Tito Puente Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 8, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Tito Puente Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Tito Puente Facts

Full Name	Tito Puente
Birthdate	April 20, 1923
Birth Place	New York City, NY
Age (in 2024)	101 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Composer

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Tito Puente Age & Birthday

Tito Puente is best known as Composer who has born on April 20, 1923 in New York City, NY. Currently, Tito Puente is 101 years, 6 months and 18 days old. Tito Puente will celebrate 102nd birthday on Sunday, 20th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Tito Puente upcoming birthday.

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Tito Puente Biography

About

Pioneering Latin salsa composer who created numerous hits and won five Grammy Awards for his distinctive music sound.

Before Fame

He studied at the Julliard School of Music under the GI Bill and started his popular orchestra in the 1950s.

Trivia

He made over 100 albums in all and wrote close to 200 original compositions, earning the title El Rey de los Timbales or The King of the Timbales.

Family Life

He was married to Margaret Asencio from 1963 to 2000. He had three children named Tito Jr., Audrey and Richard. His father was a factory foreman, and his mother first enrolled him in piano lessons.

Associated With

He appeared in the movie "The Mambo Kings," starring Antonio Banderas.

Top Asked Questions about Tito Puente

How old is Tito Puente in 2024?

Tito Puente is 101 years old today.

When was Tito Puente born?

Tito Puente was born on April 20, 1923 in New York City, NY.

What is Tito Puente zodiac sign?

Tito Puente zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Tito Puente best known for?

Tito Puente was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Tito Puente's Birthday

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

Tito Puente was born on Friday, 110^th day / 16^th week of 1923
Tito Puente has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Tito Puente birthday is XX.IV.MCMXXIII
Tito Puente's birthstone is Diamond
Tito Puente's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
Tito Puente age in year is 101 years old
Tito Puente age in month is 1218 months old
Tito Puente age in day is 37093 days old
Tito Puente age in hour is 890232 hours old
Tito Puente age in minute is 53413920 minutes old
Tito Puente age in second is 3204835200 seconds old
Next Tito Puente birthday is on Sunday, April 20th 2025
Tito Puente age in next birthday (2025) is 102 years old
Learn more interesting facts about April 20, 1923 birthday

Historical Events on Tito Puente Birthday (April 20)

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

Year	Event
1946	The League of Nations officially dissolves, giving most of its power to the United Nations.
1961	Cold War: Failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion of US-backed Cuban exiles against Cuba.
1968	English politician Enoch Powell makes his controversial "Rivers of Blood" speech.
1968	South African Airways Flight 228 crashes near the Hosea Kutako International Airport in South West Africa (now Namibia), killing 123 people.
1972	Apollo program: Apollo 16 lunar module, commanded by John Young and piloted by Charles Duke, lands on the moon.
1998	Air France Flight 422 crashes after taking off from El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, Colombia, killing all 53 people on board.
1999	Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injure 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Columbine, Colorado.
2007	Johnson Space Center shooting: William Phillips with a handgun barricades himself in NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas before killing a male hostage and himself.
2008	Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
2010	The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that would last six months.
2012	One hundred twenty-seven people are killed when a plane crashes in a residential area near the Benazir Bhutto International Airport near Islamabad, Pakistan.
2013	A 6.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Lushan County, Ya'an, in China's Sichuan province, killing more than 150 people and injuring thousands.
2015	Ten people are killed in a bomb attack on a convoy carrying food supplies to a United Nations compound in Garowe in the Somali region of Puntland.
2020	For the first time in history, oil prices drop below zero.
2021	State of Minnesota v. Derek Michael Chauvin: Derek Chauvin is found guilty of all charges in the murder of George Floyd by the Fourth Judicial District Court of Minnesota.
1961	The birth of Konstantin Lavronenko, Russian actor
1963	The birth of Rachel Whiteread, English sculptor
1964	The birth of John Carney, American football player
1964	The birth of Andy Serkis, English actor and director
1964	The birth of Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
1965	The birth of Kostis Chatzidakis, Greek politician, Ministry of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism
1965	The birth of Léa Fazer, Swiss film director, screenwriter and actress
1966	The birth of David Chalmers, Australian philosopher and academic
1966	The birth of David Filo, American businessman, co-founded Yahoo!
1967	The birth of Mike Portnoy, American drummer and songwriter
1968	The birth of Julia Morris, Australian entertainer
1969	The birth of Will Hodgman, Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
1970	The birth of Shemar Moore, American actor
1972	The birth of Carmen Electra, American model and actress
1973	The birth of Julie Powell, American food writer and memoirist (d. 2022)
2003	The death of Bernard Katz, German-English biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1911)
2004	The death of Lizzy Mercier Descloux, French musician, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, writer and painter (b. 1956)
2005	The death of Fumio Niwa, Japanese journalist and author (b. 1904)
2007	The death of Andrew Hill, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1931)
2007	The death of Michael Fu Tieshan, Chinese bishop (b. 1931)
2008	The death of Monica Lovinescu, Romanian journalist and author (b. 1923)
2010	The death of Dorothy Height, American educator and activist (b. 1912)
2011	The death of Tim Hetherington, English photographer and journalist (b. 1970)
2012	The death of Bert Weedon, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1920)
2016	The death of Victoria Wood, British comedian, actress and writer (b. 1953)
2018	The death of Avicii, Swedish DJ and musician (b. 1989)
2021	The death of Idriss Déby, Chadian politician and military officer (b. 1952)
2021	The death of Monte Hellman, American film director (b.1929)
2021	The death of Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (b. 1955)
2022	The death of Gavin Millar, Scottish film director (b. 1938)

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