War correspondent

William Howard Russell

Reported the Crimean War for The Times, described the charge of the Light Brigade, and his despatches on medical neglect brought Florence Nightingale to Scutari.

Sir William Howard Russell, was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered to have been one of the first modern war correspondents. He spent 22 months covering the Crimean War, including the Siege of Sevastopol and the Charge of the Light Brigade. He later covered events during the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the American Civil War, the Austro-Prussian War, and the Franco-Prussian War. His dispatches from Crimea to The Times are regarded as the world's first war correspondence.

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Born
1820-03-28, Tallaght, IrelandA Tuesday
Died
1907-02-10, London, EnglandA Sunday, aged 86
At birth
Sun in Aries, Moon in Virgo
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Birth-time source
No birth time on record: Rodden X

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1820-03-28, Tallaght, Ireland · time unknown, noon chart

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAries7°45′Direct
MoonVirgo23°43′Direct
MercuryAries25°53′Direct
VenusTaurus16°49′Direct
MarsCancer21°58′Direct
JupiterPisces8°44′Direct
SaturnAries4°04′Direct
UranusSagittarius28°49′Direct
NeptuneCapricorn0°52′Direct
PlutoPisces27°21′Direct

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Death Chart

1907-02-10, London, England · time unknown, noon chart

Europe/Londonthe zone used then

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Planetary placements
BodySignDegreeMotion
SunAquarius20°36′Direct
MoonCapricorn20°20′Direct
MercuryAquarius26°36′Direct
VenusCapricorn3°49′Direct
MarsSagittarius2°57′Direct
JupiterCancer1°23′Retrograde
SaturnPisces14°25′Direct
UranusCapricorn10°56′Direct
NeptuneCancer10°15′Retrograde
PlutoGemini21°50′Retrograde

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