{"id":3408,"date":"2025-08-09T05:00:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3408"},"modified":"2025-08-06T09:36:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:36:05","slug":"cmn-almanac-130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clarkmedianetwork.com\/?p=3408","title":{"rendered":"CMN Almanac"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, August 9th<\/strong>, the 224th day of the year. There are 141<\/p>\n

\"Doug<\/a>
Doug Williams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

days remaining until the end of the year.<\/p>\n

HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES<\/strong>\u00a0 National Catfish Month,<\/p>\n

National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Romance<\/p>\n

Awareness Month, Peach Month, Book Lover’s Day<\/p>\n

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Billy Henderson, 86, singer (Spinners)<\/p>\n

\"Kurtis<\/a>
Kurtis Blow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Barbara Mason, 78, singer<\/p>\n

<\/b> Doug Williams, 70, football legend<\/p>\n

Kurtis Blow, 66, rapper\/producer<\/p>\n

Louis Lipps, 63, football player\/radio host<\/p>\n

Kevin Mack, 63, football player<\/p>\n

John “Hot Rod” Williams, 63, basketball player<\/p>\n

Deion Sanders, 56, football\/baseball player<\/p>\n

\"Whitney<\/a>
Whitney Houston<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mack 10, 54, rapper<\/p>\n

Derek Fischer, 50, basketball player\/coach<\/p>\n

Jarvis Hayes, 44, basketball player<\/p>\n

Joel Anthony, 43, basketball player<\/p>\n

Tyson Gay, 43, sprinter<\/p>\n

JaMarcus Russell, 40, football player<\/p>\n

HISTORIC BIRTHDAYS<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Gregory<\/a>
Gregory Hines<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Eddie Futch, 115, boxing trainer (d. 2001)<\/p>\n

Dick Anthony Williams, 87, actor (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

The Mighty Hannibal, 86, singer,songwriter\/producer (d. 2014)<\/p>\n

Ken Norton, 82, boxer\/actor (d. 2013)<\/p>\n

Whitney Houston, 62, singer\/actress (d. 2012)<\/p>\n

DEATHS<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gregory Hines, 2003, actor\/dancer (b. 1946)<\/p>\n

Bernie Mac, 2008, comedian\/actor (b. 1957)<\/p>\n

\"Bernie<\/a>
Bernie Mac<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Al Freeman Jr., 2012, actor (b. 1934)<\/p>\n

ON THIS DATE IN…<\/strong><\/p>\n

1848 –\u00a0<\/b>US Barnburners (anti-slavery) party merges with Free Soil Party<\/p>\n

nominating Martin Van Buren for president.<\/p>\n

1936 –\u00a0<\/strong>Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the Summer Olympic games<\/p>\n

becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.<\/p>\n

1961 –\u00a0<\/b>James B Parsons is 1st black appointed to Federal District Court.<\/p>\n

HOROSCOPE<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a Leo born on August 9th, you are characterized by your upbeat, positive and humorous personality. You’re a very social persona and find it irresistible to grab center stage and entertain your friends, family or peers. There are few that don’t appreciate your comedic charms and there are even fewer that don’t appreciate your optimism. Your friends and family are often inspired by your ability to take the positives from any situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today is Saturday, August 9th, the 224th day of the year. There are 141 days remaining until the end of the year. HOLIDAYS and OBSERVANCES\u00a0 National Catfish Month, National Golf Month, National Picnic Month, Romance Awareness Month, Peach Month, Book Lover’s Day CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS Billy Henderson, 86, singer (Spinners) Barbara Mason, 78, singer Doug Williams, …<\/p>\n

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