As per our current Database, Walter Washington is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Walter Washington is 109 years, 0 months and 5 days old. Walter Washington will celebrate 110rd birthday on a Tuesday 15th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Walter Washington upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Walter Washington |
Occupation | Politician |
Age | 105 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Aries |
Born | April 15, 1915 (Georgia) |
Birthday | April 15 |
Town/City | Georgia |
Nationality | Georgia |
Walter Washington’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Walter Washington was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
Politician and Democrat who became the first and only presidentially appointed mayor of Washington, D.C. in 1967. He also became D.C.'s first locally elected mayor in 1974.
He attended both Howard University's undergraduate program and law school.
He refused to order the shooting of rioters after the death of Martin Luther King Jr. despite J. Edgar Hoover's urgings.
He married his first wife Bennetta Bullock in 1942 and was married to her until her death in 1991.
He was appointed as Washington D.C.'s first and only Mayor Commissioner by President Lyndon B. Johnson.