Birthday profile

Dink Johnson

Dink Johnson, American pianist, drummer, and clarinet player (died 1954)

Born
October 28, 1892
Died
November 29, 1954
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1892

About Dink Johnson

Ollie "Dink" Johnson was an American Dixieland jazz pianist, clarinetist, and drummer. Johnson made his first recordings in 1922 on clarinet with Kid Ory's Band. Johnson wrote tunes, including "The Krooked Blues" (recorded by King Oliver) and "So Different Blues".

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The world when Dink Johnson was born

Dink Johnson was born in 1892. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst heavyweight boxing title under Queensberry rules
  • Top headlineEllis Island immigration station opens
  • Technology milestoneDiesel engine patented by Rudolf Diesel
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population65.0M

1892 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Dink Johnson's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18922026
Population65.0M341 million

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