6word Portrait: Magnus Carlsen

Norwegian World Chess Champion; highest-rated ever. 


Born this day in 1990

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6word Portrait: Vin Scully

Dulcetly called Dodgers games for decades.

Born 90 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Jon Stewart

Made acerbic condemnation a Daily Show.

Born 55 years ago today.

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6word Portrait: Jimi Hendrix

Lord knows he’s a “Voodoo Child”

Born 75 years ago today (d. 1970)

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6word Portrait: Charles M. Schulz

Peanuts cartoonist observed life through Charlie.

Born 95 years ago today (d. 2000)

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6word Portrait: Joe DiMaggio

Photo by Seth Arkin, 1998

Where have you gone, Yankee Clipper?

Born this day in 1914 (d. 1999)

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6word Portrait: Scott Joplin

“The Entertainer” who essentially created ragtime.

Born this day in 1868 (d. 1917)

(Birthdate likely inexact.)

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6word Portrait: Jerry Bock

Composed Fiddler on the Roof, Fiorello

Born this day in 1928 (d. 2010)

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6word Portrait: Billie Jean King

A (tennis) champion for gender equality. 


Born this day in 1943.

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6word Portrait: René Magritte

"Ceci n'est pas une pipe." Surrealist. 


Born this day in 1898 (d. 1967)

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Painting shown: The Treachery of Images (1929) 
French words translate to: This is not a pipe.