As per our current Database, Viola Desmond has been died on Feb 7, 1965 (age 50).
When Viola Desmond die, Viola Desmond was 50 years old.
| Popular As | Viola Desmond |
| Occupation | Civil Rights Leader |
| Age | 50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 6, 1914 (Canada) |
| Birthday | July 6 |
| Town/City | Canada |
| Nationality | Canada |
Viola Desmond’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Viola Desmond was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Remembered for fighting for the rights of fellow African Canadians by refusing to retreat to a segregated portion of Nova Scotia's Roseland Theatre, she is also remembered for establishing a beauty school catering to the needs of black women and for launching a successful beauty products line for women of African descent.
In her early years, she attended beauty schools in New York, Montreal, and Atlantic City.
She was fined and temporarily jailed for her rightfully defiant act; after her death, she was officially pardoned by the Canadian government.
She and her fourteen siblings grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, as the children of Gwendolin and James Davis. She later married Jack Desmond.
She has often been compared to American Civil Rights Activist Rosa Parks, who famously refused to give up a seat on a Montgomery, Alabama bus. Desmond's act actually preceded Parks' by nearly a decade.
