Birth Name: Mahalia Jackson
Occupation: Gospel Singer
Place Of Birth: New Orleans, LA
Date Of Birth: October 26, 1911
Date Of Death: January 27, 1972
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Black
Nationality: American
Mahalia Jackson was born on the 26th of October, 1911. She was best known for being a Gospel Singer. Gospel singer who inspired millions of listeners and released many gold-certified albums. She released hits like “How I Got Over,” which won a Grammy Award.
Mahalia Jackson was born in New Orleans, LA. She started singing at Mount Mariah Baptist Church. Her song “Move On Up a Little Higher” was given the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in the gospel category, inducted in 1998.
Mahalia Jackson was a Scorpio and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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Childhood
Mahalia Jackson was born in 1910s. The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism. Discover what happened on this day.
Mahalia Jackson 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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Personal Life
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Mahalia Jackson was born in the Year of the Pig.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Mahalia Jackson |
| NICKNAME: | Halie Jackson |
| RELIGION: | Baptist |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Scorpio |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Mahalia Jackson was a Scorpio. People of this zodiac sign like truth, being right, longtime friends, teasing, and dislike dishonesty, revealing secrets, passive people. The strengths of this sign are being resourceful, brave, passionate, a true friend, while weaknesses can be distrusting, jealous, secretive and violent. The greatest overall compatibility with Scorpio is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Mahalia Jackson 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: Mahalia Jackson had a ruling planet of Pluto and has a ruling planet of Pluto. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Neptune were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Mahalia Jackson’s birth sign is Scorpio and she had a ruling planet of Pluto.
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