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Dorothy Height

  • Richmond: March 24, 1912 celebration
  • Howard University Hospital: April 20, 2010 celebration
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    Dorothy Height

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    Dorothy Irene Height  

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  • celebration Date of birth

    Richmond: March 24, 1912  

  • deceased Rest in Peace

    Howard University Hospital: April 20, 2010  

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  • school Education

    1. New York University
    2. Columbia University
    3. Columbia University School of Social Work
    4. Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
     

  • trophy Awards & Honors

    1. award (2003)
    2. honorary degree from Spelman College (1981)
    3. honorary doctorate (1996)
    4. honorary doctorate from Princeton University (1990)
    5. International Civil Rights Walk of Fame
    6. Jefferson Awards for Public Service (2001)
    7. honorary doctorate (1994)
    8. Phoenix Award (1986)
    9. Phoenix Award (1974)
    10. Ladies' Home Journal Women of the Year (1974)
    11. honorary doctorate (1992)
    12. honorary doctorate (1993)
    13. honorary doctorate (1977)
    14. honorary doctorate (1989)
    15. honorary doctorate (1970)
    16. award (2001)
    17. honorary doctorate (1975)
    18. honorary doctorate (1967)
    19. Four Freedoms Award – Freedom from Want (1944)
    20. honorary doctorate (1982)
    21. honorary doctorate (1985)
    22. Spingarn Medal (1993)
    23. Candace Award (1986)
    24. lifetime achievement award
    25. honorary degree (2004)
    26. award (1999)
    27. honorary doctor of Harvard University (1970)
    28. honorary degree (1974)
    29. National Women's Hall of Fame (1993)
    30. Presidential Citizens Medal (1989)
    31. Congressional Gold Medal (2003)
    32. honorary doctor of the Howard University (1975)
    33. Heinz Award (2001)
    34. Presidential Medal of Freedom (1994)
    35. honorary doctorate (1983)
     

  • social_leaderboard Notable Works

     
  • American activist (1912-2010) | award (2003), honorary degree from Spelman College (1981), honorary doctorate (1996), honorary doctorate from Princeton

1. Yury Nesterenko

  • March 24, 1981 celebration

Medal "For the Return of Crimea", Medal ‘For the defence of the Republic of Crimea’ | State Tax University, Tavrida National V.I. Vernadsky University

2. Ganira Pashayeva

  • Düz Qırıqlı: March 24, 1975 celebration
  • Central Clinical Hospital: September 28, 2023 deceased

Azerbaijani politician | Jubilee Medal "Ashig Alasgar – 200", Azerbaijan Democratic Republic 100th anniversary medal, Order of Honour | Baku State

3. Alexander Shcherba

  • March 24, 1973 celebration

PMR Order For Merit | Shevchenko Transnistria State University | March 24, 1973 - Bogotá: October 8, 1951 | Alexander Shcherba | March 24, 1973 - Bogotá

4. Ilir Meta

  • Çorovodë: March 24, 1969 celebration

President of Albania from 2017 to 2022 | Grand Order of King Tomislav (2019), Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (2019) | University of Tirana

5. Mounia Boucetta

  • Rabat: March 24, 1967 celebration

Moroccan politician | Knight of the Order of the Throne (2013) | EMI Ecole Mohammadia d'Ingénieurs | Rabat: March 24, 1967 - Brisbane: December 25, 2021

6. Steve Stivers

  • Ripley: March 24, 1965 celebration

U.S. Representative from Ohio | Eagle Scout, Bronze Star Medal | United States Army War College, Ohio State University, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington High School

7. Józef Korpak (Jozef Korpak)

  • Radzionków: March 24, 1961 celebration

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Cross of Merit | Silesian University of Technology | Radzionków: March 24, 1961 - Gdańsk: January 31, 1972 | Józef

8. Lucjan Pietrzczyk

  • Bilcza: March 24, 1960 celebration

Polish politician and deputy | Silver Cross of Merit | Jan Kochanowski University | Bilcza: March 24, 1960 - Warsaw: December 30, 2016 | Lucjan Pietrzczyk

9. Roland Koch

  • Frankfurt: March 24, 1958 celebration

German jurist and former politician | Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2007), Grand Cross of the Order

10. Tamás Sulyok (Tamas Sulyok)

  • Kiskunfélegyháza: March 24, 1956 celebration

Hungarian lawyer, president of Hungary (2024–), member of the Hungarian Constitutional Court (2014–2024) | Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen (2024), Grand

