Snooker player
Alex Higgins
Twice world champion, played at a speed nobody else could sustain, and did more than anybody to make snooker a television sport. He died alone at sixty-one.
Alexander Gordon Higgins was a Northern Irish professional snooker player and a two-time world champion, remembered as one of the most iconic figures in the sport's history. Nicknamed "Hurricane Higgins" for his rapid play, and known as the "People's Champion" for his popularity and charisma, he is often credited as being a key figure in snooker's success as a mainstream televised sport in the 1980s.
- Born
- 1949-03-18, Belfast, Northern IrelandA Friday
- Died
- 2010-07-24, Belfast, Northern IrelandA Saturday, aged 61
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Scorpio
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1949-03-18, Belfast, Northern Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
Europe/LondonThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 27°33′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 19°07′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 6°04′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 20°03′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 27°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 26°28′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 0°54′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 26°35′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 14°15′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 14°28′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2010-07-24, Belfast, Northern Ireland · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Londonthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 1°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 13°31′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 25°08′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 15°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 26°39′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 3°24′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Libra | 0°13′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 0°27′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 28°00′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 3°24′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alex Higgins was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.