Marie Catherine Colvin (January 12, 1956 - February 22, 2012) was an American journalist who served as a foreign correspondent for the British newspaper The Sunday Times from 1985 until her death while covering the siege of Homs. After her passing, Stony Brook University established the Marie Colvin Center for International Reporting in her honor, and her family created the Marie Colvin Memorial Fund with support from the Long Island Community Foundation to promote humanitarian efforts. In 2019, a U.S. judge found the Syrian government responsible for her assassination.
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Meaning of the name - Marie
star of the sea, bitter
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Marie Colvin belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Oyster Bay
Place of Death: Homs
Educated At: Oyster Bay High School | Yale University
Occupation: journalist
Spouses: Juan Carlos Gumucio
Employers: The Sunday Times
Awards Received: Courage in Journalism Award | Foreign Reporter of the Year | Anna Politkovskaya Award | International Press Institute World Press Freedom Heroes
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Ephemeris for January 12, 1956
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on January 12, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for January 12, 2026 |
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| Sun | 21 Capricorn 28 | 22 Capricorn 30 | 2 Aries 3 |
| Moon | 16 Capricorn 56 | 14 Scorpio 50 | 11 Leo 47 |
| Mercury | 10 Aquarius 27 | 16 Capricorn 56 | 18 Pisces 34 |
| Venus | 23 Aquarius 59 | 23 Capricorn 56 | 16 Taurus 35 |
| Mars | 29 Scorpio 6 | 21 Capricorn 42 | 14 Capricorn 58 |
| Jupiter | 0 Virgo 15 | 19 Cancer 48 | 22 Leo 18 |
| Saturn | 0 Sagittarius 25 | 26 Pisces 51 | 3 Sagittarius 11 |
| Uranus | 0 Leo 41 | 27 Taurus 41 | 28 Cancer 19 |
| Neptune | 0 Scorpio 18 | 29 Pisces 41 | 29 Libra 46 |
| Pluto | 28 Leo 10 | 3 Aquarius 5 | 26 Leo 33 |
| Rahu | 15 Sagittarius 28 | 11 Pisces 32 | 11 Sagittarius 45 |
| Ketu | 15 Gemini 28 | 11 Virgo 32 | 11 Gemini 45 |
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