Sam Lacy Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at January 14, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Sam Lacy Facts
| Full Name | Sam Lacy |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 23, 1903 |
| Birth Place | Connecticut |
| Age (in 2025) | 121 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Sam Lacy Age & Birthday
Sam Lacy is best known as Journalist who has born on October 23, 1903 in Connecticut. Currently, Sam Lacy is 121 years, 2 months and 22 days old. Sam Lacy will celebrate 122nd birthday on Thursday, 23rd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Sam Lacy upcoming birthday.
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About
Famous as the inaugural African-American member of the Baseball Writers Association of America, he had a nine-decade-long career as a sports journalist for the Washington Tribune, the Chicago Defender, and the Baltimore NBC affiliate WBAL-TV.
Before Fame
Before beginning his career as a journalist, he earned an undergraduate degree in physical education from Howard University and played semi-professional baseball.
Trivia
Throughout his career, he fought to give minority athletes equal opportunities and pay in the professional sports world.
Family Life
He was raised in Connecticut and Washington, D.C. by a Native American mother and an African-American father. His first marriage, to Roberta Robinson, resulted in children named Samuel and Michaelyn; he later married Barbara Robinson.
Associated With
In 1936, Lacy reported on the medals won by African-American runner Jesse Owens at that year's Summer Olympics (held in Berlin, Germany).
Top Asked Questions about Sam Lacy
How old is Sam Lacy in 2025?
Sam Lacy is 121 years old today.
When was Sam Lacy born?
Sam Lacy was born on October 23, 1903 in Connecticut.
What is Sam Lacy zodiac sign?
Sam Lacy zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Sam Lacy best known for?
Sam Lacy was best known as Journalist.
Fun Facts about Sam Lacy's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Sam Lacy's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Sam Lacy was born on Friday, 296th day / 43rd week of 1903
- Sam Lacy has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Sam Lacy birthday is XXIII.X.MCMIII
- Sam Lacy's birthstone is Opal
- Sam Lacy's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Sam Lacy age in year is 121 years old
- Sam Lacy age in month is 1454 months old
- Sam Lacy age in day is 44279 days old
- Sam Lacy age in hour is 1062696 hours old
- Sam Lacy age in minute is 63761760 minutes old
- Sam Lacy age in second is 3825705600 seconds old
- Next Sam Lacy birthday is on Friday, October 23rd 2026
- Sam Lacy age in next birthday (2026) is 122 years old
Historical Events on Sam Lacy Birthday (October 23)
Below are historical events that coincided with Sam Lacy's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Bankruptcy of WÀrtsilÀ Marine; the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then. |
| 1989 | An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. |
| 1991 | Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ends the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. |
| 1993 | The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. |
| 1995 | Yolanda SaldĂvar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. |
| 1998 | Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum. |
| 2001 | Apple Computer releases the iPod. |
| 2002 | Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. |
| 2004 | A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. |
| 2007 | A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform. |
| 2011 | A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands. |
| 2011 | The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over. |
| 2015 | The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280Â million in damages. |
| 2022 | Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China. |
| 2022 | Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre. |
| 1988 | The birth of Carolin Schiewe, German footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Alain Broja, Venezuelan footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Jonita Gandhi, Indo-Canadian singer |
| 1989 | The birth of Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker |
| 1989 | The birth of Andriy Yarmolenko, Ukrainian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1991 | The birth of Emil Forsberg, Swedish footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player |
| 1991 | The birth of Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Japanese Imperial Family |
| 1993 | The birth of Josh Ruffels, English footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1998 | The birth of Amandla Stenberg, American actress |
| 1999 | The birth of Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol |
| 2002 | The birth of Shin Eun-soo, South Korean actress |
| 2014 | The death of John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941) |
| 2014 | The death of Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2015 | The death of Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | The death of Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | The death of Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959) |
| 2017 | The death of Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | The death of Todd Reid, Australian tennis player (b. 1984) |
| 2022 | The death of Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS - People's Party (b. 1922) |
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