Earlier this year on January 26th, 2020 bad news emitted from Calabasas, California, where a sports star including one of his daughters died in a helicopter crash. The basketball world had just lost one of their great idols and players. Kobe Bryant, with just 41 years of age, had accomplished almost every achievable goal for an athlete. He had gathered numerous championships, an uncounted number of awards, and with all that he was well known, not just in the world of basketball. His fame even radiated beyond North American borders. Needless to say, the following days created worldwide mourning and an understanding that the world of basketball had lost one of their great sons. Even for people like me who never had followed basketball were paying attention and were drawn to the tragic event. Bryant’s birthday and time is widely available online. The stated time seems to match and confirm the tragic event that unfolded on that foggy January day in California. I only had to slightly adjust his time of birth to align dates and important milestones in Bryant’s life – to get a conclusive picture. ….
