Virginia Kraft Payson was an influential American thoroughbred owner, breeder, journalist, and big-game hunter, known for her long tenure at Sports Illustrated. Beginning her writing career in 1954, she was the magazine's only female writer at the time. As a horse owner, she enjoyed success with champions like Carr De Naskra and St. Jovite, managing Payson Stud in Kentucky. Married four times, she had four children and inherited $70 million from her second husband, Charles Shipman Payson, the former majority owner of the New York Mets. She passed away in January 2023.
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Meaning of the name - Virginia
Virgin, green meadow, spring
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Virginia Kraft Payson belongs to the Silent Generation group.
Place of Birth: United States of America
Place of Death: Payson Stud farm, Lexington, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Parkinson's disease
Educated At: Barnard College
Occupation: journalist
Spouses: Robert Dean Grimm | Charles Shipman Payson
Children: 4
Employers: Sports Illustrated
Awards Received: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by Siena College
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Ephemeris for February 19, 1930
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on February 19, 2024 | Secondary Progressions for February 19, 2024 |
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| Sun | 0 Pisces 20 | 0 Pisces 32 | 2 Gemini 47 |
| Moon | 22 Scorpio 45 | 7 Cancer 4 | 18 Aries 22 |
| Mercury | 4 Aquarius 29 | 23 Aquarius 39 | 25 Taurus 59 |
| Venus | 3 Pisces 30 | 3 Aquarius 46 | 29 Gemini 25 |
| Mars | 10 Aquarius 3 | 4 Aquarius 58 | 22 Aries 56 |
| Jupiter | 6 Gemini 52 | 9 Taurus 38 | 22 Gemini 20 |
| Saturn | 9 Capricorn 17 | 8 Pisces 37 | 11 Capricorn 19 |
| Uranus | 9 Aries 6 | 19 Taurus 21 | 14 Aries 4 |
| Neptune | 2 Virgo 16 | 26 Pisces 22 | 0 Virgo 50 |
| Pluto | 17 Cancer 45 | 0 Aquarius 55 | 18 Cancer 0 |
| Rahu | 6 Taurus 18 | 18 Aries 14 | 1 Taurus 19 |
| Ketu | 6 Scorpio 18 | 18 Libra 14 | 1 Scorpio 19 |
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