Sam Lacy Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 13, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Sam Lacy Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Sam Lacy Facts

Full Name	Sam Lacy
Birthdate	October 23, 1903
Birth Place	Connecticut
Age (in 2024)	121 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Journalist

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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, 1 months and 21 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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Sam Lacy Biography

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 2024?

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, 296^th day / 43^rd 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 1453 months old
Sam Lacy age in day is 44247 days old
Sam Lacy age in hour is 1061928 hours old
Sam Lacy age in minute is 63715680 minutes old
Sam Lacy age in second is 3822940800 seconds old
Next Sam Lacy birthday is on Thursday, October 23rd 2025
Sam Lacy age in next birthday (2025) 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 Wärtsilä 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 Saldívar 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 $280 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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