
| 1982 | The birth of Hakim Warrick, American basketball player |
| 1983 | The birth of John Bowker, American baseball player |
| 1983 | The birth of Rich Peverley, Canadian ice hockey player |
| 1986 | The birth of Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer |
| 1988 | The birth of Miki Roqué, Spanish footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1988 | The birth of Jesse Sergent, New Zealand cyclist |
| 1989 | The birth of Yarden Gerbi, Israeli Judo champion |
| 1989 | The birth of Tor Marius Gromstad, Norwegian footballer (d. 2012) |
| 1990 | The birth of Kevin Trapp, German footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Virgil van Dijk, Dutch footballer |
| 1992 | The birth of Ariel Camacho, Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2015) |
| 1992 | The birth of Son Heung-min, Korean footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Bryce Love, American football player |
| 1998 | The birth of Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper |
| 1999 | The birth of İpek Öz, Turkish tennis player |
| 2014 | The death of Plínio de Arruda Sampaio, Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1930) |
| 2014 | The death of John V. Evans, American soldier and politician, 27th Governor of Idaho (b. 1925) |
| 2014 | The death of Ben Pangelinan, Guamanian businessman and politician (b. 1956) |
| 2014 | The death of Howard Siler, American bobsledder and coach (b. 1945) |
| 2014 | The death of Tom Veryzer, American baseball player (b. 1953) |
| 2015 | The death of Ken Stabler, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1945) |
| 2015 | The death of James Tate, American poet (b. 1943) |
| 2016 | The death of Abdul Sattar Edhi, Pakistani philanthropist (b. 1928) |
| 2018 | The death of Tab Hunter, American actor, pop singer, film producer and author (b. 1931) |
| 2020 | The death of Naya Rivera, American actress, model and singer (b. 1987) |
| 2020 | The death of Alex Pullin, Australian snowboarder (b. 1987) |
| 2022 | The death of Shinzo Abe, Japanese politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2006 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2020. (b. 1954) |
| 2022 | The death of Larry Storch, American actor and comedian (b. 1923) |
| 2022 | The death of Luis Echeverría, Mexican lawyer and politician (b. 1922) |
| 2022 | The death of Tony Sirico, American actor (b. 1942) |
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| Wikipedia | Raffi on Wikipedia |
| Website | Raffi's Webiste |
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