Israeli-American basketball player

Sue Bird

Suzanne Brigit Bird is an American former professional basketball player who played her entire career with the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Bird was drafted first overall pick by the Storm in the 2002 WNBA draft and is considered one of the greatest players in WNBA history. As of 2025, Bird is the only WNBA player to win titles in three different decades. In 2025 she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, and in 2026 she was inducted into the NYC Basketball Hall of Fame and the FIBA Hall of Fame.

Born

1980

October 16

Died

Living

Era

1980s

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Sue, in brief

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Key dates

1980 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

456 Ricimer defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire.
690 Empress Wu Zetian ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
912 Abd ar-Rahman III becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba.
955 King Otto I defeats a Slavic revolt in what is now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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The world in 1980

When Sue arrived

april 12 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
april 12 Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
april 12 Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
april 18 The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on October 16

Bob Weir 1947–2026 American musician, (born 1947) Charles Colson 1931– American lawyer and politician (died 2012) Edward Ardizzone 1900– Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979) Enver Hoxha 1908–1985 Albanian educator and politician, 21st Prime Minister of Albania (born 1908) Fernanda Montenegro 1929– Brazilian actress Flea 1962– Australian-American bass player, songwriter, and actor Francis Lubbock 1815–1905 American colonel and politician, 9th Governor of Texas (born 1815) Hema Malini 1948– Indian actress, director, producer, and politician Inna 1986– Romanian singer

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1980

Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Anthony Minichiello 1980– Australian rugby league player Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model Bradley Wiggins 1980– English cyclist Byron Leftwich 1980– American football player and coach Clinton Toopi 1980– New Zealand rugby league player Cody Ross 1980– American baseball player Daniel MacPherson 1980– Australian actor and television host Daniel Sedin 1980– Swedish ice hockey player

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