🏆🏒Eddie Giacomin -- is 86 in the year 2025 and 87 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1939
Hall of Famer, NHL Goaltender, Canadian
Misc: played 1959-1978
Sports Teams: New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings
🏆🏈🏁🏃Tommy Smith -- is 81 in the year 2025 and 82 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1944
Hall of Famer, AFL Figure, Football Wide Receiver, Runner, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: an Olympic gold medal sprinter, expelled from Olympic Village for raising black-gloved fist and bowing head during the playing of the U.S. anthem to protest racism in the U.S.; held the world record for the 200-metre dash with turn (1966-71), his best time being 19.83 seconds--the first time that the distance was run in less than 20 s--and for the straightaway 200-metre dash (1965-79), 19.5 s.
🏆🏁🏊Aagje "Ada" Kok -- is 78 in the year 2025 and 79 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1947 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Dutch (Netherlands)
🏆🎾Björn Borg -- is 69 in the year 2025 and 70 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1956 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Swedish
Names/Places: b. in Stockholm
Misc: Davis Cup 1975, Wimbledon champ 5X's; I guess he was BJORN to be wild!; 2-time Player of Year (1979-80); won 6 French Opens and 5 straight Wimbledons (1976-80); led Sweden to first Davis Cup win in 1975; retired in 1983 at age 26; attempted unsuccessful comeback in 1991; guess you can say be was BJORN to be wild!
🎵Jimmy Jam -- is 66 in the year 2025 and 67 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1959 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter
🏆🏈Rueben Mayes -- is 62 in the year 2025 and 63 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1963
Hall of Famer, NFL Runningback, College Football Player, Canadian
Misc: 2x Pro Bowl, 2x All-Pro; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Washington State University, New Orleans Saints (1986-1991), Seattle Seahawks (1992-1993)
🏆🏒Cam Neely -- is 60 in the year 2025 and 61 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1965
Hall of Famer, NHL Executive, NHL Forward, Canadian
Misc: played 1983-1996
Sports Teams: Vancouver Canucks, Boston Bruins
🎵Damion Hall -- is 57 in the year 2025 and 58 in the year 2026; b.6/6/1968 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Guy
🏆🏌Jack Fowler "Jock" Hutchison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1884 N.S. d.9/27/1977 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, Golfer, Scottish
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🏆🏁🏇Vincent Powers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1891 N.S. d.10/19/1966 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Horse Trainer, Horse Jockey
🏆🥊Harry Greb -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1894 d.10/22/1926 (32)
Hall of Famer, Boxer
Misc: professional boxer who was one of the cleverest and most colourful performers in the ring. From 1913 to 1926 Greb lost only 7 of his 294 bouts.
🏆🏀William G. "Bill" Mokray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1907 N.S. d.3/21/1974 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Figure
Misc: a leading basketball statistician and historian
🏆⚾Bill Dickey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1907 N.S. d.11/12/1993 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Catcher
Names/Places: RFN:William Malcolm
Misc: 11x All-Star, 14x World Series champion; besides catching for some of the game's greatest pitchers, including Lefty Gomez\Dickey played 17 seasons, catching more than 100 games in 13 consecutive seasons and batting .313 lifetime with 202 homers; Yankees #8 retired
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (player 1928-43 and 1946, manager 1946)
🎵S. P. Leary -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1930 d.1/26/1998 (67)
Hall of Famer, Blues Drummer
🏆🏈Bobby (Football) Mitchell -- Birth 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)
🎵Levi Stubbs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1936 N.S. d.10/17/2008 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Pop Singer
Names/Places: RLN:Stubbles
Group Names: The Four Tops
🎵Richard Wayne "Popcorn" Wylie -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1939 N.S. d.9/7/2008 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Pianist, Bandleader, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: aka Popcorn Wylie
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🎵Larry Lujack -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/6/1940 d.12/18/2013 (73)
Hall of Famer, Radio Disc Jock
✍🎖⚖Patrick Henry -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/29/1736 d.6/6/1799 (63)
Hall of Famer, Orator, Revolutionary, Statesman, Governor, Attorney
Misc: Patriot; Governor of the state of Virginia in 1776
🎨⚛💰🏆🏁Louis Chevrolet -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1878 d.6/6/1941 (62)
Hall of Famer, Designer, Inventor, Businessperson, Manufacturer, Auto Racer, Swiss
Misc: Founder of the Chevrolet auto & truck motor companies as well as Frontenac
🏆Michael Riley "Mickey" Galitzen -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/6/1909 N.S. d.6/6/1959 N.S. (49)
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, American
🏆🏁Albina Osipowich -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/26/1911 N.S. d.6/6/1964 N.S. (53)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American
Names/Places: aka Albina Van Aken
🏆John Carmichael -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/16/1902 N.S. d.6/6/1986 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Sports Writer
Book Titles: Who's Who in the Major Leagues
🏆🏁🏊Kusuo Kitamura -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1917 N.S. d.6/6/1996 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Japanese
🎵Billy Preston -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/9/1946 N.S. d.6/6/2006 N.S. (59)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Singer, Drummer, Keyboardist, Organist, Gospel Singer, Rhythm and Blues/Soul Performer
Names/Places: b. in Houston
Misc: the first non-Beatle to be credited on a Beatles record "Get Back" for his musical contributions, also a so-called fifth Beatle
🎵Marvin Isley -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/18/1953 d.6/6/2010 (56)
Hall of Famer, Pop Singer
Group Names: Isley Brothers
🎭🏆🏁Esther Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/8/1921 N.S. d.6/6/2013 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Movie Actress, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles; Billy Rose's wife; Fernando Lamas's widow
Misc: in the International Swimming Hall of Fame
🏆Osvaldo Horacio Codaro -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/9/1930 N.S. d.6/6/2017 N.S. (86)
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Argentine
🏆⚾Albert "Red" Schoendienst -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1923 N.S. d.6/6/2018 N.S. (95)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Second Baseman
Misc: 10x All-Star, 5x, World Series champ; ;ed the NL in stolen bases with 26 in 1945; Cardinals #2 retired and in the Cardinals and Baseball Halls of Fame
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (1945-1956), New York Giants (1956-1957), Milwaukee Braves (1957-1960), St. Louis Cardinals (1961-1963), St. Louis Cardinals (manager 1965-1976, 1980, 1990)
🎵Dr. John -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/21/1941 N.S. d.6/6/2019 N.S. (77)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Bassist, Drummer, Guitarist, Pianist, Bandleader, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in New Orleans; RN:Malcolm "Mac" John Rebennack Jr.
Misc: the pioneer of "Swamp Rock".
Group Names: Dr. John
📰🏆🎾Gianni Clerici -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1930 N.S. d.6/6/2022 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Journalist, Sports Commentator, Tennis Player, Italian
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