Date of Birth: Daniel Cormier was born on March 20, 1979, in Lafayette, Louisiana. Training Camp and Fighting Organization: Cormier trains at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose, California. He currently fights for the UFC organization.
Josephine Baker Biography. Born: June 3, 1906 St. Louis, Missouri Died: April 12, 1975 Paris, France. African American dancer and singer. Josephine Baker was an African American dancer and singer who lived in Paris, France, and was regarded as one of the most famous Americans living overseas.
Born on December 13, 1903 in Norfolk, Va., Ella Jo Baker grew up listening to stories of slave rebellions from her grandmother. A former slave, her grandmother told Baker that she'd been punished for not marrying a man that her owner had chosen. These stories laid the foundation for social justice and activism that would remain throughout Baker's life. Baker began her career in social activism while a student at Shaw University.