Birthday profile

Lee Redmond

Lee Redmond, American woman with the longest fingernails (died 2023)

Born
February 2, 1941
Died
December 14, 2023
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1941

About Lee Redmond

LeeAnn Redmond (February 2, 1941 in Annabella, Utah – December 14, 2023) was an American woman who held the all-time record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on a pair of female hands. It was broken by Diana Armstrong in 2022. LeeAnn Redmond (February 2, 1941 in Annabella, Utah – December 14, 2023) was an American woman who held the record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands. On February 10, 2009, her record-setting nails were broken off when she was ejected from a car in a four-car pile-up in Holladay, Utah. Shridhar Chillal, who holds the world record for the longest fingernails ever reached on a single hand.

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Lee Redmond timeline

  1. LeeAnn Redmond (February 2, 1941 in Annabella, Utah – December 14, 2023) was an American woman who held the record in the Guinness World Records for longest fingernails on both hands.
  2. On February 10, 2009, her record-setting nails were broken off when she was ejected from a car in a four-car pile-up in Holladay, Utah.

The world when Lee Redmond was born

Lee Redmond was born in 1941. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1941

  • #1 song"Chattanooga Choo Choo" – Glenn Miller
  • Top movieCitizen Kane
  • Best-selling bookThe Keys of the Kingdom – A.J. Cronin

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak
  • Top headlineJapan bombs Pearl Harbor — United States enters World War II
  • Technology milestoneFirst commercial television broadcasts (CBS, NBC)
  • Defining fadVictory gardens
  • Notable inventionAerosol spray can
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population133.4M

1941 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lee Redmond's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19412026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,400$67,500
Minimum wage$0.30$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population133.4M341 million

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