William Schuman Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Schuman Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Schuman Facts

Full Name	William Schuman
Birthdate	August 04, 1910
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2024)	114 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Composer

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William Schuman Age & Birthday

William Schuman is best known as Composer who has born on August 04, 1910 in New York. Currently, William Schuman is 114 years, 4 months and 18 days old. William Schuman will celebrate 115th birthday on Monday, 4th of August 2025. Below the countdown to William Schuman upcoming birthday.

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William Schuman Biography

About

First recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music. He won for his piece 'A Free Song,' adapted from poems by Walt Whitman.

Before Fame

He played the violin and banjo as a child, but he was more passionate about baseball than music. He started a dance band during his high-school years called Billy Schuman and his Alamo Society Orchestra.

Trivia

He was a composition professor at Sarah Lawrence College from 1935 until 1945 and became president of Juilliard School in 1945. He was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 1987.

Family Life

His parents Samuel and Rachel Schuman were Jewish and residing in Manhattan when he was born.

Associated With

His parents named him after the 27th U.S. president William Howard Taft.

Top Asked Questions about William Schuman

How old is William Schuman in 2024?

William Schuman is 114 years old today.

When was William Schuman born?

William Schuman was born on August 04, 1910 in New York.

What is William Schuman zodiac sign?

William Schuman zodiac sign is Leo.

What was William Schuman best known for?

William Schuman was best known as Composer.

Fun Facts about William Schuman's Birthday

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

William Schuman was born on Thursday, 216^th day / 31^st week of 1910
William Schuman has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Schuman birthday is IV.VIII.MCMX
William Schuman's birthstone is Peridot
William Schuman's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
William Schuman age in year is 114 years old
William Schuman age in month is 1372 months old
William Schuman age in day is 41779 days old
William Schuman age in hour is 1002696 hours old
William Schuman age in minute is 60161760 minutes old
William Schuman age in second is 3609705600 seconds old
Next William Schuman birthday is on Monday, August 4th 2025
William Schuman age in next birthday (2025) is 115 years old

Historical Events on William Schuman Birthday (August 04)

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

Year	Event
1965	The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
1969	Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
1972	Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.
1974	A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
1975	The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
1977	U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
1983	Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara.
1984	The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
1987	The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues "fairly".
1995	Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
2006	A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).
2007	NASA's Phoenix spacecraft is launched.
2018	Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq-Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
2019	Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 12 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
2020	At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
1987	The birth of Marreese Speights American basketball player
1987	The birth of Tomoya Warabino, Japanese actor
1988	The birth of Carly Foulkes, Canadian model and actress
1988	The birth of Kelley O'Hara, American soccer player
1989	The birth of Tomasz Kaczor, Polish sprint canoeist
1989	The birth of Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1989	The birth of Wang Hao, Chinese chess player
1990	The birth of Hikmet Balioğlu, Turkish footballer
1990	The birth of Siim Tenno, Estonian footballer
1991	The birth of Thiago Cardoso, Brazilian footballer
1991	The birth of Izet Hajrović, Bosnian footballer
1992	The birth of Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
1992	The birth of Cole Sprouse, American actor
1992	The birth of Dylan Sprouse, American actor
1995	The birth of Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
2012	The death of Bud Riley, American football player and coach (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Keith H. Basso, American anthropologist and academic (b. 1940)
2013	The death of Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (b. 1925)
2013	The death of Olavi J. Mattila, Finnish engineer and politician, Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1918)
2013	The death of Renato Ruggiero, Italian lawyer and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Tony Snell, English lieutenant and pilot (b. 1922)
2013	The death of Sandy Woodward, English admiral (b. 1932)
2014	The death of James Brady, American activist and politician, 15th White House Press Secretary (b. 1940)
2014	The death of Chester Crandell, American lawyer and politician (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jake Hooker, Israeli-American guitarist and songwriter (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Elsie Hillman, American philanthropist and politician (b. 1925)
2015	The death of Les Munro, New Zealand soldier and pilot (b. 1919)
2015	The death of John Rudometkin, American basketball player (b. 1940)
2015	The death of Billy Sherrill, American songwriter and producer (b. 1936)
2019	The death of Nuon Chea, Cambodian politician and theorist for the Khmer Rouge (b. 1926)

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