Opera Singer Grace Bumbry

Grace Bumbry

Living place: St. Louis

Birthday: 4-1-1937 (87 years old)

Population of US 1937: 128,824,829

Global rank: #26732

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Opera Singer Grace Bumbry profile

Who is Opera Singer Grace Bumbry?
Mezzo-soprano opera singer whose career has spanned fifty years and includes singing in Don Carlo and Ernani. She was a 2009 Kennedy Center Honoree.
She helped pave the way for African-American opera singers.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She won a contest that granted her a scholarship to Boston University. She is Venus of Bayreuth, cast by Wieland Wagner.

Family life info

She was born into a family of modest means; Her father worked as a railway porter and her mother was a housewife.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Opera Singer Grace Bumbry?
She and Aretha Franklin were both considered leaders in their musical genres, setting a precedent for African-American women in the industry.

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Summary of Grace Bumbry profile

When was Opera Singer Grace Bumbry born?
Grace Bumbry birthday 4-1-1937 (at the age of 87).
Where is Opera Singer Grace Bumbry's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Grace Bumbry was born in St. Louis, Missouri- United States. is a Opera Singer, whose Zodiac is Capricorn, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rat. Grace Bumbry's global rank is 26732 and whose rank is 17 in list of famous Opera Singer. Population of US in 1937 is about 128,824,829 persons.
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Events in 1937 and 4-1

Events in US in the birth year of Grace Bumbry

  • The dirigible "Hindenburg" explodes at Lakehurst, N.J., killing 36 (May 6). Background: The Hindenburg Tragedy
  • Amelia Earhart and co-pilot Fred Noonan vanish over the Pacific Ocean on their Round-the-World Flight. Background: Amelia Earhart's Legacy Remembered.

Birthday Grace Bumbry (4-1) in history

  • Day 4-1 year 1885: Dr. William W. Grant of Davenport, Iowa, performed what is thought to be the first appendectomy.
  • Day 4-1 year 1896: Utah was admitted as 45th state in the United States.
  • Day 4-1 year 1904: In Gonzales v. Williams, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that citizens of Puerto Rico are not aliens and can enter the U.S. freely.
  • Day 4-1 year 1948: Burma (Myanmar) gained independence from Great Britain.
  • Day 4-1 year 1951: During the Korean War, North Korean and Communist Chinese forces captured the city of Seoul.
  • Day 4-1 year 1965: President Johnson outlined his "Great Society" in his State of the Union address.
  • Day 4-1 year 1999: Former wrestler Jesse Ventura was sworn in as Minnesota's governor.
  • Day 4-1 year 2007: California Democrat Nancy Pelosi becomes the first woman U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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