🏆🥊Masahiko "Fighting" Harada -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1943 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Japanese
🏆🏁🏊Đurđa "Đurđica" Bjedov -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1947 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Yugoslav
🎵🎸Les Binks -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1948 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Drummer, British
Group Names: Judas Priest
🎵Agnetha Fältskog -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1950
Hall of Famer, Pop Singer, Swedish
Names/Places: LN:Ulvaeus; Pron:Ag-nyet-ta Felts-kogue
Group Names: ABBA
🎭🏆🥊Diamond Dallas Page -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1956 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Actor, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:Page Joseph Falkinburg; aka Dallas Page
Misc: Motivational Speaker, Fitness Instructor
🏆⚽Charles Richard Gough -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1962
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Swedish
🏆⛸Elaine Zayak -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1965
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
Misc: Olympics-6th-1984
🎵🎸Mike McCready -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1966
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Pearl Jam
🏆Péter Biros -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1976 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Hungarian
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🏆🏁Franziska van Almsick -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.4/5/1978 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, German
✍Booker Taliaferro Washington -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1856 d.11/14/1915 (59)
Hall of Famer, Author, Social Reformer, Educator
Names/Places: b. in Franklin County, Virginia
Misc: Vocational training for blacks
🏆⚾🏈Glenn "Scobey Pop" Warner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1871 N.S. d.9/7/1954 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Coach, College Football Coach
Misc: he was an innovative football coach at seven different schools over a 49-year period. Among his achievements was the "discovery" of Jim Thorpe.
Sports Teams: Cornell (player 1892-1894), Syracuse Athletic Club (player 1902), Georgia (coach 1895-1896), Iowa State (coach, 1895-1899), Cornell (coach, 1897-1898), Carlisle Indian (coach, 1899-1903), Cornell (coach, 1904-1906), Carlisle Indian (coach, 1907-1914), Pittsburgh (coach, 1915-1923), Stanford (coach, 1924-1932), Temple (coach, 1933-1938), San Jose State (associate coach 1939), Cornell (baseball coach 1905-1906)
🏆🏒John Douglas "Jack" Ruttan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1889 N.S. d.1/7/1973 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, NHL Coach, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1905-1918
Sports Teams: Winnipeg Hockey Club, Winnipeg Somme
🏆🥊Mike O'Dowd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1895 d.7/28/1957 (62)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
🏆🏀Henry G. "Dutch" Dehnert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1898 N.S. d.4/20/1979 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, NBA Player, Basketball Coach
Misc: 4x ABL champion; originated the pivot play. Famed member of the Original Celtics of New York in the 1920s, also a successful pro coach.
Sports Teams: Original Celtics (1926-1928), Cleveland Rosenblums (1928-1930), Detroit Eagles (coach 1939-1941), Sheboygan Red Skins (coach 1944-1946), Cleveland Rebels (coach 1946-1947)
🏆⚾🏈🏀"Doggie" Julian -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1901 d.7/28/1967 (66)
Hall of Famer, College Baseball Player, College Baseball Coach, Baseball Player, College Football Coach, College Football Player, NBA Coach, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Names/Places: RN: Alvin Fred Julian
Sports Teams: Bucknell (football player 1920-1922, basketball player 1921-1922, baseball player 1922-1923), Pottsville Maroons (football player 1924), Reading Keystones (baseball player 1923), Harrisberg Senators (baseball player 1924), York White Roses (baseball player 1924-1925), Chambersburg Maroons (baseball player 1926), Lawrence Merry Macks (baseball player 1926), Albright (football coach 1929-1930), Ashland HS (PA) (football coach 1933-1935), Muhlenberg College (football coach 1936-1944, basketball coach 1936-1945, baseball coach 1942-1944), Holy Cross (basketball coach 1945-1948), Boston Celtics (coach 1948-1950), Dartmouth College (basketball coach 1950-1967)
🏆🏀John McLendon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1915 N.S. d.10/8/1999 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach, Basketball Coach
Misc: in both the College Basketball and Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: North Carolina College for Negroes (1941-1952), Hampton Institute (1953-1954), Tennessee State A&I University (1955-1959), Cleveland Pipers (ABL, 1961-1962), Kentucky State (1964-1966), Cleveland State (1967-1969), Denver Rockets (ABA, 1969)
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🏆⚽Tom Finney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1922 d.2/14/2014 (91)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
Misc: MBE
📰🎵Jack Clement -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1931 d.8/8/2013 (82)
Hall of Famer, Publisher, Music Producer, Songwriter, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: NN:Cowboy
Misc: in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
🎵Ronnie White -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1939 N.S. d.8/26/1995 N.S. (56)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Miracles (backing group for Smokey Robinson)
🎵Nicholas Caldwell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1944 N.S. d.1/5/2016 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: in the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame
Group Names: The Whispers
🏆🥊Leati "Sika" Anoa'i -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1945 N.S. d.6/25/2024 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Samoan
Misc: formed The Wild Samoans with his brother Afa
🎵🎸Dave (Rock Drummer) Holland -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/5/1948 N.S. d.1/16/2018 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Heavy Metal Drummer, English
Group Names: Trapeze, Judas Priest
🏆🥊Tom Allen -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/1/1840 d.4/5/1904 (64)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English
🏆🏒Joseph Henry "Joe" Hall -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1881 N.S. d.4/5/1919 N.S. (37)
Hall of Famer, NHL Defensive, Canadian
Misc: played 1902-1919
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens, Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal Shamrocks, Montreal Wanderers, Winnipeg Maple Leafs, Montreal Hockey Club, Kenora Thistles, Brandon Wheat Cities
🏆🏀Amory Tingle "Slats" Gill -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/1/1901 N.S. d.4/5/1966 N.S. (64)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: in the Basketball and College Basketball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: Oregon State University (player 1921-1924, coach 1928-1964)
⚛💰🎭🏆🏁Howard Robard Hughes -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/24/1905 N.S. d.4/5/1976 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Aviator, Industrialist, Multimillionaire, Movie Producer, Racing Figure
Names/Places: b. in Houston, TX; d. in Houston
Misc: Pilot Of The Spruce Goose, reclusive billionaire, moviemaker, plane builder; in the Motorsports Hall of Fame
🏆🥊Ralph "Ruffy" Silverstein -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1914 N.S. d.4/5/1980 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
🏆🏒Bill Cook -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1896 N.S. d.4/5/1986 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Misc: played 1922-1937
Sports Teams: Saskatoon Crescents, New York Rangers
🎵🎸Kurt Cobain -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1967 d.4/5/1994 (27)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Heavy Metal Singer, Heavy Metal Guitairst
Misc: April 8 is the day he was found dead by his own hand
Group Names: Nirvana
🏆🏁Lee Petty -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/14/1914 d.4/5/2000 (86)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: Richard's father, Kyle's grandfather
Misc: NASCAR pioneer
🎵Gene Pitney -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1940 d.4/5/2006 (66)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist, Pop Singer
Names/Places: MN:Francis
🏆🎯Eric Bristow -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/25/1957 N.S. d.4/5/2018 N.S. (60)
Hall of Famer, Dart Thrower, English
Misc: five-time World Masters Champion dart thrower
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🏆🏈Bobby (Football) Mitchell -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/6/1935 N.S. d.4/5/2020 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, NFL Halfback
Sports Teams: Cleveland Browns (player 1958-1961), Washington Redskins (player 1962-1968, executive 1969-2002)
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