Reverend Robert Shields (May 17, 1918 – October 15, 2007) was a Protestant minister and high school teacher from Dayton, Washington, USA. He is most renowned for authoring the longest diary in the world, comprising approximately 37.5 million words and chronicling every five minutes of his life from 1972 until a stroke in 1997. Shields donated his diary to Washington State University in 1999 with conditions for its release, but some excerpts were published earlier. His entries primarily include health records, dreams, meals, activities, and conversations.
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Time Zone - America/Indiana/Indianapolis (5:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Robert
bright fame, shining glory
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Robert Shields belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Seymour
Occupation: diarist | teacher | writer
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Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 17, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for May 17, 2024 |
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| Sun | 25 Taurus 57 | 27 Taurus 16 | 7 Virgo 27 |
| Moon | 24 Leo 30 | 21 Virgo 27 | 12 Cancer 59 |
| Mercury | 2 Taurus 24 | 2 Taurus 34 | 10 Virgo 3 |
| Venus | 11 Aries 38 | 22 Taurus 27 | 15 Leo 50 |
| Mars | 16 Virgo 34 | 13 Aries 5 | 9 Scorpio 15 |
| Jupiter | 16 Gemini 56 | 28 Taurus 2 | 9 Cancer 41 |
| Saturn | 9 Leo 36 | 17 Pisces 52 | 21 Leo 17 |
| Uranus | 27 Aquarius 34 | 23 Taurus 23 | 25 Aquarius 12 |
| Neptune | 4 Leo 35 | 29 Pisces 22 | 7 Leo 59 |
| Pluto | 4 Cancer 5 | 2 Aquarius 2 | 6 Cancer 23 |
| Rahu | 23 Sagittarius 47 | 13 Aries 35 | 18 Sagittarius 11 |
| Ketu | 23 Gemini 47 | 13 Libra 35 | 18 Gemini 11 |
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