Birth Name: Emile Griffith
Occupation: Boxer
Place Of Birth: Saint Thomas
Date Of Birth: February 3, 1938
Date Of Death: July 23, 2013
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
Emile Griffith was born on the 3rd of February, 1938. He was popular for being a Boxer. Former professional boxer, champion in the welterweight and middleweight divisions.
Emile Griffith was born in Saint Thomas. He never dreamed of being a boxer; instead, he was discovered by accident while working at a hat factory. During a 1962 title match against Benny Paret, he KO’d him for calling him a homosexual. Paret never woke up, and died 10 days after the fight.
Emile Griffith was a Aquarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Emile Griffith was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Emile Griffith is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
Emile Griffith’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Emile Griffith’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Emile Griffith was born in the Year of the Tiger.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Emile Griffith |
| NICKNAME: | Emile |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aquarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Emile Griffith was a Aquarius. People of this zodiac sign like to have fun with friends, help others, fight for causes, are a good listener and dislike broken promises, being bored, and people who disagree with them. The strengths of this sign are being independent, original, while the weaknesses can be running from emotional expression, temperamental and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Aquarius is Leo and Sagittarius.
Chinese Zodiac: Emile Griffith was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Emile Griffith had a ruling planet of Uranus and has a ruling planet of Uranus. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Neptune and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Emile Griffith’s birth sign is Aquarius and he had a ruling planet of Uranus.
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