Ntongela Masilela was a South African-born academic specializing in English and World Literature. He served as a professor at Pitzer College and held a position as an adjunct professor at the University of California. Exiled due to apartheid, he completed his education at UCLA, earning a BA, MA, and PhD, with a doctoral thesis on Marxist Poetics. His father was also an alumnus of UCLA. He contributed significantly to the academic field before retiring as a professor emeritus.
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December 9, 1948 Facts
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Ntongela Masilela belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Soweto
Place of Death: Bangkok
Educated At: UCLA
Occupation: Professor of English & World Literature | Professor Emeritus in Creative Studies | Adjunct Professor of African-American Studies
Employers: Pitzer College | University of California (Irvine & Los Angeles)
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Ephemeris for December 9, 1948
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on December 9, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for December 9, 2025 |
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| Sun | 17 Sagittarius 15 | 17 Sagittarius 34 | 5 Pisces 28 |
| Moon | 26 Pisces 21 | 17 Leo 59 | 27 Capricorn 6 |
| Mercury | 15 Sagittarius 22 | 27 Scorpio 2 | 8 Aquarius 50 |
| Venus | 16 Scorpio 29 | 10 Sagittarius 47 | 22 Aquarius 32 |
| Mars | 9 Capricorn 33 | 25 Sagittarius 34 | 10 Pisces 0 |
| Jupiter | 5 Capricorn 7 | 23 Cancer 54 | 22 Capricorn 20 |
| Saturn | 6 Virgo 38 | 25 Pisces 10 | 3 Virgo 7 |
| Uranus | 29 Gemini 2 | 28 Taurus 43 | 26 Gemini 34 |
| Neptune | 14 Libra 46 | 29 Pisces 21 | 14 Libra 45 |
| Pluto | 16 Leo 26 | 2 Aquarius 5 | 14 Leo 54 |
| Rahu | 2 Taurus 38 | 13 Pisces 21 | 28 Aries 33 |
| Ketu | 2 Scorpio 38 | 13 Virgo 21 | 28 Libra 33 |
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