11. Barbara Tuge-Erecińska (Barbara Tuge-Erecinska)

  • Gdańsk: March 24, 1956 celebration

Polish politician, diplomat | commander of the Order of the Dannebrog (2005), Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (2000), Sacred Military

12. István Bebes (Istvan Bebes)

  • Kapuvár: March 24, 1956 celebration

Hungarian politician | Officer's Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit (2025) | Hungarian University of Sports Science, Széchenyi István Gimnázium

13. Fernando Sarney

  • São Luís: March 24, 1955 celebration

Brazilian football administrator; member of the FIFA Council | Commander of the Order of Prince Henry | Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo

14. Elena Bogdanova

  • March 24, 1955 celebration

Saint Petersburg State Forest Technical University | March 24, 1955 - Fort Worth: May 6, 2015 | Elena Bogdanova | March 24, 1955 - Fort Worth: May 6, 2015

15. Mikuláš Huba (Mikulas Huba)

  • Bratislava: March 24, 1954 celebration

Czechoslovak geographer | Josef Vavroušek award (1996), Ľudovít Štúr Order 1st class (2018) | Comenius University | Bratislava: March 24, 1954 - Prague

16. Serhii Husarov

  • Lozova: March 24, 1953 celebration

Ukrainian politician | Order of Merit (Ukraine), 2nd class, Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class, Order of Merit, 1st class, Honored Jurist of Ukraine | Kharkiv

17. Marleen Temmerman

  • Lokeren: March 24, 1953 celebration

Belgian politician and obstetrician | Prijs Vrijzinnig Humanisme (2013), Gouden Penning (2014), Arkprijs van het Vrije Woord (2006), Commander of the Order of

18. Kim Hames

  • Subiaco: March 24, 1953 celebration

Australian politician | Member of the Order of Australia (2025) | Guildford Grammar School, University of Western Australia | Subiaco: March 24, 1953 - Kasai

19. Craig Campbell

  • Springfield: March 24, 1952 celebration

American politician and businessman | Legionnaire of Legion of Merit | University of Tulsa (1974), Golden Gate University (1981), Naval War College (1999)

20. Monika Stolz

  • Worms: March 24, 1951 celebration

German politician | Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2017) | University of Bonn, University of Fribourg, University of Freiburg | Worms: March 24, 1951

21. Ali Akbar Salehi

  • Karbala: March 24, 1949 celebration

Iranian politician | Nature's 10 (2015) | American University of Beirut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Karbala: March 24, 1949 - Mont-Laurier

22. Václav Jehlička (Vaclav Jehlicka)

  • Domažlice: March 24, 1948 celebration

Czech minister of culture of the CR and senator of Czech Parliament | Award of the Minister of the Environment | University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice

23. Javier Diez Canseco

  • Lima: March 24, 1948 celebration
  • Lima: May 4, 2013 deceased

Peruvian politician (1948–2013) | Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit (2001) | National University of San Marcos, Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

24. Roberto Mangabeira Unger

  • Rio de Janeiro: March 24, 1947 celebration

Brazilian philosopher and politician | Guggenheim Fellowship | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Harvard Law School, Allen-Stevenson School | Rio de

25. Vojislav Koštunica (Vojislav Kostunica)

  • Belgrade: March 24, 1944 celebration

Serbian politician | Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh 2nd class, Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic | University of

26. John Palmer, 4th Earl of Selborne

  • March 24, 1940 celebration
  • February 12, 2021 deceased

British peer, scientist and academic (born 1940) | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | Christ

27. Lloyd Erskine Sandiford

  • Barbados: March 24, 1937 celebration
  • Bridgetown: June 26, 2023 deceased

Prime minister of Barbados (1937–2023) | Knight of St. Andrew | University of Manchester, Harrison College, University of the West Indies | Barbados: March

28. Eraclio Zepeda

  • Tuxtla Gutiérrez: March 24, 1937 celebration
  • Tuxtla Gutiérrez: September 17, 2015 deceased

Mexican writer and politician (1937–2015) | National Prize for Arts and Sciences (2014), Xavier Villaurrutia Award (1982), Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor (2014)

29. Trevor de Cleene

  • Palmerston North: March 24, 1933 celebration
  • Tauranga: April 22, 2001 deceased

