Tennis player Althea Gibson

Althea Gibson

Living place: South Carolina

Birthday: 25-8-1927 (97 years old)

Population of US 1927: 119,035,000

Global rank: #18437

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Tennis player Althea Gibson profile

Who is Tennis player Althea Gibson?
The late tennis star became the first African-American woman to win Wimbledon in 1957.
She won a total of seven Grand Slam Titles, including four doubles championships.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She graduated from Florida A&M University in 1953.

Family life info

She married Sydney Llewellyn in 1983, after ending an 11-year marriage to William Darben in 1976.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Tennis player Althea Gibson?
She paved the way for future African-American tennis stars like Venus Williams.

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Summary of Althea Gibson profile

When was Tennis player Althea Gibson born?
Althea Gibson birthday 25-8-1927 (at the age of 97).
Where is Tennis player Althea Gibson's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Althea Gibson was born in South Carolina, . is a Tennis player, whose Zodiac is Virgo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Cat. Althea Gibson's global rank is 18437 and whose rank is 34 in list of famous Tennis player. Population of US in 1927 is about 119,035,000 persons.
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Events in 1927 and 25-8

Events in US in the birth year of Althea Gibson

  • Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti are electrocuted at Dedham (Mass.) Prison despite worldwide protesting over weak evidence (Aug. 23).
  • The Holland Tunnel opens (Nov. 13) to connect Manhattan and Jersey City, N.J., giving cars a route under the Hudson River and an alternative to ferry boats.

Birthday Althea Gibson (25-8) in history

  • Day 25-8 year 1718: Louisiana's largest city, New Orleans, was founded by French settlers and named after the Duke of Orleans.
  • Day 25-8 year 1825: Uruguay declared its independence from Brazil.
  • Day 25-8 year 1875: Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel. It took him 21 hours and 45 minutes.
  • Day 25-8 year 1916: The Department of the Interior created the National Park Service to manage and preserve national parks and monuments for future generations.
  • Day 25-8 year 1944: Paris was liberated from Nazi occupation by Allied forces.
  • Day 25-8 year 1984: Author Truman Capote was found dead in Los Angeles.
  • Day 25-8 year 2001: Singer and actress Aaliyah died in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
  • Day 25-8 year 2003: NASA launched the infrared Spitzer Space Telescope.
  • Day 25-8 year 2009: Senator Edward "Ted" Kennedy, a fixture in the Senate for 46 years, dies of brain cancer at the age of 77.
  • Day 25-8 year 2012: The first human to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, died after suffering complications from a heart bypass.
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