Birth Name: José Torres
Occupation: Boxer
Place Of Birth: Puerto Rico
Date Of Birth: May 3, 1936
Date Of Death: January 19, 2009
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: Puerto Rican
Jose Torres was born on the 3rd of May, 1936. He was famous for being a Boxer. International Boxing Hall of Fame light heavyweight who won silver in the 1956 Olympics and went on to become the WBA and WBC champion.
Jose Torres was born in Puerto Rico. He joined the United States Army when he was 18 years old. He was the New York State Athletic Commissioner from 1984 to 1988.
Jose Torres was a Taurus and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
Jose Torres was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
José Torres is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
Education
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Family
Jose Torres’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Jose Torres’s parents.
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Personal Life
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Jose Torres was born in the Year of the Rat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | José Torres |
| NICKNAME: | José Torres |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Taurus |
| BIRTH DAY: | Sunday |
| DEATH DAY: | Monday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Jose Torres was a Taurus. People of this zodiac sign like cooking, romance, working with hands and dislike sudden changes, complications, and insecurity. The strengths of this sign are being reliable, patient, practical, devoted, responsible, stable, while weaknesses can be stubborn, possessive and uncompromising. The greatest overall compatibility with Taurus is Scorpio and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Jose Torres was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are clever and charming. They're curious, but sometimes too motivated by money.
Ruling Planet: Jose Torres had a ruling planet of Venus and has a ruling planet of Venus and by astrological associations Friday is ruled by Venus. Venus is the planet of love, harmony, money and possessions. Venus is graceful, charming, sensual and social. People who are born with Mars as the ruling planet have beauty, charm and sensuality.
Jose Torres’s birth sign is Taurus and he had a ruling planet of Venus.
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