Virgil Thomson Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Virgil Thomson Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Virgil Thomson Facts

Full Name	Virgil Thomson
Birthdate	November 25, 1896
Birth Place	Kansas City, MO
Age (in 2024)	127 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Composer

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Virgil Thomson Age & Birthday

Virgil Thomson is best known as Composer who has born on November 25, 1896 in Kansas City, MO. Currently, Virgil Thomson is 127 years, 11 months and 26 days old. Virgil Thomson will celebrate 128th birthday on Monday, 25th of November 2024. Below the countdown to Virgil Thomson upcoming birthday.

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Virgil Thomson Biography

About

Composer and critic who was instrumental in the development of the 'American Sound' in classical music. He wrote two operas with Gertrude Stein, 'Four Saints in Three Acts' and 'The Mother of Us All.' He also composed incidental music for Orson Welles' version of 'Macbeth' from 1936.

Before Fame

He studied with Erik Satie at Harvard. He was a student under Nadia Boulanger while in Paris where he attained great popularity.

Trivia

He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1988.

Family Life

He was raised in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He attended Harvard University thanks to a loan from the Mormon church.

Associated With

He befriended Ernest Hemingway when he moved to Paris in the 1940s.

Top Asked Questions about Virgil Thomson

How old is Virgil Thomson in 2024?

Virgil Thomson is 127 years old today.

When was Virgil Thomson born?

Virgil Thomson was born on November 25, 1896 in Kansas City, MO.

What is Virgil Thomson zodiac sign?

Virgil Thomson zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was Virgil Thomson best known for?

Virgil Thomson was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about Virgil Thomson's Birthday

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

Virgil Thomson was born on Wednesday, 330^th day / 48^th week of 1896
Virgil Thomson has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Virgil Thomson birthday is XXV.XI.MDCCCXCVI
Virgil Thomson's birthstone is Topaz
Virgil Thomson's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
Virgil Thomson age in year is 127 years old
Virgil Thomson age in month is 1535 months old
Virgil Thomson age in day is 46747 days old
Virgil Thomson age in hour is 1121928 hours old
Virgil Thomson age in minute is 67315680 minutes old
Virgil Thomson age in second is 4038940800 seconds old
Next Virgil Thomson birthday is on Tuesday, November 25th 2025
Virgil Thomson age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on Virgil Thomson Birthday (November 25)

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

Year	Event
1970	In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
1973	Georgios Papadopoulos, head of the military Regime of the Colonels in Greece, is ousted in a hardliners' coup led by Brigadier General Dimitrios Ioannidis.
1975	Suriname gains independence from the Netherlands.
1977	Former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr., is found guilty by the Philippine Military Commission No. 2 and is sentenced to death by firing squad. He is later assassinated in 1983.
1980	Sangoulé Lamizana, president of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Saye Zerbo.
1981	Pope John Paul II appoints Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (the future Pope Benedict XVI) Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
1984	Thirty-six top musicians gather in a Notting Hill studio and record Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in order to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia.
1986	Iran-Contra affair: U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese announces that profits from covert weapons sales to Iran were illegally diverted to the anti-communist Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
1986	The King Fahd Causeway is officially opened in the Persian Gulf.
1987	Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.
1992	The Federal Assembly of Czechoslovakia votes to split the country into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, with effect from January 1, 1993.
1999	A five-year-old Cuban boy, Elian Gonzalez, is rescued by fishermen while floating in an inner tube off the Florida coast.
2000	The 2000 Baku earthquake, with a Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaves 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan, and becomes the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years.
2008	Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in nine decades.
2009	Jeddah floods: Freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. Three thousand cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing.
1981	The birth of Jared Jeffries, American basketball player
1981	The birth of Chevon Troutman, American basketball player
1982	The birth of Mitchell Claydon, Australian-English cricketer
1983	The birth of Jhulan Goswami, Indian cricketer
1984	The birth of Gaspard Ulliel, French actor (d. 2022)
1984	The birth of Peter Siddle, Australian cricketer
1985	The birth of Remona Fransen, Dutch pentathlete
1988	The birth of Nodar Kumaritashvili, Georgian luger (d. 2010)
1988	The birth of Jay Spearing, English footballer
1989	The birth of Tom Dice, Belgian singer-songwriter
1990	The birth of Everton Heleno dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Philipp Grubauer, German ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Ana Bogdan, Romanian tennis player
1993	The birth of Danny Kent, English motorcycle racer
2000	The birth of Kaja Juvan, Slovenian tennis player
2013	The death of Chico Hamilton, American drummer and bandleader (b. 1921)
2013	The death of Egon Lánský, Czech journalist and politician (b. 1934)
2013	The death of Al Plastino, American author and illustrator (b. 1921)
2014	The death of Irvin J. Borowsky, American publisher and philanthropist (b. 1924)
2014	The death of Sitara Devi, Indian dancer, and choreographer (b. 1920)
2014	The death of Petr Hapka, Czech composer and conductor (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Denham Harman, American biogerontologist and academic (b. 1916)
2015	The death of O'Neil Bell, Jamaican boxer (b. 1974)
2015	The death of Jeremy Black, English admiral (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Svein Christiansen, Norwegian drummer and composer (b. 1941)
2015	The death of Lennart Hellsing, Swedish author and translator (b. 1919)
2015	The death of Elmo Williams, American director, producer, and editor (b. 1913)
2016	The death of Fidel Castro, Communist leader of Cuba, and revolutionary (b. 1926)
2016	The death of Ron Glass, American actor (b. 1945)
2020	The death of Diego Maradona, Argentinian football player (b. 1960)

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