BirthDecember 241990

Brigetta Barrett

Brigetta Barrett, American high jumper

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When
Monday, December 24 199036 years ago
Category
BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Person
Brigetta Barrett

Who they were

Brigetta LaShea Barrett, also known as Beloved Promise, is a former high jumper from the United States. Her biggest success is winning the silver medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London and the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow. She retired in 2016 at the age of 25 before coming back in 2017.

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Brigetta Barrett appears on our December 24 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.

December 24 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

  1. 1990Brigetta Barrett
  2. 1994Air France Flight 8969
  3. 1996Learjet 35
  4. 1997Sid El-Antri massacre
  5. 1999Indian Airlines Flight 814
  6. 1999Jihadism
  7. 2003ETA (separatist group)
  8. 2005Chad–Sudan relations
  9. 2008Lord's Resistance Army
  10. 20182018 Puebla helicopter crash
  11. 2021Tatmadaw

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  • September 18LiechtensteinLiechtenstein becomes a member of the United Nations.
  • September 5Sri Lankan civil warSri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Army soldiers slaughter 158 civilians.
  • November 17Mount UnzenFugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan, becomes active again and erupts.

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December 24 1990 — 36 years ago, on a Monday.

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