THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Billie Holiday
American jazz singer (1915–1959)
Billie Holiday was born on April 7, 1915 in Philadelphia, United States and died on July 17, 1959, aged 44.
Born
April 7, 1915
Billie Holiday died aged 44.
Died: July 17, 1959
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, United States, Baltimore, United States
- Professions
- singer, actor, bandleader, songwriter, composer, singer-songwriter, jazz singer, jazz musician, author, autobiographer, musician
- Citizenship
- United States
More about Billie Holiday
- Zodiac sign
- Aries
- Birth name
- Eleanora Fagan
- Pseudonyms
- Billie Holiday
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
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- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Integrated Authority File
- Internet Broadway Database
- biography.com
- BnF authorities
- Proleksis Encyclopedia
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- FemBio database
- Find a Grave
- SNAC
- Babelio
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Billie Holiday when they died?
Billie Holiday died aged 44.
When is Billie Holiday’s birthday?
Billie Holiday’s recorded birthday is April 7.
Where was Billie Holiday born?
Billie Holiday was born in Philadelphia, United States; Baltimore, United States.
What was Billie Holiday’s name at birth?
Billie Holiday’s recorded birth name is Eleanora Fagan.
When did Billie Holiday die?
Billie Holiday died on July 17, 1959.