Performer & activist
Josephine Baker
The most celebrated entertainer in 1920s Paris, a decorated agent of the French Resistance, and the only woman to speak at the March on Washington.
Freda Josephine Baker, also spelled Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer, and actress, and a spy for the French Resistance. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France. She was the first Black woman to star in a major motion picture, the 1927 French silent film Siren of the Tropics, directed by Mario Nalpas and Henri Étiévant.
- Born
- 1906-06-03, St Louis, Missouri, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 1975-04-12, Paris, FranceA Saturday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1906-06-03, St Louis, Missouri, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
America/ChicagoThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 12°13′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 27°47′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 5°54′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 9°39′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 24°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Gemini | 17°13′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 14°36′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 7°29′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Cancer | 9°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 21°58′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1975-04-12, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 21°55′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 15°01′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 28°15′ | Direct |
| Mars | Pisces | 0°29′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 5°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Cancer | 12°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°49′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Sagittarius | 11°34′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Libra | 7°30′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Josephine Baker 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.