Birth Name: William L. Safire
Occupation: Novelist
Place Of Birth: New York City
Date Of Birth: December 17, 1929
Date Of Death: September 27, 2009
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
William Safire was born on the 17th of December, 1929. He was known for being a Novelist. A Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New York Times, he also wrote the popular “On Language” column for the New York Times Magazine. His politically-themed non-fiction works include Safire’s Political Dictionary, Before the Fall: An Inside View of the Pre-Watergate White House, and Plunging into Politics.
William Safire was born in New York City. He worked as a public relations executive from 1955 to 1960, after working as a radio and television producer and an Army correspondent. He became a political columnist for The New York Times in 1973. He wrote a speech for President Richard Nixon entitled “In Event of Moon Disaster.” Nixon never delivered the speech.
William Safire was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.
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Childhood
William Safire 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 L. Safire 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.
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William Safire was born in the Year of the Serpent.
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| REAL NAME: | William L. Safire |
| NICKNAME: | William L. Safir |
| RELIGION: | Jewish |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Sagittarius |
| BIRTH DAY: | Tuesday |
| DEATH DAY: | Sunday |
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Zodiac Sign: William Safire was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.
Chinese Zodiac: William Safire was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are often seen as humorous and gifted in literature and art. However, the snake can be overly suspicious, which makes them a bit paranoid.
Ruling Planet: William Safire had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.
William Safire’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.
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