Baseball player
Jackie Robinson
Broke the colour line in Major League Baseball in 1947, having agreed not to respond to what would be thrown at him for two years. His number is retired across the entire sport.
Jack Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who was the first African American to play in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the modern era. Robinson broke the color line when he started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. The Dodgers signing Robinson heralded the end of racial segregation in professional baseball, which had relegated black players to the Negro leagues since the 1880s.
- Born
- 1919-01-31, Cairo, Georgia, USAA Friday
- Died
- 1972-10-24, Stamford, Connecticut, USAA Tuesday, aged 53
- At birth
- Sun in Aquarius, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1919-01-31, Cairo, Georgia, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 10°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 7°32′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Capricorn | 25°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 27°10′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 3°20′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 7°12′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 25°56′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 26°44′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 7°51′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°57′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1972-10-24, Stamford, Connecticut, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 1°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 1°14′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 22°05′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 22°33′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 15°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 3°43′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 20°09′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Libra | 19°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 3°46′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Libra | 2°59′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Jackie Robinson 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.