Kool Herc (Dj ) was born in Jamaica on a Saturday, April 16, 1955 🎈. Kool Herc is 69 years old. He is a Aries ♈ and was born in the Year of the Goat 🐐.
Born Clive Campbell, he is DJ who is credited with popularizing hard funk and hip hop records in the 1970’s.
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| FULL NAME: | Kool Herc |
| BIRTH DATE: | April 16, 1955 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Jamaica |
| AGE: | 69 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aries |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Goat |
About
Kool Herc is a Dj. Kool was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
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He immigrated from Kingston, Jamaica to the Bronx, New York with his family when he was 12.
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FACT Grandmaster Flash was hugely influenced by his work.
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Birthday
Currently, Kool Herc is 69 years old. His next birthday is away. Kool will celebrate his 70th birthday on a Saturday, April 16th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on April 16, 1955. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Kool Herc’s zodiac sign is Aries. People born between the dates of March 21st and April 19th belong to the first sign in the zodiac, Aries. Aries are known for being ambitious, honest, self-assertive, and brave. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aries.
Famous Aries celebrities are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jackie Chan, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Emma Watson, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. Aries ruling planet is Mars. Astrologically, Mars represents ambition, passion, and energy.
Kool Herc was born in the Year of the Goat. Goat symbolizes pureness and preciousness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Goat are intelligent, creative, charming, compassionate, and gentle. They can also sometimes be unorganized, lazy, pessimistic, insecure, indecisive, anxious, and gullible.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Kool Herc is a 69 years old Dj, born in April, in the Year of the Goat (1955), and is a Aries. His life path number is 4. Kool’s birthstone is Diamond, and his birth flower is Sweet Pea/Daisy. You may also check out all famous birthdays in April or specifically birthdays on April 16.
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