Jackie Robinson
Jack Roosevelt Robinson
American
- Ranked 44th, 100 Greatest Baseball Players - 1999, The Sporting News
- As Noted In: Baseball Hall of Famer, National Baseball Hall of Fame
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1919/01/31 | Jack Roosevelt Robinson is born to Mallie and Jerry Robinson, sharecroppers, in Cairo, Georgia. | Born | |||||
| 1947/04/00 | Jackie Robinson, a resident living on the 11th floor, receives the phone call from the Brooklyn Dodgers that he is about to become the first African American player in Major League Baseball. | Work | Hotel McAlpin | ||||
| 1947/04/15 | At age 28, Jackie Robinson makes his Major League Baseball debut at Ebbets Field (razed) in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York. A crowd of 26,623 spectators, more than 14,000 of whom are black, watch the game. | Work | |||||
| 1949/00/00 | Jackie Robinson home, 1947-1949 | Home | John Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson House | New York City | |||
| 1963/08/28 | Jackie Robinson and his son David are interviewed during the March on Washington. | Protester | Lincoln Memorial | Washington, DC | March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom | ||
| 1972/10/24 | Jackie Robinson dies of a heart attack at his home on 95 Cascade Road in North Stamford, Connecticut. | Died | |||||
| 1972/10/27 | About 2,500 mourners attend Jackie Robinson's funeral service at Riverside Church in NYC. Robinson is buried at Cypress Hills Cemetery in New York City. | In Memoriam | Riverside Church, NYC | New York City |
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