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Van Cliburn Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Van Cliburn Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Van Cliburn Facts

Full NameVan Cliburn
BirthdateJuly 12, 1934
Birth PlaceShreveport, LA
Age (in 2024)90 Years Old
ZodiacCancer
OccupationPianist

Van Cliburn Age & Birthday

Van Cliburn is best known as Pianist who has born on July 12, 1934 in Shreveport, LA. Currently, Van Cliburn is 90 years, 4 months and 9 days old. Van Cliburn will celebrate 91st birthday on Saturday, 12th of July 2025. Below the countdown to Van Cliburn upcoming birthday.

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Van Cliburn Biography

About

Musical prodigy who won the first quadrennial Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in 1958 when he was only 23.

Before Fame

He played with the Houston Symphony Orchestra after winning a statewide piano competition when he was 12. He enrolled at The Juilliard School when he was 17.

Trivia

He was declared The Texan Who Conquered Russia by Time magazine after his brilliant performance at the first International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1958 that forced Cold War Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev to declare him the best. He was welcomed home with a ticker-tape parade in New York City.

Family Life

His mother had studied with Franz Liszt. He was involved in a lawsuit with his alleged domestic partner, mortician Thoma Zaremba, in 1998.

Associated With

He played for every United States president from Harry S. Truman to Barack Obama.

Top Asked Questions about Van Cliburn

How old is Van Cliburn in 2024?

Van Cliburn is 90 years old today.

When was Van Cliburn born?

Van Cliburn was born on July 12, 1934 in Shreveport, LA.

What is Van Cliburn zodiac sign?

Van Cliburn zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Van Cliburn best known for?

Van Cliburn was best known as Pianist.

Fun Facts about Van Cliburn's Birthday

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

  • Van Cliburn was born on Thursday, 193rd day / 28th week of 1934
  • Van Cliburn has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Van Cliburn birthday is XII.VII.MCMXXXIV
  • Van Cliburn's birthstone is Ruby
  • Van Cliburn's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
  • Van Cliburn age in year is 90 years old
  • Van Cliburn age in month is 1084 months old
  • Van Cliburn age in day is 33005 days old
  • Van Cliburn age in hour is 792120 hours old
  • Van Cliburn age in minute is 47527200 minutes old
  • Van Cliburn age in second is 2851632000 seconds old
  • Next Van Cliburn birthday is on Saturday, July 12th 2025
  • Van Cliburn age in next birthday (2025) is 91 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about July 12, 1934 birthday

Historical Events on Van Cliburn Birthday (July 12)

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

YearEvent
1962The Rolling Stones perform for the first time at London's Marquee Club.
1963Pauline Reade, 16, disappears in Gorton, England, the first victim in the Moors murders.
1967Riots begin in Newark, New Jersey.
1971The Australian Aboriginal Flag is flown for the first time.
1973A fire destroys the entire sixth floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States.
1975São Tomé and Príncipe declare independence from Portugal.
1979The island nation of Kiribati becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1995Chinese seismologists successfully predict the 1995 Myanmar-China earthquake, reducing the number of casualties to 11.
1998The Ulster Volunteer Force attacked a house in Ballymoney, County Antrim, Northern Ireland with a petrol bomb, killing the Quinn brothers.
2001Space Shuttle program: Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-104, carrying the Quest Joint Airlock to the International Space Station.
2006The 2006 Lebanon War begins.
2007U.S. Army Apache helicopters engage in airstrikes against armed insurgents in Baghdad, Iraq, where civilians are killed; footage from the cockpit is later leaked to the Internet.
2012Syrian Civil War: Government forces target the homes of rebels and activists in Tremseh and kill anywhere between 68 and 150 people.
2012A tank truck explosion kills more than 100 people in Okobie, Nigeria.
2013Six people are killed and 200 injured in a French passenger train derailment in Brétigny-sur-Orge.
1989The birth of Nick Palmieri, American ice hockey player
1990The birth of Bebé, Portuguese footballer
1990The birth of Rachel Brosnahan, American actress
1991The birth of Salih Dursun, Turkish footballer
1991The birth of James RodrĂ­guez, Colombian footballer
1992The birth of Bartosz BereszyƄski, Polish footballer
1993The birth of Kurt Capewell, Australian rugby league player
1994The birth of Kanako Momota, Japanese singer-songwriter
1995The birth of Evania Pelite, Australian rugby union player
1995The birth of Luke Shaw, English footballer
1995The birth of Jordyn Wieber, American gymnast
1996The birth of Moussa Dembélé, French footballer
1996The birth of Jordan Romero, American mountaineer
1997The birth of Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani-English activist, Nobel Prize laureate
2000The birth of VinĂ­cius JĂșnior, Brazilian footballer
2013The death of Alan Whicker, Egyptian-English journalist (b. 1925)
2014The death of Jamil Ahmad, Pakistani author (b. 1931)
2014The death of Nestor Basterretxea, Spanish painter and sculptor (b. 1924)
2014The death of Emil Bobu, Romanian politician (b. 1927)
2014The death of Alfred de Grazia, American political scientist and author (b. 1919)
2014The death of Kenneth J. Gray, American soldier and politician (b. 1924)
2014The death of Valeriya Novodvorskaya, Russian journalist and politician (b. 1950)
2015The death of D'Army Bailey, American lawyer, judge, and actor (b. 1941)
2015The death of Chenjerai Hove, Zimbabwean journalist, author, and poet (b. 1956)
2015The death of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, Tibetan monk and activist (b. 1950)
2015The death of Cheng Siwei, Chinese engineer, economist, and politician (b. 1935)
2016The death of Goran HadĆŸić, Serbian politician (b. 1958)
2019The death of Emily Hartridge, English Youtuber and television presenter (b. 1984)
2020The death of Kelly Preston, American actress and model (b. 1962)
2020The death of Wim Suurbier, a Dutch football player, (b. 1945)

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