Madge Bester was a South African woman regarded as the world's shortest living woman during her lifetime. Born on April 26, 1963, she measured just 65 cm in height in 1991 and was a wheelchair user. Bester suffered from Osteogenesis imperfecta, a condition characterized by fragile bones. Aside from her physical challenges, she was an advocate for the rights of people with disabilities, notably holding a press conference in 1998 alongside Lin Yih-Chih, the world's shortest man. She spent her later years in a village in Bloemfontein.
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Meaning of the name - Madge
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Madge Bester belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: South Africa
Cause of Death: disease
Occupation: activist
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for April 26, 1963
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on April 26, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for April 26, 2026 |
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| Sun | 5 Taurus 44 | 6 Taurus 28 | 6 Cancer 16 |
| Moon | 15 Gemini 57 | 8 Virgo 40 | 4 Libra 49 |
| Mercury | 25 Taurus 56 | 18 Aries 14 | 19 Gemini 38 |
| Venus | 3 Aries 4 | 3 Gemini 5 | 19 Gemini 19 |
| Mars | 13 Leo 36 | 13 Aries 4 | 13 Virgo 28 |
| Jupiter | 5 Aries 6 | 18 Cancer 21 | 16 Aries 35 |
| Saturn | 22 Aquarius 12 | 8 Aries 33 | 22 Aquarius 51 |
| Uranus | 1 Virgo 16 | 0 Gemini 3 | 2 Virgo 17 |
| Neptune | 14 Scorpio 31 | 3 Aries 7 | 13 Scorpio 4 |
| Pluto | 9 Virgo 41 | 5 Aquarius 29 | 9 Virgo 54 |
| Rahu | 24 Cancer 33 | 6 Pisces 2 | 21 Cancer 13 |
| Ketu | 24 Capricorn 33 | 6 Virgo 2 | 21 Capricorn 13 |
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