American basketball player

Chiney Ogwumike

Chinenye Joy "Chiney" Ogwumike is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). In 2020, she became the first black woman and the first WNBA player to host a national radio show for ESPN. She was one of the first and youngest commentators ever to be named an NBA analyst for the network covering the NBA, WNBA, and variety of sports, while simultaneously playing in the WNBA. Chiney is a graduate of Stanford University, where she majored in International relations.

Born

1992

March 21

Died

Living

Era

1990s

Country

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Chiney, in brief

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Life timeline

Key dates

1992 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

537 Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
630 Emperor Heraclius returns the True Cross, one of the holiest Christian relics, to Jerusalem.
717 Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.
867 An army of the Kingdom of Northumbria attempts to recapture York from the Great Heathen Army but is defeated in the battle of York.

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The world in 1992

When Chiney arrived

april 12 The Euro Disney Resort officially opens with its theme park Euro Disneyland; the resort and its park's name are subsequently changed to Disneyland Resort Paris.
april 17 The Katina P is deliberately run aground off Maputo, Mozambique, and 60,000 tons of crude oil spill into the ocean.
april 2 In New York, Mafia boss John Gotti is convicted of murder and racketeering and is later sentenced to life in prison.
april 2 Forty-two civilians are massacred in the town of Bijeljina in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Antonia Maury 1866–1952 American astronomer and astrophysicist (born 1866) Benito Juárez 1806–1872 Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806) Brian Clough 1935–2004 English footballer and manager (died 2004) Chris Candido 1972–2005 American wrestler (born 1971) Éric Rohmer 1920–2010 French director, screenwriter, and critic (born 1920) Hans-Dietrich Genscher 1927–2016 German soldier and politician, Vice-Chancellor of Germany (died 2016) Hans Hofmann 1880–1966 German-American painter (born 1880) Johann Sebastian Bach 1685–1750 German organist and composer (born 1685) Martina Stoessel 1997– Argentine singer and actress

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1992

Selena Gomez 1992– American singer and actress Anuel AA 1992– Puerto Rican rapper and singer August Alsina 1992– American singer-songwriter Chad le Clos 1992– South African swimmer Danielle Harold 1992– English actress Elizabeth Beisel 1992– American swimmer Enes Kanter 1992– Turkish basketball player Evgeny Kuznetsov 1992– Russian ice hockey player Heather Watson 1992– British tennis player

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