🎵🎸Stu Cook -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1945
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Credence Clearwater Revival (lead)
🏆Milena Duchková -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1952--4--
Hall of Famer, Diver (m), Olympic Athlete (m), Czechoslovakian
Misc: in the International Swimming Hall of Fame
🏆🏒Vladislav Tretiak -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1952
Hall of Famer, Hockey Figure, Olympic Athlete, Soviet
Misc: goalie led USSR to Olympic gold medals in 1972 and '76; starred for Soviets against Team Canada in 1972, and again in 2 Canada Cups (1976,81).
🏆🏈Randy Cross -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1954
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Football Announcer, NFL Player, College Football Player
Misc: 3x NFC champ, 3x Pro Bowl, 3x First Team All-Pro, 4x First Team All-NFC, 3x Super Bowl champ; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University California of Los Angeles, San Francisco 49ers (1976-1988)
🏆Marco D'Altrui -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1964 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Italian
🏆🏀Tim Duncan -- is 48 in the year 2024 and 49 in the year 2025; b.4/25/1976 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Player
Names/Places: b. in Virgin Islands
Sports Teams: San Antonio Spurs
🏆⚽William Patrick "Willie" Maley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1868 N.S. d.4/2/1958 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, Soccer Coach, Irish
⚛Guglielmo Marconi -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1874 N.S. d.7/20/1937 N.S. (63)
Hall of Famer, Inventor, Physicist, Italian
Names/Places: b. in Bologna
Misc: invented the wireless telegraph known today as radio
🏆🏌Fred McLeod -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1882 d.5/8/1976 (94)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Scottish
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🏆⚾John Henry "Pop" Lloyd -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1884 N.S. d.3/19/1964 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, MLB Shortstop
Misc: Lloyd played for 24 years and managed for another 10, all in the Negro Leagues
📰⚖Edward R. Murrow -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1908 N.S. d.4/27/1965 N.S. (57)
Hall of Famer, Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, Government Official
Names/Places: b. in Greensboro, NC; NN:Patron Saint of Network News; RN:Egbert Roscoe Murrow; NN:Mr. Integrity; d. in Pawling, New York
Misc: U.S.I.A. director; Great early-TV newsman
TV Shows: See It Now, Person to Person, Small World
🎵Karl Farr -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1909 N.S. d.9/20/1961 N.S. (52)
Hall of Famer, Country Singer, Country Guitarist
Names/Places: MN:Marx
Group Names: Sons of the Pioneers
⛪🎭🎵🎷Ella Fitzgerald -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1917 N.S. d.6/15/1996 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Protestant, Movie Actress, Commercial Actress, Jazz Singer
Names/Places: b. in Newport News, VA; NN:The First Lady Of Jazz
Misc: the most honored of all time with 8 Grammys; former Memorex tape ad spokesperson
🏆🏒Robert "Bob" Dill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1920 N.S. d.4/16/1991 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Hockey Player
Sports Teams: Springfield Indians (AHL), St. Paul Saints (USHL), New York Rangers (NHL)
🎵Albert King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1923 d.12/21/1992 (69)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Drummer, Guitarist, Blues Singer
Names/Places: B.B. King's distant cousin; NN:Godfather of the Blues
Group Names: Booker T & the MGs
🎭🏆🏀Meadowlark Lemon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1932 d.12/27/2015 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Basketball Player
Names/Places: b. in Lexington, SC
Misc: some say b. 1934
Sports Teams: The Harlem Globetrotters (a 24-year clown prince center trick-shooter)
TV Shows: Hello Larry (as himself)
🎵Jerry Leiber -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1933 d.8/22/2011 (78)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter
Misc: wrote many hits with Mike Stoller
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🏆⛸Maribel Owen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1940 d.2/15/1961 (20)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater
🏆🎯Eric Bristow -- Birth 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
🏆🥊James Wharton -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/3/1813 d.4/25/1856 (43)
Hall of Famer, Boxer, Moroccan
🎭🏆Herman Hickman -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1911 d.4/25/1958 (46)
Hall of Famer, TV Host, Sports Figure
Sports Teams: West Point (football coach), Yale (football coach)
🏆🏁🏇Laz Barrera -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/8/1924 d.4/25/1991 (66)
Hall of Famer, Horse Trainer
🎵Brian May -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/28/1934 d.4/25/1997 (62)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Australian
Names/Places: NOT to be confused with the Queen rocker of the same name
Misc: composed for over 30 movies and soundtracks
Movie Titles: Mad Max
🏆🥊Thomas Renesto -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/4/1927 N.S. d.4/25/2000 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
🏆🏈🏒Sidney John "Sid" Watson -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1932 N.S. d.4/25/2004 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NFL Halfback, Hockey Coach
Misc: in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Bowdoin College (hockey coach), Washington Redskins, Pittsburgh Steelers
🏆⚽Alan Ball Jr. -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1945 d.4/25/2007 (61)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English
⛪🎭Beatrice Arthur -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/13/1922 d.4/25/2009 (86)
Hall of Famer, Jewish, TV/Stage Actress, Comedienne
Names/Places: RN:Bernice Frankel; b. in New York City
TV Shows: All in the Family (as Maude Findlay also on Maude), Amanda's, The Golden Girls (as Dorothy Zbornak)
Movie Titles: Mame, Lovers and Other Strangers
🏆🏈Joe Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/22/1927 d.4/25/2011 (84)
Hall of Famer, NFL Fullback
Names/Places: NN:The Jet
Misc: 3x Pro Bowl; 49ers #34 retired
Sports Teams: San Francisco 49ers (1948-1960, 1963), Baltimore Colts (1961-1962)
🏆🏀John "Hondo" Havlicek -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/8/1940 N.S. d.4/25/2019 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward
Names/Places: NN:Sixth Man for the Boston Celtics; b. in Martins Ferry, Ohio, RN:John Joseph Havlicek; NN:Hondo
Misc: 13x NBA All-Star; played in 3 NCAA Finals at Ohio St. (1960-62); star forward as starter who led the Celtics to eight NBA titles (1963-66,68-69,74,76); playoff MVP in 1974; 4-time All-NBA first team; played for 17 years and scored 26,395 NBA points in 1,188 games; 172 games, 3776 points, 22.0 ppg, in 1,270 games; Celtics #17 retired
Sports Teams: Ohio State (1959-1962), Boston Celtics (1962-1978)
🏆🏈Marino H. "The Godfather" Casem -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/23/1934 N.S. d.4/25/2020 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Alcorn A and M/State
🏆🏁🏊John Konrads -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/21/1942 N.S. d.4/25/2021 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian
🎵Andrew Woolfolk -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/11/1950 N.S. d.4/25/2022 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Flutist, Saxophonist, Tenor-sax, Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: "Earth, Wind & Fire", sessionist
🎭🎵Harry Belafonte -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/1/1927 N.S. d.4/25/2023 N.S. (96)
Hall of Famer, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer
Names/Places: b. in New York City; RN:Harold George Jr.
Misc: his 1956 album ``Calypso'' tops Billboard's pop album chart for 31 weeks. Only Michael Jackson's ``Thriller'' and the soundtrack to ``West Side Story'' have held the No. 1 position longer.; Stan Freberg parodied his song
Song Titles: Banana Boat (Day-O)
Album Titles: Calypso
Movie Titles: Kansas City
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