Updated at December 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Full Name | Paul Cuffee |
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Birthdate | January 17, 1759 |
Birth Place | Massachusetts |
Age (in 2024) | 265 Years Old |
Zodiac | Capricorn |
Occupation | Activist |
Paul Cuffee is best known as Activist who has born on January 17, 1759 in Massachusetts. Currently, Paul Cuffee is 265 years, 10 months and 17 days old. Paul Cuffee will celebrate 266th birthday on Friday, 17th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Paul Cuffee upcoming birthday.
Remembered as a mariner, shipping industry entrepreneur, prominent Quaker, and abolitionist, he played a major role in bringing about the colonization of Sierra Leone by former American slaves.
In the early 1780s, he began building a fleet of ships that included the Sun Fish, the Mary, and the Ranger. He first traveled to Sierra Leone in 1811.
In a late 1815 expedition to Sierra Leone, he transported nearly forty American colonists of African descent, including almost two dozen children.
Born on Cuttyhunk Island, Massachusetts, to a Native American mother named Ruth Moses and a father of West African descent named Kofi Slocum, Paul Cuffee grew up with nine siblings. His marriage to Alice Pequit (who belonged to his mother's Wampanoag Native American tribe) produced children named Naomi, Mary, Ruth, Alice, Paul, Rhoda, and William.
He and politician Henry Clay were both involved in efforts to re-colonize African-American ex-slaves; however, Cuffee took issue with Clay's racist views on the matter.
Paul Cuffee is 265 years old today.
Paul Cuffee was born on January 17, 1759 in Massachusetts.
Paul Cuffee zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Paul Cuffee was best known as Activist.
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Below are historical events that coincided with Paul Cuffee's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
Year | Event |
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1991 | Gulf War: Operation Desert Storm begins early in the morning as aircraft strike positions across Iraq, it is also the first major combat sortie for the F-117. LCDR Scott Speicher's F/A-18C Hornet from VFA-81 is shot down by a Mig-25 and is the first American casualty of the War. Iraq fires eight Scud missiles into Israel in an unsuccessful bid to provoke Israeli retaliation. |
1991 | Crown Prince Harald of Norway becomes King Harald V, following the death of his father, King Olav V. |
1992 | During a visit to South Korea, Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa apologizes for forcing Korean women into sexual slavery during World War II. |
1994 | The 6.7 Mw Northridge earthquake shakes the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), leaving 57 people dead and more than 8,700 injured. |
1995 | The 6.9 Mw Great Hanshin earthquake shakes the southern Hyōgo Prefecture with a maximum Shindo of VII, leaving 5,502-6,434 people dead, and 251,301-310,000 displaced. |
1996 | The Czech Republic applies for membership in the European Union. |
1997 | Cape Canaveral Air Force Station: A Delta II carrying the GPS IIR-1 satellite explodes 13 seconds after launch, dropping 250 tons of burning rocket remains around the launch pad. |
1998 | Clinton-Lewinsky scandal: Matt Drudge breaks the story of the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky affair on his Drudge Report website. |
2002 | Mount Nyiragongo erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, displacing an estimated 400,000 people. |
2007 | The Doomsday Clock is set to five minutes to midnight in response to North Korea's nuclear testing. |
2010 | Rioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in at least 200 deaths. |
2013 | Former cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's Next Chapter. |
2016 | President Barack Obama announces the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. |
2017 | The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is announced to be suspended. |
2023 | An avalanche strikes Nyingchi, Tibet, killing 28 people. |
1991 | The birth of Trevor Bauer, American baseball player |
1991 | The birth of Esapekka Lappi, Finnish Rally Driver |
1991 | The birth of Slade Griffin, Australian rugby league player |
1991 | The birth of Alise Post, American BMX rider |
1993 | The birth of Frankie Cocozza, British singer |
1994 | The birth of Mark Steketee, Australian cricketer |
1995 | The birth of Terutsuyoshi Shoki, Japanese sumo wrestler |
1995 | The birth of Indya Moore, American actor and model |
1997 | The birth of Jake Paul, American YouTube personality, actor, rapper, and professional boxer |
1997 | The birth of Kyle Tucker, American baseball player |
1998 | The birth of Jeff Reine-Adelaide, French footballer |
1998 | The birth of Sophie Molineux, Australian cricketer |
1999 | The birth of Isa Briones, American actor and singer |
2000 | The birth of Devlin DeFrancesco, Canadian race car driver |
2000 | The birth of Kang Chan-hee, South Korean singer and actor |
2014 | The death of Sunanda Pushkar, Indian-Canadian businesswoman (b. 1962) |
2014 | The death of Suchitra Sen, Indian film actress (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Ken Furphy, English footballer and manager (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Faten Hamama, Egyptian actress and producer (b. 1931) |
2015 | The death of Don Harron, Canadian actor and screenwriter (b. 1924) |
2016 | The death of Blowfly, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1939) |
2016 | The death of Melvin Day, New Zealand painter and historian (b. 1923) |
2016 | The death of V. Rama Rao, Indian lawyer and politician, 12th Governor of Sikkim (b. 1935) |
2016 | The death of Sudhindra Thirtha, Indian religious leader (b. 1926) |
2017 | The death of Tirrel Burton, American football player and coach (b. 1929) |
2018 | The death of Jessica Falkholt, Australian actress (b. 1988) |
2019 | The death of S. Balakrishnan, Malayalam movie composer (b. 1948) |
2020 | The death of Derek Fowlds, British actor (b.1937) |
2021 | The death of Rasheed Naz, Pakistani film and television actor (b. 1948) |
2022 | The death of Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer (b. 1937) |
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