Jenna Marbles

BirthSeptember 151986

Jenna Marbles

Jenna Marbles, American YouTuber and comedian

40th anniversary in 2026

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When
Monday, September 15 198640 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1980s
Anniversary
40th in 2026
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Person
Jenna Marbles

At a glanceAI-assisted

Jenna Nicole Mourey, known professionally as Jenna Marbles, is an American comedian and former YouTuber born September 15, 1986. At its peak, her channel accumulated over 20 million subscribers and approximately 1.8 billion total video views across a decade of content.

Who they were

Jenna Nicole Mourey, better known as Jenna Marbles, is an American comedian and former YouTuber. Over the span of ten years, her YouTube channel has accumulated approximately 1.8 billion video views and, at its peak, over 20 million subscribers. After apologizing for a series of accusations involving content in her older videos, Marbles announced her indefinite hiatus from the platform in 2020.

Early lifeAI-assisted

Mourey was born in Rochester, New York, and grew up in the northeastern United States. She earned a degree in psychology and Italian studies from Boston University before pursuing content creation.

Path and careerAI-assisted

Marbles launched her YouTube channel in 2010, initially posting comedy sketches and commentary videos that quickly gained a large following. Her content evolved to include vlogs, challenges, and videos featuring her Italian Greyhound dogs, which became central to her channel's identity.

In June 2020, Marbles apologized for offensive content in her older videos and announced an indefinite hiatus from YouTube. She has not returned to regular content creation since that announcement.

Why this date

Jenna Marbles appears on our September 15 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.

September 15 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1986Jenna Marbles
  2. 1995Malaysia Airlines Flight 2133
  3. 2001Championship Auto Racing Teams
  4. 2004National Hockey League
  5. 2008Lehman Brothers
  6. 20082008 financial crisis
  7. 2011Gleision Colliery mining accident
  8. 2013Ivan Kulesh
  9. 2017Parsons Green train bombing
  10. 2020Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement
  11. 2020Abraham Accords

Also in 1986

  • September 131986 Kalamata earthquakeA magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Kalamata, Greece with a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing at least 20 and ca…
  • September 5Pan Am Flight 73Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
  • November 17Japan Air Lines Cargo Flight 1628The flight crew of Japan Airlines Flight 1628 are involved in a UFO sighting incident while flying over Alaska.
  • October 20Aeroflot Flight 6502Aeroflot Flight 6502 crashed on approach to Kurumoch Airport in Samara, Russia (then Kuybyshev in the Soviet Union), killing 70 people on…
  • May 25Hands Across AmericaThe Hands Across America event takes place.
  • June 14Mindbender (Galaxyland)The Mindbender derails, killing three riders and severely injuring one at the Fantasyland (known today as Galaxyland) indoor amusement pa…
  • November 5USS RentzUSS Rentz, USS Reeves and USS Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949.
  • July 9New Zealand ParliamentThe New Zealand Parliament passes the Homosexual Law Reform Act legalising homosexuality in New Zealand.

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September 15 1986 — 40 years ago, on a Monday.

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