Harold Washington

Harold Lee Washington was an American lawyer and politician who was the 51st Mayor of Chicago. Washington became the first African American to be elected as the city's mayor in April 1983. He served as mayor from April 29, 1983, until his death on November 25, 1987. Born in Chicago and raised in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Washington became involved in local 3rd Ward politics under Chicago Alderman and future Congressman Ralph Metcalfe after graduating from Roosevelt University and Northwestern University School of Law. Washington was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1981 to 1983, representing Illinois's first district. Washington had previously served in the Illinois State Senate and the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 until 1976.

15 April 1922

Born on the same birth date (15 April 1922): Graham Whitehead • Hasrat Jaipuri • Michael Ansara

Born on the same birth day (15 April): Godfrey Stafford • Howard Berman • Kaisa Roose • Martin Pedersen (cyclist) • Melville Henry Cane • Rikki Fulton • Robert Sibbald • Roy Clark • Shaunae Miller-Uibo • Soichi Noguchi • Stuart Prebble • Walt Hazzard • Willie Davis (baseball)

Born in the same month (April 1922): Doris Day • Erich Hartmann • Gordon Chater • Graham Whitehead • Heinz Baas • Jack Klugman • Jeanne Sauvé • John C. Whitehead • Julius Nyerere • Kingsley Amis • Leo Tindemans • Michael Ansara • Wolf V. Vishniac