Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Joe Louis Biography and Timeline

Follow Joe Louis through 3 dated historical records for United States of America.

Joe Louis, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

3Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1914–1981Years on this page

1914

Birth of Joe Louis

Barrow · Sport / Boxing

Birth of Joe Louis

1937

World Champion

Sport / Boxing

"The Brown Bomber", world heavyweight champion 1937-1949

1981

Death of Joe Louis

Sport / Boxing

Death of Joe Louis

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.