Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong, nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. He received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972, and induction into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.

4 August 1901

Born on the same birth date (4 August 1901): Clarence Passailaigue

Born on the same birth day (4 August): Dean Malenko • Dolf Luque • Eugen Schuhmacher • Harry Lauder • Iosia Soliola • Jang Keun-suk • John Gormley • Liang Congjie • Lucrezia de' Medici (1470–1553) • Nicolas-Jacques Conté • Richard Belzer • Sandeep Naik • William Schuman

Born in the same month (August 1901): Ann Harding • Arnulfo Arias • Aurèle Joliat • Chen Yi (marshal) • Clarence Passailaigue • Claude Autant-Lara • Dutch Schultz • Eleanor Dark • Ernest Lawrence • Hans Kammler • Jimmy Rushing • John C. Stennis • John Gunther • John Sherman Cooper • Maxwell D. Taylor • Pancho Villa (boxer) • Preston Foster • Pyotr Novikov • Roy Wilkins • Salvatore Quasimodo • Stefan Wyszyński