War correspondent
Marie Colvin
Reported from Sri Lanka, Chechnya and Syria, lost an eye to a grenade and wore an eyepatch afterwards, and was killed in the shelling of Homs in 2012.
Marie Catherine Colvin was an American journalist who worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death. She was one of the most prominent war correspondents of her generation, widely recognized for her extensive coverage on the frontlines of various conflicts across the globe. On February 22, 2012, while she was covering the siege of Homs alongside the French photojournalist Rémi Ochlik; the pair were killed in a targeted attack by Syrian government forces.
- Born
- 1956-01-12, New York, New York, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 2012-02-22, Homs, SyriaA Wednesday, aged 56
- At birth
- Sun in Capricorn, Moon in Capricorn
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1956-01-12, New York, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Capricorn | 21°28′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 16°56′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 10°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 23°59′ | Direct |
| Mars | Scorpio | 29°05′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 0°27′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 29°59′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Leo | 0°40′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Scorpio | 0°18′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 28°11′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2012-02-22, Homs, Syria · time unknown, noon chart
Asia/Damascusthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 3°10′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°45′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 15°20′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 16°28′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 17°37′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Taurus | 5°42′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Libra | 29°18′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 2°46′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 0°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 8°58′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Marie Colvin 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.