New Zealand politician (1933–2001) | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School, Victoria University of Wellington

30. Paul Singer

  • Vienna: March 24, 1932 celebration
  • São Paulo: April 16, 2018 deceased

Brazilian economist (1932-2018) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1973), Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Princeton University

31. David Dacko

  • Bouchia: March 24, 1930 celebration
  • Yaoundé: November 20, 2003 deceased

Prime Minister of the Central African Republic (1930-2003), Président de la Centrafrique (1960-1966) | Order of Merit, Order of recognition | Sorbonne

32. Hugh Templeton

  • Wyndham: March 24, 1929 celebration

New Zealand politician | Honorary Officer of the Order of Australia (2009), Rhodes Scholarship (1952) | University of Otago, Balliol College | Wyndham: March

33. Johannes Chemnitzer

  • Wildenfels: March 24, 1929 celebration
  • November 1, 2021 deceased

German politician | Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold (1974), Banner of Labor (1984), Order of Karl Marx (1979) | Higher Party School at the Central Committee of the CPSU

34. Jakov Blažević (Jakov Blazevic)

  • Bužim: March 24, 1912 celebration
  • Zagreb: December 10, 1996 deceased

Croatian lawyer and politician (1912–1996) | Order of Mono (1976), People's Hero of Yugoslavia, Order "For Merit to the People", Order of the Hero of

35. Dorothy Height

  • Richmond: March 24, 1912 celebration
  • Howard University Hospital: April 20, 2010 deceased

American activist (1912-2010) | award (2003), honorary degree from Spelman College (1981), honorary doctorate (1996), honorary doctorate from Princeton

36. Ingrid Gärde Widemar (Ingrid Garde Widemar)

  • Jönköpings Sofia church parish: March 24, 1912 celebration
  • January 2, 2009 deceased

Swedish lawyer (1912-2009) | Knight Grand Officer of the Order of the Polar Star (1970) | Stockholm University | Jönköpings Sofia church parish: March 24

37. Paul Sauvé (Paul Sauve)

  • Saint-Benoît: March 24, 1907 celebration
  • Saint-Eustache: January 2, 1960 deceased

Canadian politician (1907–1960) | Croix de guerre 1939–1945, honorary doctorate at the Laval University | Université de Montréal, Collège Sainte-Marie

38. Adolf Butenandt

  • Bremerhaven: March 24, 1903 celebration
  • Munich: January 18, 1995 deceased

German biochemist (1903-1995) | Carus medal (1943), honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich, War Merit Cross (1942), Grand Cross 1st class of the

39. Ville Pessi

  • Sevastyanovo: March 24, 1902 celebration
  • Vantaa: November 6, 1983 deceased

Finnish politician (1902–1983) | Order of Friendship of Peoples (1982), Order of Georgi Dimitrov, Order of the October Revolution (1972) | International Lenin School

40. Victor Bodson

  • Luxembourg: March 24, 1902 celebration
  • Mondorf-les-Bains: June 29, 1984 deceased

lawyer and politician from Luxembourg (1902-1984) | Grand Cross of the Order of Adolphe of Nassau, Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (1973), Grand Cross of

41. Anders Ahlén (Anders Ahlen)

  • March 24, 1893 celebration

Knight of the Order of Vasa, Knight of the Order of the Polar Star | Lidingöbron | Royal Institute of Technology | March 24, 1893 - Edinburgh: August 21, 1942

42. John Northcott

  • Creswick: March 24, 1890 celebration
  • Sydney: August 4, 1966 deceased

Australian general | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George, Companion of the Order of the Bath

43. Jōji Hayashi (Joji Hayashi)

  • Kochi: March 24, 1889 celebration
  • April 5, 1960 deceased

Japanese politician (1889-1960) | Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers, 1st class | Kyoto University | Kochi: March 24, 1889 - April 5, 1960 | Jōji

44. George Monckton-Arundell, 8th Viscount Galway

  • March 24, 1882 celebration
  • Blyth: March 27, 1943 deceased

British viceroy (1882-1943) | Distinguished Service Order, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George, Officer of the Order of the British Empire

45. Luigi Einaudi

  • Carrù: March 24, 1874 celebration
  • Rome: October 30, 1961 deceased

1874-1961) President of Italy from 1948 to 1955 | Grand Cross of the Order of Saint-Charles (1950), doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris (1949)

