✍🎵Andrew Oldham -- is 80 in the year 2024 and 81 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1944
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Music Producer, English
Names/Places: aka the 6th Stone
Group Names: Rolling Stones (manager 1963-67)
🏆🏌Donna Maria Caponi -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1945
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Names/Places: LN:Young, b. in Detroit
Misc: LPGA golfer (US Open 1969, 70)
🎵Bettye LaVette -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1946 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
🎭Oprah Winfrey -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1954 N.S.
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie Actress, TV Talk Show Hostess, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Kosciuska, Miss.; Oprah was supposed to be Orpah but a bureaucrat goofed up the birth certificate; Oprah is Harpo spelled backwards!
Misc: some say b. 1953, former Miss Black Tennessee
TV Shows: Oprah Winfrey Show
Movie Titles: Brewster Place, Beloved
🏆🏁🏊Gregory Efthimios "Greg" Louganis -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1960 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Diver, Olympic Athlete
Misc: won platform and springboard gold medals at both 1984 and '88 Olympics; four Olympic Gold medals, five world titles
🏆🏁🏊Petra Thümer -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1961 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, East German
🏆🏈Andre Reed -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1964
Hall of Famer, NFL Wide Receiver
Misc: 7x Pro Bowl
Sports Teams: Buffalo Bills (1985-1999), Washington Redskins (2000)
🏆🏒Dominik Hasek -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1965
Hall of Famer, NHL Player, Czech
Misc: Played 1980-2011; Buffalo Sabres (1994, 1995, 1997-Vezina Trophy; 1996, 1997-Played in All-Star Game; 1997-Hart Memorial Trophy)
Sports Teams: HC Pardubice (ELH), HC Dukla Jihlava (ELH), HC Jihlava (ELH), Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Buffalo Sabres (NHL), Ottawa Senators (NHL), Detroit Red Wings (NHL), HC Spartak Moscow (KHL)
🏆🏈Aeneas Williams -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/29/1968
Hall of Famer, NFL Safety, NFL Cornerback
Misc: 8x Pro Bowl, 4x First Team All-Pro
Sports Teams: Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1991-2000), St. Louis Rams (2001-2004)
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🏆🏁Barney Oldfield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1878 N.S. d.10/4/1946 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: Barnstormer; land speed record
🏆John J. Schommer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1884 d.1/11/1960 (75)
Hall of Famer, Sports Figure
Misc: was an outstanding multi-sport athlete in the 1900s. Big Ten Championships (Chicago, 1907-09); All-America (1907-09); Mythical U.S. championship (Chicago, 1908); officiated Big Ten games (1911-40)
Sports Teams: University of Chicago (player 1905-1909, coach 1910-1911)
🏆🏒Francis J. "Coddy" Winter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1884 N.S. d.11/17/1944 N.S. (60)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Player
Names/Places: RN:Frank Winters
Misc: played hockey mostly in the Cleveland area
🏆🎾Richard Williams II -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1891 d.6/2/1968 (77)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🏆🎳Frank Thoma -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1896 d.2/19/1980 (84)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆🏒Joe Primeau -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1906 d.5/14/1989 (83)
Hall of Famer, NHL Coach, NHL Center, Canadian
Misc: the only coach to win Memorial Cup, Allan Cup and Stanley Cup
Sports Teams: Toronto Maple Leafs (possibly from 1927-1936)
🎵🎷Al Stricklin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1908 d.10/15/1986 (78)
Hall of Famer, Jazz Pianist, Country Performer
Group Names: Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
🎵Lloyd Perryman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1917 d.5/31/1977 (60)
Hall of Famer, Country Singer
Group Names: Sons of the Pioneers
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🏆🏌John Joseph "Jack" Burke Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1923 N.S. d.1/19/2024 N.S. (100)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: most prominent in the 1950s
✍Paddy Chayevsky -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1923 d.8/1/1981 (58)
Hall of Famer, Dramatist/Playwright (m)
Names/Places: RFN:Sidney
🎵Eddie Taylor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1923 d.12/25/1985 (62)
Hall of Famer, Singer, Blues Guitarist
🏆🎾Bob Falkenburg -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1926 N.S. d.1/6/2022 N.S. (95)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🎵James Jamerson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1936 N.S. d.8/2/1983 N.S. (47)
Hall of Famer, Bassist
Misc: sessionist who played on many Motown classics
🎵🎸Tommy Ramone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/29/1952 N.S. d.7/11/2014 N.S. (62)
Hall of Famer, Bassist, Punk Rock Drummer, Hungarian
Names/Places: RN:Thomas Erdelyi
Misc: some say b. 1949
Group Names: The Ramones
🎵Willie Dixon -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1915 d.1/29/1992 (76)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Songwriter, Bassist, Guitarist, Blues Singer
Misc: wrote over 500 blues & rock classics
🏆🎳Vince Lucci -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/6/1912 d.1/29/1998 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🏆🏈Dick "Night Train" Lane -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/16/1928 d.1/29/2002 (73)
Hall of Famer, NFL Cornerback
Misc: intercepted 1,207 yards with 5 TDs; 7x Pro Bowl, 6x First-team All-Pro, 4x Second-team All-Pro
Sports Teams: Los Angeles Rams (1952-1953), Chicago Cardinals (1954-1959), Detroit Lions (1960-1965)
🎭Mary-Ellis Bunim -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/9/1946 d.1/29/2004 (57)
Hall of Famer, TV Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Real World (co-creator), Road Rules (co-creator)
🏆🏌Kel Nagle -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/21/1920 d.1/29/2015 (94)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Australian
🏆⚽Al Zerhusen -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/4/1931 N.S. d.1/29/2018 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Midfielder
🎵Eddie Shaw -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1937 N.S. d.1/29/2018 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Tenor-sax, Blues Performer
🏆🏀John Chaney -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/21/1932 N.S. d.1/29/2021 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: Bethune-Cookman (player 1951-1955), Sunbury Mercuries (player 1955-1963), Williamsport Billies (player 1963-1966), Sayre JHS (coach 1963-1966), Simon Gratz HS (coach 1966-1972), Cheyney State (coach 1972-1982), Temple (coach 1982-2006)
🎵🎸Hilton Valentine -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1943 N.S. d.1/29/2021 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Guitarist, English
Group Names: The Animals
🎵Sam Lay -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1935 N.S. d.1/29/2022 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Drummer, Blues Singer
Group Names: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
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✍🎖⚖Thomas Paine -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/29/1737 Ju-1 or 1/29/1736 J-LD or 2/9/1737 N.S. d.6/8/1809 (72)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Philosopher (m), Revolutionary (m), Political Theorist, English
Book Titles: Common Sense, Age of Reason
✍🎖⚖Thomas Paine -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/29/1737 Ju-1 or 1/29/1736 J-LD or 2/9/1737 N.S. d.6/8/1809 (72)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Philosopher (m), Revolutionary (m), Political Theorist, English
Book Titles: Common Sense, Age of Reason
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