Medgar Evers Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Medgar Evers Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Medgar Evers Facts

Full Name	Medgar Evers
Birthdate	July 02, 1925
Birth Place	Decatur, MS
Age (in 2024)	99 Years Old
Zodiac	Cancer
Occupation	Civil Rights Leader

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Medgar Evers Age & Birthday

Medgar Evers is best known as Civil Rights Leader who has born on July 02, 1925 in Decatur, MS. Currently, Medgar Evers is 99 years, 5 months and 10 days old. Medgar Evers will celebrate 100th birthday on Wednesday, 2nd of July 2025. Below the countdown to Medgar Evers upcoming birthday.

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Medgar Evers Biography

About

Civil rights activist during the Civil Rights Movement who advocated against segregation and was the first field secretary for the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP. The fact that the trial of his murderer, Byron De La Beckwith, resulted in two hung juries caused much anger in the African American community.

Before Fame

He was an insurance salesman after earning his Bachelor of Arts from Alcorn College, a historically black institution, in 1952.

Trivia

His murder and the resulting trials inspired civil rights protests, as well as numerous works of art including Bob Dylan's 1963 song "Only a Pawn in Their Game".

Family Life

He was the child of James and Jesse Evers, and had four brothers and sisters. He was married to Myrlie Evers.

Associated With

He was assassinated hours after John F. Kennedy's speech supporting civil rights.

Top Asked Questions about Medgar Evers

How old is Medgar Evers in 2024?

Medgar Evers is 99 years old today.

When was Medgar Evers born?

Medgar Evers was born on July 02, 1925 in Decatur, MS.

What is Medgar Evers zodiac sign?

Medgar Evers zodiac sign is Cancer.

What was Medgar Evers best known for?

Medgar Evers was best known as Civil Rights Leader.

Fun Facts about Medgar Evers's Birthday

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

Medgar Evers was born on Thursday, 183^rd day / 27^th week of 1925
Medgar Evers has Cancer zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Medgar Evers birthday is II.VII.MCMXXV
Medgar Evers's birthstone is Ruby
Medgar Evers's birth flower is Water Lily that symbolize joyful, fickleness, sweet & magic
Medgar Evers age in year is 99 years old
Medgar Evers age in month is 1193 months old
Medgar Evers age in day is 36323 days old
Medgar Evers age in hour is 871752 hours old
Medgar Evers age in minute is 52305120 minutes old
Medgar Evers age in second is 3138307200 seconds old
Next Medgar Evers birthday is on Wednesday, July 2nd 2025
Medgar Evers age in next birthday (2025) is 100 years old
Learn more interesting facts about July 02, 1925 birthday

Historical Events on Medgar Evers Birthday (July 02)

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

Year	Event
1976	End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1986	Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile.
1986	Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.
1988	Marcel Lefebvre and the four bishops he consecrated were excommunicated by the Holy See.
1990	In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
1994	USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
1997	The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
2000	Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional.
2001	The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
2002	Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
2005	The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
2008	Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.
2010	The South Kivu tank truck explosion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo kills at least 230 people.
2013	The International Astronomical Union names Pluto's fourth and fifth moons, Kerberos and Styx.
2013	A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
1988	The birth of Lee Chung-yong, South Korean footballer
1989	The birth of Nadezhda Grishaeva, Russian basketball player
1989	The birth of Alex Morgan, American soccer player
1990	The birth of Kayla Harrison, American judoka
1990	The birth of Merritt Mathias, American soccer player
1990	The birth of Morag McLellan, Scottish field hockey player
1990	The birth of Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer
1990	The birth of Danny Rose, English footballer
1990	The birth of Bill Tupou, New Zealand rugby league player
1992	The birth of Madison Chock, American ice dancer
1993	The birth of Vince Staples, American rapper and actor
1993	The birth of Diamonté Harper, American rapper
1994	The birth of Henrik Kristoffersen, Norwegian skier
1995	The birth of Ryan Murphy, American swimmer
1996	The birth of Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis player
2014	The death of Louis Zamperini, American runner and World War II US Army Air Forces captain (b. 1917)
2015	The death of Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)
2015	The death of Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (b. 1945)
2015	The death of Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (b. 1928)
2016	The death of Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
2016	The death of Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)
2016	The death of Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)
2017	The death of Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Smith Hart, American-born Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1948)
2018	The death of Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (b. 1948)
2019	The death of Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (b.1924)
2020	The death of Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist (b. 1926)
2020	The death of Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (b. 1989)

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