Astronaut Guion Bluford

Guion Bluford

Living place: Philadelphia

Birthday: 22-11-1942 (82 years old)

Population of US 1942: 134,859,553

Global rank: #36067

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Who is Astronaut Guion Bluford?
As a crew member of the STS-8 space shuttle mission, he became the first African-American to venture into space.
He was selected as one of the Greatest 100 African Americans by scholar Molefi Kete Asante.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He attended Penn State University, where he earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering and is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity.

Family life info

He married Linda Tull in 1964.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Astronaut Guion Bluford?
He flew on the space shuttle Challenger before its ill-fated mission that killed Christa McAuliffe.

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Summary of Guion Bluford profile

When was Astronaut Guion Bluford born?
Guion Bluford birthday 22-11-1942 (at the age of 82).
Where is Astronaut Guion Bluford's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Guion Bluford was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania- United States. is a Astronaut, whose Zodiac is Scorpius, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Guion Bluford's global rank is 36067 and whose rank is 44 in list of famous Astronaut. Population of US in 1942 is about 134,859,553 persons.
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Events in 1942 and 22-11

Events in US in the birth year of Guion Bluford

  • More than 120,000 Japanese and persons of Japanese ancestry living in western U.S. moved to "relocation centers," some for the duration of the war (Executive Order 9066).
  • Coconut Grove nightclub fire in Boston kills 491. Background: Fires and Explosions
  • Women's military services established. Background: Female Military Personnel on Active Duty by Grade, September 1998. See Also: Women's History
  • Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, first health maintenance organization (HMO), begins in Oakland, Calif.

Birthday Guion Bluford (22-11) in history

  • Day 22-11 year 1497: The famous Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the "Cape of Good Hope" to search for a sea route to India.
  • Day 22-11 year 1718: The notorious pirate Edward Teach, also known as the Blackbeard Pirate, was killed off the coast of Ocracoke, North Carolina, USA.
  • Day 22-11 year 1842: Volcano St. Helens in Washington state erupts. Ash flies up to 48 km.
  • Day 22-11 year 1906: "S-O-S" was adopted as a distress signal at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin.
  • Day 22-11 year 1943: President Franklin Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan.
  • Day 22-11 year 1963: President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas.
  • Day 22-11 year 1990: Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
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