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Hall of Fame Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 29

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🏆🥊Stan Hansen -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1949 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:John Stanley Hansen II

🏆Falk Hoffman -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, East German

🎵Don Schlitz -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952
Hall of Famer, Country Music Songwriter

🏆🏁🏇Jerry Bailey -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1957
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Horse Jockey

🏆Milivoj Bebić -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Croatian

✍⚛⚖Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1809 N.S. d.10/7/1894 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Novelist, Poet (m), Physician (m), Judge/Jurist (m)
Names/Places: b. in Cambridge, MA; Old Ironsides

🏆⛸Sherwin Badger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1901 d.4/8/1972 (70)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🏒Aurele Joliat -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1901 d.6/2/1986 (84)
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Aurele Emile "Mighty Atom, Little Giant" Joliat
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens (possibly 1922-1938)

🎵🎷Charlie "Bird" Parker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1920 N.S. d.3/12/1955 N.S. (34)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: aka Yardbird
Misc: bebop co-creator; great jazz improviser

🏆🏁Wendell Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1921 N.S. d.12/23/1990 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: NASCAR

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🏆🏈Clyde Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1924 N.S. d.1/30/2018 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, NFL Halfback, College Football Player, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Names/Places: MN: Luther
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions

🎵🎷Dinah Washington -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1924 d.12/14/1963 (39)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist
Names/Places: NN:Queen of the Harlem Blues; RN:Ruth Lee Jones

🏆🏁Gary Gabelich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1940 N.S. d.1/26/1984 N.S. (43)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: set a world land speed record of 622.407 miles per hour (1,001.67 km/h) on Oct. 23, 1970 (broken by Stan Barrett in 1979).

🎵🎸Sterling Morrison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1942 d.8/30/1995 (53)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: The Velvet Underground (founding member)

🎭🎵Michael (Singer) Jackson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1958 N.S. d.6/25/2009 N.S. (50)
Hall of Famer, Vegetarian, Actor, Dancer (m), Music Producer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Gary, Indiana; MN:Joe; Lisa Marie Presley's ex-
Misc: the top multi-platinum record seller of the 1980s; Captain EO in Disneyland; "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied his "Beat It" song into "Eat It" in 1984 and his "Bad" into "Fat in 1988.
Group Names: The Jacksons, soloist
Song Titles: Got To Be There, Rockin' Robin, Ben, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Off The Wall, She's Out of My Life, The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Thriller, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, Black or White, Remember The Time, You Are Not Alone
Album Titles: Got To Be There, Ben, Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory: Past Present and Future Book 1, Invincible
TV Shows: The Jackson 5 (animated, voicist), The Simpsons' prison inmate who thinks he's Michael Jackson

🏆🏁🏊Cecil Patrick Healy -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1881 N.S. d.8/29/1918 N.S. (36)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian

🏆🏈Frank Cavanagh -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/28/1876 d.8/29/1933 (57)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: one of football's coaching greats in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Dartmouth College (player 1896-1897), Cincinnati (coach 1898), Denver Athletic Club (coach 1898-1902), Holy Cross (1903-1905), Worcester Academy (1909-1910), Dartmouth College (coach 1911-1916), Boston College (coach 1919-1926), Fordham (coach 1927-1932)

🏆⚽William J "Tucker" Fryer -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1895 N.S. d.8/29/1960 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

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🏆🎳Grazio Castellano -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/2/1917 d.8/29/1964 (47)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: the first to roll a 300 game on live television on October 4, 1953.

🏆⚾Paul G. Waner -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/16/1903 d.8/29/1965 (62)
Hall of Famer, MLB Right Fielder
Names/Places: NN:Big Poison
Misc: NL League Award Winner 1927; outfielder with 3152 hits
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-1940), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941), Boston Braves (1941-1942), Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944), New York Yankees (1944-1945)

🎵Jimmy Reed -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/6/1925 d.8/29/1976 (50)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Harmonicaist, Blues Performer
Names/Places: RN:Mathis James Reed Leland

✍⚛📰Lowell Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/6/1892 d.8/29/1981 (89)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Traveler (m), Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, Editor (m)
Names/Places: b. in Woodington, Ohio
Misc: Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp. co-founder; Reporter, Broadcaster, Legendary commentator and adventurer; "So Long Until Tomorrow"; Movietone movie news announcer

🎵David "Honeyboy" Edwards -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/28/1915 N.S. d.8/29/2011 N.S. (96)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🎨Marie Severin -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1929 N.S. d.8/29/2018 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: known for her work at Marvel Comics and the 1950's EC Comics; in the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame

🏆🏈Jim Langer -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/16/1948 N.S. d.8/29/2019 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NFL Center
Misc: Super Bowls VI, VII, VIII
Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins (1970-1979), Minnesota Vikings (1980-1981)

🏆🏁🏇Randy Romero -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1947 N.S. d.8/29/2019 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey

⛪🎭Edward Asner -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/15/1929 N.S. d.8/29/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Jewish, TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Names/Places: b. in Kansas City, MO; RFN:Yitzak Eddie
Misc: ex-SAG president
TV Shows: Lou Grant (as Lou Grant), Mary Tyler Moore (as Lou Grant); Roots (as Capt. Davies), Rich Man Poor Man, Captain Planet & the Planeteers, The Bronx Zoo, Trials of Rosie O'Neill (as Walter Kovatch), Fish Police, Hearts Afire (as George Lahti), Thunder Alley (as Gil), The Bachelor, Center of the Universe (as Art Pressman), Up

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