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Marian Anderson

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35,110

days lived

96

age at death

Born
February 21, 1897
Died
April 8, 1993 (aged 96)
Zodiac
♓︎Pisces·rooster 🐓
Updated Jan 2026

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Astrology
♈︎♉︎♊︎♋︎♌︎♍︎♎︎♏︎♐︎♑︎♒︎♓︎☉☽☿♀♂♃♄⛢♆♇
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Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Pisces♓︎

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Moon Sign

Libra♎︎

Dominant Element

Water

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Planetary positions calculated for February 21, 1897

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1993
Day 35,110
Age 96

Death of Marian Anderson

Confidence
96%
Apr 8, 1993

Marian Anderson dies in Portland, Oregon.

1986
Day 32,456
Age 88

National Medal of Arts

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1986

Awarded the National Medal of Arts.

1977
Day 29,169
Age 79

United Nations Human Rights Prize

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1977

Awarded the United Nations Human Rights Prize.

Day 29,169
Age 79

Congressional Gold Medal

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1977

Awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

1965
Day 24,786
Age 67

Retirement from Public Performance

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1965

Officially retires from public performance.

1958
Day 22,229
Age 60

Appointed to the United Nations Human Rights Committee

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1958

Appointed as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Committee.

1956
Day 21,498
Age 58

Published Autobiography

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1956

Publishes her autobiography, 'My Lord, What a Morning'.

1953
Day 20,403
Age 55

Named a delegate to the United Nations

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1953

Appointed as a delegate to the United Nations by President Eisenhower.

1943
Day 16,750
Age 45

Marriage to Orpheus Fisher

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1943

Marries architect Orpheus H. Fisher.

1939
Day 15,387
Age 42

Lincoln Memorial Concert

Confidence
96%
Apr 9, 1939

Sings a historic concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied Constitution Hall.

Day 15,289
Age 41

Denied Performance at Constitution Hall

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1939
1930
Day 12,002
Age 32

European Tour

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1930
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1928
Day 11,271
Age 30

First Performance at Carnegie Hall

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1928

First performance at Carnegie Hall.

1921
Day 8,715
Age 23

Wins Scholarship to Study at the Juilliard School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1921

Wins a scholarship to study at the Juilliard School of Music.

Day 8,715
Age 23

Graduates from South Philadelphia High School

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1921

Graduates from South Philadelphia High School for Girls.

1915
Day 6,523
Age 17

Begins Studying with Giuseppe Boghetti

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1915

Begins studying voice with Giuseppe Boghetti.

1906
Day 3,236
Age 8

Joins Union Baptist Church Choir

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1906

Becomes a member of the Union Baptist Church choir.

1897
Day 7
Age 0

Birth of Marian Anderson

Confidence
96%
Feb 27, 1897

Marian Anderson is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.