46. Zygmunt Klemensiewicz

  • Komańcza: March 24, 1874 celebration
  • Kraków: August 8, 1948 deceased

Polish politician | Cross of Independence, Gold Cross of Merit | Jagiellonian University | Komańcza: March 24, 1874 - Kraków: August 8, 1948 | Zygmunt

47. Petar Kushev

  • Veles: March 24, 1870 celebration
  • Sofia: May 12, 1939 deceased

Bulgarian military officer | Order of St Alexander | Vasil Levski National Military University, University of Montpellier, Bulgarian Men's High School of Thessaloniki

48. Satyendra Prasanna Sinha, 1st Baron Sinha

  • Raipur: March 24, 1863 celebration
  • Berhampore: March 5, 1928 deceased

British politician (1863–1928) | Knight Bachelor | University of Calcutta, Presidency University | Raipur: March 24, 1863 - Berhampore: March 5, 1928

49. Andrew W. Mellon

  • Pittsburgh: March 24, 1855 celebration
  • Village of Southampton: August 26, 1937 deceased

American diplomat, banker, businessman, industrialist, philanthropist, and art collector (1855–1937) | American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal (1931)

50. Eugène Beyens (Eugene Beyens)

  • Paris: March 24, 1855 celebration
  • Brussels metropolitan area: January 3, 1934 deceased

Belgian diplomat and politician (1855-1934) | Minister of State, Order of Saint Anna, Order of the Lion and the Sun, Knight grand cross of the order of the

51. Paul François Henri de Wendel (Paul Francois Henri de Wendel)

  • Hayange: March 24, 1844 celebration
  • Château de Vaugien: October 10, 1906 deceased

French politician, entrepreneur and ironmaster (1844-1906) | Bessemer Gold Medal | École Centrale Paris | Hayange: March 24, 1844 - Château de Vaugien

52. Laurent-Olivier David

  • Sault-au-Récollet: March 24, 1840 celebration
  • Outremont: August 24, 1926 deceased

Canadian politician (1840-1926) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada | Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal, Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse

53. Ernest Cézanne (Ernest Cezanne)

  • Embrun: March 24, 1830 celebration
  • Tours: June 21, 1876 deceased

French politician and engineer (1830–1876) | Commander's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph, Knight of the Legion of Honour (1868), Order of Charles III

54. Joseph Liouville

  • Saint-Omer: March 24, 1809 celebration
  • Paris: September 8, 1882 deceased

French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882) | Commander of the Legion of Honour (1879), Officer of the Legion of Honour (1861), Foreign Member of the Royal

55. Auguste Adrien Edmond de Goddes de Varennes

  • Coulommiers: March 24, 1801 celebration
  • Coulommiers: February 16, 1864 deceased

French painter (1801-1864) | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Lycée Charlemagne, Lycée Henri-IV | Coulommiers: March 24, 1801 - Coulommiers: February 16, 1864

56. Charles-Félix de Choiseul-Praslin (Charles-Felix de Choiseul-Praslin)

  • Paris: March 24, 1778 celebration
  • Paris: June 29, 1841 deceased

French politician | Commander of the Legion of Honour | École polytechnique | Paris: March 24, 1778 - Paris: June 29, 1841 | Charles-Félix de

57. George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway

  • March 24, 1768 celebration
  • March 27, 1834 deceased

Royal Navy admiral | Order of the Thistle | Westminster School | March 24, 1768 - March 27, 1834 | George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway | March 24, 1768 - March 27, 1834

58. Rufus King

  • Scarborough: March 24, 1755 celebration
  • New York City: April 29, 1827 deceased

American Founding Father (1755–1827) | 10 | The Governor's Academy, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, Harvard University | Scarborough: March 24, 1755

59. John Sackville, 3rd Duke of Dorset

  • March 24, 1745 celebration
  • July 19, 1799 deceased

only son of Lord John Philip Sackville, second son of Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset (1745-1799) | Order of the Garter | Westminster School | March 24

60. Joseph Priestley

  • Birstall: March 24, 1733 celebration
  • Northumberland: February 6, 1804 deceased

English chemist, theologian, educator, and political theorist (1733–1804) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Copley Medal (1772), Fellow

61. Thomas Cushing

  • Boston: March 24, 1725 celebration
  • Boston: February 28, 1788 deceased

First Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor, briefly acting governor (1725-1788) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Harvard University

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