Nicholas Dominic Cafardo was an influential American sportswriter and author, best known for his long tenure as a columnist and beat reporter for The Boston Globe, where he primarily focused on covering the Boston Red Sox. He made significant contributions to sports journalism before being posthumously honored with the J. G. Taylor Spink Award in December 2019, recognizing his excellence in baseball writing.
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Time Zone - America/New_York (4:0 W)
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Meaning of the name - Nicholas
victory of the people, people's victory
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Nicholas Dominic Cafardo belongs to the Baby Boomers group.
Place of Birth: Plymouth
Place of Death: Gulf Coast Medical Center
Cause of Death: embolism
Educated At: Whitman-Hanson Regional High School | Suffolk University | Northeastern University
Occupation: sportswriter
Employers: The Boston Globe
Awards Received: J. G. Taylor Spink Award (2020)
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Note: This birth chart is calculated using the date and place of birth, with the time set to noon (12:00 PM) local time. While this provides accurate planetary positions for most celestial bodies, the Ascendant (Rising Sign) and house cusps are not calculated since they require precise birth time. For a complete astrological analysis including houses and rising sign, please provide the exact birth time.Ephemeris for May 8, 1956
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.| Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on May 8, 2026 | Secondary Progressions for May 8, 2026 |
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| Sun | 18 Taurus 1 | 18 Taurus 5 | 25 Cancer 1 |
| Moon | 23 Aries 22 | 4 Aquarius 8 | 27 Scorpio 42 |
| Mercury | 7 Gemini 26 | 11 Taurus 8 | 22 Cancer 24 |
| Venus | 0 Cancer 22 | 17 Gemini 33 | 22 Gemini 46 |
| Mars | 14 Aquarius 53 | 22 Aries 13 | 19 Pisces 56 |
| Jupiter | 21 Leo 58 | 20 Cancer 3 | 1 Virgo 42 |
| Saturn | 0 Sagittarius 54 | 9 Aries 53 | 26 Scorpio 47 |
| Uranus | 28 Cancer 43 | 0 Gemini 43 | 2 Leo 9 |
| Neptune | 28 Libra 31 | 3 Aries 29 | 27 Libra 39 |
| Pluto | 26 Leo 5 | 5 Aquarius 30 | 27 Leo 12 |
| Rahu | 9 Sagittarius 16 | 5 Pisces 24 | 5 Sagittarius 34 |
| Ketu | 9 Gemini 16 | 5 Virgo 24 | 5 Gemini 34 |
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