Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Eunice Kennedy Shriver

sister of John F. Kennedy and founder of Camp Shriver

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1921

Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 11-Aug-2009

Profession: politician, sociologist, athletics competitor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver, DSG (July 10, 1921 – August 11, 2009) was an American philanthropist and a member of the Kennedy family.
Shriver is known as the founder of the Special Olympics, a sports organization for persons with physical and intellectual disabilities.
For her efforts on behalf of the disabled, Shriver was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1984. Shriver was a sister of U.S.
President John F.
Kennedy, U.S.
Senators Robert F.
Kennedy and Ted Kennedy, and U.S.
Ambassador to Ireland Jean Kennedy Smith.
She was the wife of Sargent Shriver, who was the United States Ambassador to France and was the Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1972.