Dorothy Height Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Dorothy Height Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Dorothy Height Facts

Full Name	Dorothy Height
Birthdate	March 24, 1912
Birth Place	Richmond, VA
Age (in 2024)	112 Years Old
Zodiac	Aries
Occupation	Civil Rights Leader

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Dorothy Height Age & Birthday

Dorothy Height is best known as Civil Rights Leader who has born on March 24, 1912 in Richmond, VA. Currently, Dorothy Height is 112 years, 8 months and 19 days old. Dorothy Height will celebrate 113th birthday on Monday, 24th of March 2025. Below the countdown to Dorothy Height upcoming birthday.

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Dorothy Height Biography

About

Activist for Civil Rights and Women's Rights causes who served a 40-year term as president of the National Council of Negro Women.

Before Fame

She was accepted at Barnard College in 1929, but she was not allowed to matriculate, as the college had a policy of only allowing admission to two African-American students each year. Instead, she attended New York University, Columbia University, and the New York School of Social Work.

Trivia

She advised President Dwight D. Eisenhower to end school segregation, and she later encouraged President Lyndon B. Johnson to consider African-American women for government posts.

Family Life

She was born to Fannie Burroughs and James Height in Richmond, Virginia, and she moved to Rankin, Pennsylvania as a young child.

Associated With

She was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal by President George W. Bush in 2004.

Top Asked Questions about Dorothy Height

How old is Dorothy Height in 2024?

Dorothy Height is 112 years old today.

When was Dorothy Height born?

Dorothy Height was born on March 24, 1912 in Richmond, VA.

What is Dorothy Height zodiac sign?

Dorothy Height zodiac sign is Aries.

What was Dorothy Height best known for?

Dorothy Height was best known as Civil Rights Leader.

Fun Facts about Dorothy Height's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Dorothy Height's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Dorothy Height was born on Sunday, 84^th day / 12^th week of 1912
Dorothy Height has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Dorothy Height birthday is XXIV.III.MCMXII
Dorothy Height's birthstone is Aquamarine
Dorothy Height's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
Dorothy Height age in year is 112 years old
Dorothy Height age in month is 1352 months old
Dorothy Height age in day is 41171 days old
Dorothy Height age in hour is 988104 hours old
Dorothy Height age in minute is 59286240 minutes old
Dorothy Height age in second is 3557174400 seconds old
Next Dorothy Height birthday is on Monday, March 24th 2025
Dorothy Height age in next birthday (2025) is 113 years old

Historical Events on Dorothy Height Birthday (March 24)

Below are historical events that coincided with Dorothy Height's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

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Year	Event
1986	The Loscoe gas explosion leads to new UK laws on landfill gas migration and gas protection on landfill sites.
1989	In Prince William Sound in Alaska, the Exxon Valdez spills 240,000 barrels (38,000 m3) of crude oil after running aground.
1990	Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War ends with last ship of Indian Peace Keeping Force leaving Sri Lanka.
1993	Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 is discovered by Carolyn and Eugene Shoemaker, and David Levy at the Palomar Observatory in California.
1998	Mitchell Johnson and Andrew Golden, aged 11 and 13 respectively, fire upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people are killed and ten are wounded.
1998	A tornado sweeps through Dantan in India, killing 250 people and injuring 3,000 others.
1998	Dr. Rüdiger Marmulla performed the first computer-assisted Bone Segment Navigation at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
1999	Kosovo War: NATO began attacks on Yugoslavia without United Nations Security Council (UNSC) approval, marking the first time NATO has attacked a sovereign country.
1999	A lorry carrying margarine and flour catches fire inside the Mont Blanc Tunnel, creating an inferno that kills 38 people.
2003	The Arab League votes 21–1 in favor of a resolution demanding an end to the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
2008	Bhutan officially becomes a democracy, with its first ever general election.
2015	Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps in an apparent pilot mass murder-suicide, killing all 150 people on board.
2018	Syrian civil war: The Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) and Syrian National Army (SNA) take full control of Afrin District, marking the end of the Afrin offensive.
2018	Students across the United States stage the March for Our Lives demanding gun control in response to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.
2019	Jakarta MRT, a rapid transit system in Jakarta, began operation.
1988	The birth of Matías Martínez, Argentinian footballer
1988	The birth of Kardo Ploomipuu, Estonian swimmer
1988	The birth of Matt Todd, New Zealand rugby union player
1989	The birth of Aziz Shavershian, Russian-born Australian bodybuilder (d. 2011)
1990	The birth of Starlin Castro, American baseball player
1990	The birth of Aljur Abrenica, Filipino actor
1990	The birth of Keisha Castle-Hughes, Australian-New Zealand actress
1990	The birth of Lacey Evans, American wrestler
1990	The birth of Alyssa Healy, Australian cricketer
1991	The birth of Nick Browne, English cricketer
1991	The birth of Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenian tennis player
1995	The birth of Enzo Zidane, French-Spanish footballer
1997	The birth of Mina Myōi, Japanese singer and dancer
1999	The birth of Katie Swan, British tennis player
2001	The birth of Clara Burel, French tennis player
2014	The death of John Rowe Townsend, English author and scholar (b. 1922)
2014	The death of David A. Trampier, American illustrator (b. 1954)
2015	The death of Yehuda Avner, English-Israeli diplomat (b. 1928)
2015	The death of notable deaths of the Germanwings Flight 9525 crash: Oleg Bryjak, Kazakhstani-German opera singer (b. 1960) Maria Radner, German opera singer (b. 1981)
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2016	The death of Johan Cruyff, Dutch footballer (b. 1947)
2016	The death of Garry Shandling, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1949)
2018	The death of Lys Assia, Swiss singer and First Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest (b. 1924)
2018	The death of Rim Banna, Palestinian singer, composer, arranger and activist (b. 1966)
2019	The death of Joseph Pilato, American film and voice actor (b. 1949)
2020	The death of Albert Uderzo, French comic book artist (b. 1927)
2020	The death of Manu Dibango, Cameroonian musician and songwriter (b. 1933)
2021	The death of Jessica Walter, American actress and voice artist (b. 1941)
2022	The death of Dagny Carlsson, Swedish blogger and influencer (b. 1912)

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