American basketball player and executive

Renee Montgomery

Renee Danielle Montgomery is an American former professional basketball player, sports broadcaster and an activist; who is currently vice president, part-owner, and investor of the Atlanta Dream, and one of three owners of the FCF Beasts Indoor Football Team; making her the first player in the WNBA to become an owner and executive of a team and first female owner in the FCF. During her 11-year playing career in the Women's National Basketball Association, she won two championships with the Minnesota Lynx in 2015 and 2017. During her college playing career, she won a national championship with the UConn Huskies in 2009. In 2020, Montgomery opted-out of the WNBA season in protest of police brutality, bringing forth awareness throughout the league and leading multiple campaigns dedicated to human rights.

Born

1986

December 2

Died

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1980s

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Renee, in brief

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Key dates

1986 Born

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1244 Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon.
1409 The University of Leipzig opens.
1697 St Paul's Cathedral, rebuilt to the design of Sir Christopher Wren following the Great Fire of London, is consecrated.
1763 Dedication of the Touro Synagogue, in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.

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The world in 1986

When Renee arrived

april 1 Communist Party of Nepal (Mashal) cadres attack a number of police stations in Kathmandu, seeking to incite a popular rebellion.
april 11 FBI Miami Shootout: A gun battle in broad daylight in Dade County, Florida, between two bank/armored car robbers and pursuing FBI agents. During the firefight, FBI agents Jerry L. Dove and Benjamin P. Grogan are killed, while five other agents are wounded. As a result, the popular .40 S&W cartridge was developed.
april 14 The heaviest hailstones ever recorded, each weighing 1 kilogram (2.2 lb), fall on the Gopalganj district of Bangladesh, killing 92.
april 15 The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon, its bombing raids against Libyan targets in response to a discotheque bombing in West Germany that killed two U.S. servicemen.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on December 2

Adolph Green 1914–2002 American playwright and composer (died 2002) Deacon White 1847–1939 American baseball player and manager (died 1939) Harry Burleigh 1866– American singer-songwriter (died 1949) John Barbirolli 1899–1970 English cellist and conductor (died 1970) Julie Harris 1925–2013 American actress (born 1925) Lucy Liu 1968– American actress and producer Masafumi Gotoh 1976– Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Peter Moylan 1978– Australian baseball player Rewi Alley 1897–1987 New Zealand writer and political activist (died 1987)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1986

Adam Moffat 1986– Scottish footballer Big E 1986– American professional wrestler Brooke Brodack 1986– American comedian Bryan Bickell 1986– Canadian ice hockey player Camilla Belle 1986– American actress Carlos Santana 1986– Dominican baseball player Colleen Ballinger 1986– American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer DeSean Jackson 1986– American football player Drake Bell 1986– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor

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