Birth Name: William Manchester
Occupation: Non-Fiction Author
Place Of Birth: Massachusetts
Date Of Birth: April 1, 1922
Date Of Death: June 1, 2004
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: American
William Manchester was born on the 1st of April, 1922. He was popular for being a Non-Fiction Author. An American historian and biographer, he profiled some of the Twentieth Century’s most famous leaders, including John F. Kennedy and Douglas MacArthur. He received both the Abraham Lincoln Literary Award and the National Humanities Medal.
William Manchester was born in Massachusetts. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Pacific theater of World War II. He detailed his wartime experiences in his 1980 memoir, Goodbye, Darkness. His bestselling 1967 work, The Death of a President, investigated the assassination of John F. Kennedy and sold millions of copies, despite mixed critical reviews.
William Manchester was a Aries and was born in the G.I. Generation.
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William Manchester was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
William Manchester 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".
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William Manchester was born in the Year of the Dog.
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| REAL NAME: | William Manchester |
| NICKNAME: | William |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | G.I. Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Aries |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DEATH DAY: | Tuesday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: William Manchester 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: William Manchester was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes.
Ruling Planet: William Manchester 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.
William Manchester’s birth sign is Aries and he had a ruling planet of Mars.
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