Tommy Dorsey Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Tommy Dorsey Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Tommy Dorsey Facts

Full Name	Tommy Dorsey
Birthdate	November 19, 1905
Birth Place	Shenandoah, PA
Age (in 2024)	118 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Composer

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Tommy Dorsey Age & Birthday

Tommy Dorsey is best known as Composer who has born on November 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, PA. Currently, Tommy Dorsey is 118 years, 11 months and 13 days old. Tommy Dorsey will celebrate 119th birthday on Tuesday, 19th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Tommy Dorsey upcoming birthday.

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Tommy Dorsey Biography

About

Big bandleader during the Swing Era who earned the moniker "The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing." His brother was Jimmy Dorsey.

Before Fame

He had no problem with poaching musicians since the band he inherited was in shambles. He was also known to fire and rehire musicians based on his moods and was a volatile perfectionist.

Trivia

He hit the Billboard chart 286 times, with 17 No. 1 hits throughout the 1930s and 1940s, including "On Treasure Island," "The Music Goes 'Round and Around," "Once in a While," and "Marie," which was written by Irving Berlin.

Family Life

He married Mildred Kraft in 1922, then movie actress Pat Dane on April 8, 1943, and finally Copacabana nightclub dancer Jane Carl New on March 27, 1948.

Associated With

His roster was filled with many instrumentalists who would go on to greater fame, including Doc Severinsen, "The Tonight Show's" longtime bandleader during the Johnny Carson years.

Top Asked Questions about Tommy Dorsey

How old is Tommy Dorsey in 2024?

Tommy Dorsey is 118 years old today.

When was Tommy Dorsey born?

Tommy Dorsey was born on November 19, 1905 in Shenandoah, PA.

What is Tommy Dorsey zodiac sign?

Tommy Dorsey zodiac sign is Scorpio.

What was Tommy Dorsey best known for?

Tommy Dorsey was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Tommy Dorsey's Birthday

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

Tommy Dorsey was born on Sunday, 323^rd day / 46^th week of 1905
Tommy Dorsey has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Tommy Dorsey birthday is XIX.XI.MCMV
Tommy Dorsey's birthstone is Topaz
Tommy Dorsey's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Tommy Dorsey age in year is 118 years old
Tommy Dorsey age in month is 1427 months old
Tommy Dorsey age in day is 43448 days old
Tommy Dorsey age in hour is 1042752 hours old
Tommy Dorsey age in minute is 62565120 minutes old
Tommy Dorsey age in second is 3753907200 seconds old
Next Tommy Dorsey birthday is on Wednesday, November 19th 2025
Tommy Dorsey age in next birthday (2025) is 119 years old

Historical Events on Tommy Dorsey Birthday (November 19)

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

Year	Event
1984	San Juanico disaster: A series of explosions at the Pemex petroleum storage facility at San Juan Ixhuatepec in Mexico City starts a major fire and kills about 500 people.
1985	Cold War: In Geneva, U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev meet for the first time.
1985	Pennzoil wins a US$10.53 billion judgment against Texaco, in the largest civil verdict in the history of the United States, stemming from Texaco executing a contract to buy Getty Oil after Pennzoil had entered into an unsigned, yet still binding, buyout contract with Getty.
1985	Police in Baling, Malaysia, lay siege to houses occupied by an Islamic sect of about 400 people led by Ibrahim Mahmud.
1988	Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yugoslavia and a foreign conspiracy to destroy Serbia and Yugoslavia.
1994	In the United Kingdom, the first National Lottery draw is held. A £1 ticket gave a one-in-14-million chance of correctly guessing the winning six out of 49 numbers.
1996	A Beechcraft 1900 and a Beechcraft King Air collide at Quincy Regional Airport in Quincy, Illinois, killing 14.
1998	Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: The United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against U.S. President Bill Clinton.
1999	Shenzhou 1: The People's Republic of China launches its first Shenzhou spacecraft.
1999	John Carpenter becomes the first person to win the top prize in the TV game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.
2002	The Greek oil tanker Prestige splits in half and sinks off the coast of Galicia, releasing over 76,000 m3 (20 million US gal) of oil in the largest environmental disaster in Spanish and Portuguese history.
2004	The worst brawl in NBA history results in several players being suspended. Several players and fans are charged with assault and battery.
2010	The first of four explosions takes place at the Pike River Mine in New Zealand. Twenty-nine people are killed in the nation's worst mining disaster since 1914.
2013	A double suicide bombing at the Iranian embassy in Beirut kills 23 people and injures 160 others.
2022	A gunman kills five and injures 17 at Club Q, a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
1989	The birth of Roman Sergeevich Trofimov, Russian ski jumper
1989	The birth of Tyga, American rapper
1990	The birth of Marquise Goodwin, American football player
1990	The birth of John Moore, American ice hockey player
1990	The birth of Benedikt Schmid, German footballer
1991	The birth of Marina Marković, Serbian basketball player
1991	The birth of Fabien Antunes, French footballer
1992	The birth of Cameron Bancroft, Australian cricketer
1993	The birth of Kerim Frei, Austrian footballer
1993	The birth of Suso, Spanish footballer
1994	The birth of Ibrahima Mbaye, Senegalese footballer
1995	The birth of Vanessa Axente, Hungarian model
1997	The birth of Kotonowaka Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler
1997	The birth of The McCaughey septuplets
1999	The birth of Evgenia Medvedeva, Russian figure skater
2014	The death of Pete Harman, American businessman (b. 1919)
2014	The death of Richard A. Jensen, American theologian, author, and academic (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, Iranian footballer and manager (b. 1950)
2014	The death of Mike Nichols, German-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1931)
2015	The death of Armand, Dutch singer-songwriter (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Allen E. Ertel, American lawyer and politician (b. 1937)
2015	The death of Ron Hynes, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
2015	The death of Korrie Layun Rampan, Indonesian author, poet, and critic (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Mal Whitfield, American runner and diplomat (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer (b. 1934)
2017	The death of Warren "Pete" Moore, American singer-songwriter and record producer (b. 1938)
2017	The death of Jana Novotná, Czech tennis player (b. 1968)
2017	The death of Della Reese, American singer and actress (b. 1931)
2017	The death of Mel Tillis, American singer and songwriter (b. 1932)
2022	The death of Jason David Frank, American actor and mixed martial artist, best known as Tommy Oliver in the Power Rangers franchise (b. 1973)

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