Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Will Jennings |
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Birthdate | June 27, 1944 |
Birth Place | Texas |
Age (in 2024) | 80 Years Old |
Zodiac | Cancer |
Occupation | Composer |
Will Jennings is best known as Composer who has born on June 27, 1944 in Texas. Currently, Will Jennings is 80 years, 5 months and 25 days old. Will Jennings will celebrate 81st birthday on Friday, 27th of June 2025. Below the countdown to Will Jennings upcoming birthday.
Known composing the songs "Tears in Heaven," "Higher Love," and "My Heart Will Go On," the latter of which being the theme song for the 1997 film Titanic.
He attended Stephen F. Austin State University and had a three-year stint teaching at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
He wrote music for numerous artists, including Mariah Carey, Jimmy Buffet, Roy Orbison, Barry Manilow, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, and Rodney Crowell.
His parents were residing in Kilgore, Texas, when he was born. He was raised in the Tyler area.
He and James Horner won a Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Song from a Motion Picture for "My Heart Will Go On," which was also a massive hit for lead singer Celine Dion.
Will Jennings is 80 years old today.
Will Jennings was born on June 27, 1944 in Texas.
Will Jennings zodiac sign is Cancer.
Will Jennings was best known as Composer.
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Will Jennings's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
Below are historical events that coincided with Will Jennings's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1977 | France grants independence to Djibouti. |
1980 | The 'Ustica massacre': Itavia Flight 870 crashes in the sea while en route from Bologna to Palermo, Italy, killing all 81 on board. |
1981 | The Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party issues its "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of Our Party Since the Founding of the People's Republic of China", laying the blame for the Cultural Revolution on Mao Zedong. |
1982 | Space Shuttle Columbia launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the final research and development flight mission, STS-4. |
1988 | The Gare de Lyon rail accident in Paris, France, kills 56 people. |
1988 | Villa Tunari massacre: Bolivian anti-narcotics police kill nine to 12 and injure over a hundred protesting coca-growing peasants. |
1991 | Two days after it had declared independence, Slovenia is invaded by Yugoslav troops, tanks, and aircraft, starting the Ten-Day War. |
1994 | Members of the Aum Shinrikyo cult release sarin gas in Matsumoto, Japan. Seven people are killed, 660 injured. |
2007 | Tony Blair resigns as British Prime Minister, a position he had held since 1997. His Chancellor, Gordon Brown succeeds him. |
2007 | The Brazilian Military Police invades the favelas of Complexo do Alemão in an episode which is remembered as the Complexo do Alemão massacre. |
2008 | In a highly scrutinized election, President of Zimbabwe Robert Mugabe is re-elected in a landslide after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai had withdrawn a week earlier, citing violence against his party's supporters. |
2013 | NASA launches the Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph, a space probe to observe the Sun. |
2014 | At least fourteen people are killed when a Gas Authority of India Limited pipeline explodes in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India. |
2015 | Formosa Fun Coast fire: A dust fire occurs at a recreational water park in Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring 497 others, 199 critically. |
2017 | A series of powerful cyberattacks using the Petya malware target websites of Ukrainian organizations and counterparts with Ukrainian connections around the globe. |
1986 | The birth of LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter |
1987 | The birth of India de Beaufort, English actress |
1987 | The birth of Ed Westwick, English actor |
1988 | The birth of Stefani Bismpikou, Greek gymnast |
1988 | The birth of Matthew Spiranovic, Australian footballer |
1988 | The birth of Kate Ziegler, American swimmer |
1989 | The birth of Hana Birnerová, Czech tennis player |
1989 | The birth of Matthew Lewis, English actor |
1992 | The birth of Ahn So-hee, South Korean singer and actress |
1992 | The birth of Karthika Nair, Indian film actress |
1993 | The birth of Johanna Talihärm, Estonian biathlete |
1993 | The birth of Alberto Campbell-Staines, Australian athlete |
1994 | The birth of Anita Husarić, Bosnian tennis player |
1995 | The birth of Monté Morris, American basketball player |
2002 | The birth of Kelee Ringo, American football player |
2013 | The death of Stefano Borgonovo, Italian footballer (b. 1964) |
2013 | The death of Ian Scott, English-New Zealand painter (b. 1945) |
2014 | The death of Edmond Blanchard, Canadian jurist and politician (b. 1954) |
2014 | The death of Allen Grossman, American poet, critic, and academic (b. 1932) |
2014 | The death of Leslie Manigat, Haitian educator and politician, 43rd President of Haiti (b. 1930) |
2014 | The death of Violet Milstead, Canadian World War II aviator and bush pilot (b. 1919) |
2014 | The death of Rachid Solh, Lebanese politician, 48th Prime Minister of Lebanon (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Zvi Elpeleg, Polish-Israeli diplomat, author, and academic (b. 1926) |
2015 | The death of Knut Helle, Norwegian historian and professor (b. 1930) |
2015 | The death of Chris Squire, English musician (bass guitarist), singer and songwriter, member of the rock band Yes (b. 1948) |
2016 | The death of Bud Spencer, Italian swimmer, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1929) |
2017 | The death of Peter L. Berger, Austrian sociologist (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Joe Jackson, American manager, father of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson (b. 1928) |
2018 | The death of Liz Jackson, Australian journalist and former barrister (b. 1951) |
2018 | The death of William McBride, Australian obstetrician (b. 1927) |
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Website | Will Jennings's Webiste |
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