Birth Name: Maurice Richard
Occupation: Hockey Player
Place Of Birth: Montreal
Date Of Birth: August 4, 1921
Date Of Death: May 27, 2000
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: Canadian
Maurice Richard was born on the 4th of August, 1921. He was best known for being a Hockey Player. One of the NHL’s all time greatest, known as Rocket Richard. He set numerous scoring records and retired with 544 career goals, all for the Montreal Canadiens.
Maurice Richard was born in Montreal. Junior hockey injuries kept him out of the army, although he wanted to join desperately enough to apply four times. He became the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in a season, and he took only 50 games to do it.
Maurice Richard was a Leo and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Maurice Richard was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Maurice Richard is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Maurice Richard was born in the Year of the Rooster.
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| REAL NAME: | Maurice Richard |
| NICKNAME: | Maurice |
| RELIGION: | Christian |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Leo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Saturday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Maurice Richard was a Leo. People of this zodiac sign like to be admired, expensive things, bright colors, and dislike being ignored, facing difficulties, not being treated specially. The strengths of this sign are being creative, passionate, generous, warm-hearted, cheerful, humorous, while weaknesses can be arrogant, stubborn, self-centered, lazy and inflexible. The greatest overall compatibility with Leo is Aquarius, Gemini.
Chinese Zodiac: Maurice Richard was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are honest, observant and hardworking. They seldom rely on other people in daily life, which can make them impatient when dealing with others.
Ruling Planet: Maurice Richard had a ruling planet of Sun and has a ruling planet of Sun and by astrological associations Saturday is ruled by Sun. The Sun is about vitality and is the core giver of life. It is also known as being the most generous and noble of signs. People who are born with the Sun as the ruling planet are courageous, self-expressive and bold.
Maurice Richard’s birth sign is Leo and he had a ruling planet of Sun.
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