Birth Name: Ellis Marsalis Sr.
Occupation: Civil Rights Leader
Place Of Birth: Mississippi
Date Of Birth: April 16, 1908
Date Of Death: September 19, 2004
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
Ellis Marsalis Sr. was born on the 16th of April, 1908. He was best known for being a Civil Rights Leader. A farmer and civil rights activist who also raised a legendary jazz family.
Ellis Marsalis Sr. was born in Mississippi. He was a welder and built batteries on the home front in WWII. He ran The Marsalis Motel, which accepted guests turned away from whites-only establishments.
Ellis Marsalis Sr. was a Aries and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Ellis Marsalis Sr. was born in 1900s. Discover what happened on this day.
Ellis Marsalis Sr. is part of G.I. Generation also known as The Greatest Generation. This generation experienced much of their youth during the Great Depression and rapid technological innovation such as the radio and the telephone. The initials "G.I." is military terminology referring to "Government Issue" or "General Issue".
Education
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Family
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Ellis Marsalis Sr. was born in the Year of the Monkey.
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| REAL NAME: | Ellis Marsalis Sr. |
| NICKNAME: | Ellis |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aries |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Ellis Marsalis Sr. was a Aries. People of this zodiac sign like physical challenges, taking on leadership roles, individual sports and dislike inactivity, delays, and work that doesn't use one's talents. The strengths of this sign are being courageous, determined, confident, enthusiastic, optimistic, while weaknesses can be to be impatient, moody, short-tempered, impulsive and aggressive. The greatest overall compatibility with Aries is Libra and Leo.
Chinese Zodiac: Ellis Marsalis Sr. was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign love to make people laugh and are generally energetic and upbeat but sometimes lack self-control.
Ruling Planet: Ellis Marsalis Sr. had a ruling planet of Mars and has a ruling planet of Mars and by astrological associations Tuesday is ruled by Mars. This planet symbolizes the principle of assertive drive and energy. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have huge drive, aggression and commpetitiveness.
Ellis Marsalis Sr.’s birth sign is Aries and he had a ruling planet of Mars.
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