Louis Armstrong was born on 4 August 1901 in New Orleans. An American jazz trumpeter, singer and bandleader, Armstrong was born in New Orleans and rose to fame in Chicago and New York in the 1920s. His recordings with the Hot Five and Hot Seven helped to shift jazz from group improvisation toward the virtuoso solo, and he popularised scat singing. His gravelly voice and warm stage personality, which earned him the nickname Satchmo, made him one of the most beloved entertainers in the world. His later hits included What a Wonderful World. He toured widely as an unofficial ambassador of American music and spoke out against racial segregation.
Before and after
- 29 April 1901Birth of Hirohito
- 17 May 1901Discovery of Antikythera mechanism
- 6 June 1901Birth of Sukarno
- 7 July 1901Birth of Vittorio De Sica
- 4 August 1901Birth of Louis Armstrong
- 8 August 1901Birth of Ernest Lawrence
- 20 August 1901Birth of Salvatore Quasimodo
- 7 September 1901Boxer Protocol
- 14 September 1901Death of William McKinley
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