Athlete & missionary
Eric Liddell
Refused to run on a Sunday at the 1924 Olympics and won a different event instead. He died in a Japanese internment camp in China in 1945.
Eric Henry Liddell was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and a Christian missionary. Born in Tianjin, China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended a boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh.
- Born
- 1902-01-16, Tianjin, ChinaA Thursday
- Died
- 1945-02-21, Weifang, ChinaA Wednesday, aged 43
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1902-01-16, Tianjin, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
Asia/ShanghaiThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 25°06′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 10°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 3°58′ | Direct |
| Venus | Pisces | 1°47′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 11°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 24°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Capricorn | 19°29′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Gemini | 29°24′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Gemini | 17°01′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1945-02-21, Weifang, China · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Shanghaithe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 2°07′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 24°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 25°49′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 17°35′ | Direct |
| Mars | Aquarius | 5°09′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 25°05′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Cancer | 3°59′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 9°06′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Libra | 5°54′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Leo | 8°35′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Eric Liddell 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.