Birth Name: John Ball
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: New York
Date Of Birth: July 8, 1911
Date Of Death: February 5, 1884
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
John Ball was born on the 8th of July, 1911. He was known for being a Novelist. An American mystery writer, he is best known for his series of novels about African-American police detective, Virgil Tibbs. He published the first novel in the series, In the Heat of the Night, in 1965.
John Ball was born in New York. He studied at Wisconsin’s Carroll College. He later wrote for several magazines and newspapers, including the Brooklyn Eagle. In 1971, he published a bestselling thriller entitled The First Team.
John Ball was a Cancer and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
John Ball was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
John Ball 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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John Ball was born in the Year of the Pig.
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| REAL NAME: | John Ball |
| NICKNAME: | John |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Cancer |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: John Ball was a Cancer. People of this zodiac sign like home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and dislike strangers, revealing of personal life. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: John Ball was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are nice and good-mannered. They're always forgiving of other people's mistakes, which at times can translate to naivete and gullibility.
Ruling Planet: John Ball had a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
John Ball’s birth sign is Cancer and he had a ruling planet of Moon.
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