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): Albert M. Greenfield • Aleksandr Aleksandrov (mathematician) • Brooks D. Simpson • Bruna Marquezine • Caldwell Jones • Chuck C. Lopez • Eugen Schuhmacher • Frankie Kazarian • Ha Seung-jin • Herb Ellis • John Gormley • Kelley O'Hara • Leopold I, Duke of Austria • Nadežka Mosusova • Trevor Woodman
Born in the same month (August 1901): Chen Yi (marshal) • Clarence Passailaigue • Claude Autant-Lara • Eleanor Dark • Hans Kammler • Jimmy Rushing • John Sherman Cooper • Maxwell D. Taylor • Pancho Villa (boxer) • Preston Foster • Roy Wilkins