💻Sir Tim Berners Lee -- is 70 in the year 2025 and 71 in the year 2026; b.6/8/1955 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Computer Scientist, English
Misc: widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989
🎵🎸Nick Rhodes -- is 63 in the year 2025 and 64 in the year 2026; b.6/8/1962 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Synthesizer, Rock and Roll Keyboardist, English
Names/Places: RLN:Bates
Misc: Rhythm Box
Group Names: Duran Duran, Arcadia
🏆🎾Lindsay Davenport -- is 49 in the year 2025 and 50 in the year 2026; b.6/8/1976
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player
🏆🎾Kim Clijsters -- is 42 in the year 2025 and 43 in the year 2026; b.6/8/1983
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Belgiumese
🏆🥊Bill Longston -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1906 d.12/12/1982 (76)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka Wild Bill Longson
🏆🥊Baron Michele Leone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1909 N.S. d.11/26/1988 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Wrestler, Italian
Misc: he was one of the biggest stars and most prominent heels of the early television era of wrestling
🏆🏀J. Walter Kennedy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1912 d.6/26/1977 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, NBA Executive
Names/Places: mistakenly referred to as Walter J. Kennedy
Misc: was the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1963 until 1975.
⚖🏆🏈Byron Raymond "Whizzer" White -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1917 N.S. d.4/15/2002 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, Supreme Court Justice, NFL Runningback
Misc: All-America HB at Colorado (1935-37); signed with Pittsburgh in 1938 for the then largest contract in pro history ($15,800); took Rhodes scholarship in 1939; returned to NFL in 1940 to lead league in rushing and retired in 1941; named to U.S. Supreme Court by President Kennedy in 1962 and stepped down in 1993; in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: University of Colorado at Boulder, Pittsburgh Pirates (1938), Detroit Lions (1940-1941)
🎭Gordon Barton McLendon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1921 d.9/14/1986 (65)
Hall of Famer, Radio Broadcaster
Names/Places: NN:The Maverick of Radio.
Misc: a pioneer in radio and a pirate radio broadcaster
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✍🎭Joan Rivers -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1933 N.S. d.9/4/2014 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Screenwriter, Movie Actress, Comedienne, TV Talk Show Hostess, Panelist, Director
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn; RN:Joan Alexandra Sandra Molinsky; Edgar Rosenberg's wife
Misc: The 'Can We Talk?' rasper, own jeweley line; some say b. 10-12 or 1937
TV Shows: Hollywood Squares (panelist), The Late Show (host), Joan Rivers Show (host)
🏆🏈Herbert Allen "Herb" Adderley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1939 N.S. d.10/30/2020 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, NFL Cornerback
Misc: 5x Pro Bowl, 4x First-Team All-Pro, 5x NFL champ, 3x Super Bowl champ; defensive cornerback and kickoff-return specialist; in the Packers Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers (1961-1969), Dallas Cowboys (1970-1972)
🎵Sherman Garnes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1940 d.2/26/1977 (36)
Hall of Famer, Bass Singer/Basso, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
🎵Clarence "Fuzzy" Haskins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1941 N.S. d.3/17/2023 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Parliaments, Funkadelic
🎵James "Jimmy" King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.6/8/1949 N.S. d.12/10/1967 N.S. (18)
Hall of Famer, Guitarist, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: The Bar-Kays
✍🎖⚖Thomas Paine -- Death Anniversary -- 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, Philosopher, Revolutionary, Political Theorist, English
Book Titles: Common Sense, Age of Reason
⚖Andrew Jackson -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1767 N.S. d.6/8/1845 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, President
Names/Places: b. in Waxhaw, South Carolina; NN:Old Hickory; d. in Nashville
Misc: 7th U.S. President 1829-37; on a $20 bill
🎵Jimmy Rushing -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/26/1901 N.S. d.6/8/1972 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer
Names/Places: NN:Mr. 5x5
Group Names: Count Basie
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🏆⚾"Satchel" Paige -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/7/1906 d.6/8/1982 (75)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: MN:Leroy
Misc: starred in the Negro leagues 1924-48, entered majors at age 42; the only pitcher in the Hall Of Fame with a losing record 28-31 in the majors
🎵Norro Wilson -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/4/1938 N.S. d.6/8/2017 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, Music Producer, Composer, Songwriter, Country Music Singer
Names/Places: RFN:Norris
Misc: in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
🏆🎾Maria Bueno -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/11/1939 N.S. d.6/8/2018 N.S. (78)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player, Brazilian
Misc: who won 4 U.S. Championships (1959,63-64,66) and 3 Wimbledons (1959-60,64).
🎵🎸Danny Kirwan -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/13/1950 N.S. d.6/8/2018 N.S. (68)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist, English
Group Names: Fleetwood Mac
🏆🏀Chet Walker -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/22/1940 N.S. d.6/8/2024 N.S. (84)
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward
Misc: Consensus first-team All-America (Bradley, 1962); NBA All-Rookie Team (1963); 7x NBA All-Star; 1x NBA champion (Philadelphia 76ers, 1967).
Sports Teams: Bradley College, Syracuse Nationals / Philadelphia 76ers (1962-1969), Chicago Bulls (1969-1975)
Calculated Chosen Day to Celebrate a Famous Person whose Date of Birth is Unknown.
Paddington Tom Jones -- Calculated Annual Tribute Days (Calantrib) -- b.??/??/1766 N.S. d.8/22/1833 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Boxer, English
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