Essie Mae Washington-Williams Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Essie Mae Washington-Williams Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Essie Mae Washington-Williams Facts

Full Name	Essie Mae Washington-Williams
Birthdate	October 12, 1925
Birth Place	Edgefield, SC
Age (in 2024)	99 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Memoirist

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Essie Mae Washington-Williams Age & Birthday

Essie Mae Washington-Williams is best known as Memoirist who has born on October 12, 1925 in Edgefield, SC. Currently, Essie Mae Washington-Williams is 99 years, 1 months and 30 days old. Essie Mae Washington-Williams will celebrate 100th birthday on Sunday, 12th of October 2025. Below the countdown to Essie Mae Washington-Williams upcoming birthday.

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Essie Mae Washington-Williams Biography

About

Best known as the illegitimate African-American child of segregationist senator Strom Thurmond, she published her Pulitzer-nominated memoir, Dear Senator, in 2005.

Before Fame

After graduating from high school, she pursued a nursing career in New York City's Harlem neighborhood. She later studied education at the University of Southern California and had a thirty-year career as a Los Angeles schoolteacher.

Trivia

She was active in the civil rights movement during the 1960s.

Family Life

She was born to the Thurmond family's sixteen-year-old servant when her biological father, Strom Thurmond, was twenty-two years old. She did not know the identity of her father until she was a teenager. She was raised by her mother, Carrie Butler.

Associated With

She and Bob Telson were both nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Top Asked Questions about Essie Mae Washington-Williams

How old is Essie Mae Washington-Williams in 2024?

Essie Mae Washington-Williams is 99 years old today.

When was Essie Mae Washington-Williams born?

Essie Mae Washington-Williams was born on October 12, 1925 in Edgefield, SC.

What is Essie Mae Washington-Williams zodiac sign?

Essie Mae Washington-Williams zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Essie Mae Washington-Williams best known for?

Essie Mae Washington-Williams was best known as Memoirist.

Fun Facts about Essie Mae Washington-Williams's Birthday

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

Essie Mae Washington-Williams was born on Monday, 285^th day / 42^nd week of 1925
Essie Mae Washington-Williams has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Essie Mae Washington-Williams birthday is XII.X.MCMXXV
Essie Mae Washington-Williams's birthstone is Opal
Essie Mae Washington-Williams's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in year is 99 years old
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in month is 1189 months old
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in day is 36220 days old
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in hour is 869280 hours old
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in minute is 52156800 minutes old
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in second is 3129408000 seconds old
Next Essie Mae Washington-Williams birthday is on Sunday, October 12th 2025
Essie Mae Washington-Williams age in next birthday (2025) is 100 years old
Learn more interesting facts about October 12, 1925 birthday

Historical Events on Essie Mae Washington-Williams Birthday (October 12)

Below are historical events that coincided with Essie Mae Washington-Williams's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1997	The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
1998	Matthew Shepard, a gay student at University of Wyoming, dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.
1999	Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
1999	The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia.
2000	The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer, is badly damaged by two al-Qaeda suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
2002	Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
2005	The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
2010	The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
2012	The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
2013	Fifty-one people are killed after a truck veers off a cliff in Peru.
2017	The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
2018	Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
2019	Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
2019	Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.
2019	The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing two and injuring 20.
1987	The birth of Marvin Ogunjimi, Belgian footballer
1988	The birth of Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player
1988	The birth of Calum Scott, British singer
1989	The birth of Anna Ohmiya, Japanese curler
1990	The birth of Henri Lansbury, English footballer
1991	The birth of Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer
1992	The birth of Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer
1994	The birth of Alex Katz, American baseball player
1994	The birth of Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player
1994	The birth of Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer
1995	The birth of Jessica Hogg, Welsh artistic gymnast
1996	The birth of James Graham, British singer
1996	The birth of Owen Watkin, Welsh rugby player
1997	The birth of Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player
2004	The birth of Darci Lynne, American ventriloquist
2012	The death of Torkom Manoogian, Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (b. 1919)
2012	The death of Erik Moseholm, Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1930)
2012	The death of Břetislav Pojar, Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1923)
2013	The death of George Herbig, American astronomer and academic (b. 1920)
2013	The death of Oscar Hijuelos, American author and academic (b. 1951)
2013	The death of Hans Wilhelm Longva, Norwegian diplomat (b. 1942)
2013	The death of Malcolm Renfrew, American chemist and academic (b. 1910)
2014	The death of Ali Mazrui, Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (b. 1933)
2014	The death of Graham Miles, English snooker player (b. 1941)
2014	The death of Roberto Telch, Argentinian footballer and coach (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Abdallah Kigoda, Tanzanian politician, 8th Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade (b. 1953)
2015	The death of Joan Leslie, American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925)
2017	The death of Margarita D'Amico, Venezuelan journalist (b. 1938)
2020	The death of Conchata Ferrell, American actress (b. 1943)
2020	The death of Roberta McCain, American socialite and oil heiress (b. 1912)

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