Joe Louis
1914 to 1981
9 documented presences
9 places
Quo Fuit places 9 dated presences for Joe Louis across 9 places, from 1914 to 1981. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Where Joe Louis was documented, and when
13 May 1914exact date
LaFayette, Alabamaattested
“Born on May 13, 1914, in rural Chambers County, Alabama—in a ramshackle dwelling on Bell Chapel Road, located about off State Route 50 and roughly from LaFayette—Louis was the seventh of eight children of Munroe Barrow and Lillie (Reese)…”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
1926year
Detroitattested
“In 1926, shaken by a gang of white men in the Ku Klux Klan, Louis's family moved to Detroit, Michigan, forming part of the post-World War I Great Migration.”
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1942 to 1952period
Philadelphiaattested
“In 1952, Louis was invited to play as an amateur in the San Diego Open on a sponsor's exemption, which was announced at the time as the first instance of an African-American to play in a PGA Tour event (in fact, professional Howard Wheel…”
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1942 to 1952period
Farmers Insurance Openattested
“In 1952, Louis was invited to play as an amateur in the San Diego Open on a sponsor's exemption, which was announced at the time as the first instance of an African-American to play in a PGA Tour event (in fact, professional Howard Wheel…”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
1942 to 1952period
Tam O'Shanter Openattested
“In 1952, Louis was invited to play as an amateur in the San Diego Open on a sponsor's exemption, which was announced at the time as the first instance of an African-American to play in a PGA Tour event (in fact, professional Howard Wheel…”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
16 December 1951exact date
Taipeiattested
“He would, as before, continue to tour on the exhibition circuit, with his last contest taking place on December 16, 1951, in Taipei, Taiwan, against Corporal Buford J.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
1970year
Denverattested
“In 1970, he spent five months at the Colorado Psychiatric Hospital and the Veterans Administration Hospital in Denver, hospitalized by his wife, Martha, and his son, Joe Louis Barrow Jr., for paranoia.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
1970year
Albaniaattested
“Louis's last feature-length movie role took place in the 1970 comedy The Phynx in which a rock band goes on tour in Albania in order to save Americans being held hostage.”
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12 April 1981exact date
Las Vegas Valleyattested
“Louis died of cardiac arrest in Desert Springs Hospital near Las Vegas on April 12, 1981, just hours after his last public appearance viewing the Larry Holmes–Trevor Berbick heavyweight championship fight.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
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Places Joe Louis is documented in
Denver1 presence · 1970Detroit1 presence · 1926Philadelphia1 presence · 1942Taipei1 presence · 1951
Albania1 presence · 1970
Farmers Insurance Open1 presence · 1942
LaFayette, Alabama1 presence · 1914
Las Vegas Valley1 presence · 1981
Tam O'Shanter Open1 presence · 1942
Other places tied to Joe Louis in the record
In each of these, a source puts Joe Louis and the place in the same dated sentence without stating that Joe Louis was there. They are kept apart from the timeline above for exactly that reason: a mention is not a presence, and Quo Fuit does not quietly promote one into the other.
4 July 1934exact date
Chicagomentioned
“Louis's initial professional fights were all in the Chicago area, his professional debut coming on July 4, 1934, against Jack Kracken in the Bacon Casino on Chicago's south side.”
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1935year
New Yorkmentioned
“Likewise, biographer Bill Libby asserted that "The sports world was hungry for a great champion when Louis arrived in New York in 1935".”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
1936year
Germanymentioned
“Following his defeat of Louis in 1936, Schmeling had become a national hero in Germany.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
19 June 1936exact date
Yankee Stadiummentioned
“By exploiting Louis's habit of dropping his left hand after a jab, Schmeling handed Louis his first professional loss by knocking him out in round 12 at Yankee Stadium on June 19, 1936.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
30 August 1937exact date
New Yorkmentioned
“On August 30, 1937, after a postponement of four days due to rain, Louis and Farr finally touched gloves at New York's Yankee Stadium before a crowd of approximately 32,000.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
June 1938month
New York Citymentioned
“When Schmeling arrived in New York City in June 1938 for the rematch, he was accompanied by a Nazi party publicist who issued statements that a black man could not defeat Schmeling and that when Schmeling won, his prize money would be us…”
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June 1938month
New Yorkmentioned
“When Schmeling arrived in New York City in June 1938 for the rematch, he was accompanied by a Nazi party publicist who issued statements that a black man could not defeat Schmeling and that when Schmeling won, his prize money would be us…”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
June 1938month
Germanymentioned
“When Schmeling arrived in New York City in June 1938 for the rematch, he was accompanied by a Nazi party publicist who issued statements that a black man could not defeat Schmeling and that when Schmeling won, his prize money would be us…”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
16 December 1940exact date
Bostonmentioned
“* Al McCoy, putative New England heavyweight champion, whose fight against Louis is probably best known for being the first heavyweight title bout held in Boston, Massachusetts, (at the Boston Garden on December 16, 1940).”
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16 December 1940exact date
Boston Gardenmentioned
“* Al McCoy, putative New England heavyweight champion, whose fight against Louis is probably best known for being the first heavyweight title bout held in Boston, Massachusetts, (at the Boston Garden on December 16, 1940).”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
31 January 1941exact date
Madison Square Gardenmentioned
“* Clarence "Red" Burman, who pressed Louis for nearly five rounds at Madison Square Garden on January 31, 1941, before succumbing to a series of body blows.”
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23 May 1941exact date
Washington, D.C.mentioned
“* Buddy Baer (brother of former champion Max), who was leading the May 23, 1941, bout in Washington, D.C., until an eventual barrage by Louis, capped by a hit at the sixth round bell.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
18 June 1941exact date
New York Citymentioned
“The fighters met on June 18, 1941, in front of a crowd of 54,487 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
18 June 1941exact date
Polo Groundsmentioned
“The fighters met on June 18, 1941, in front of a crowd of 54,487 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York City.”
source: Wikipedia: Joe Louis
18 June 1941exact date
25 June 1948exact date
16 March 1956exact date
21 April 1981exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Isaac AsimovWalnut Hill, Philadelphia · 1942Peter II of YugoslaviaDenver · 1970David H. HubelDetroit · 1926
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Sources
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