Famous Birthdays for July 5Étienne de Silhouette 1709 - French Controller-General of Finances under Louis XV Sarah Siddons 1755 - Actress Sir Stamford Raffles 1781 - British statesman, know for founding of the city of Singapore David G. Farragut 1801 - Officer in U.S. Navy durin the U.S. Civil War, known for the paraphrased quote: "Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead!" P.T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum) 1810 - American showman, businessman, entertainer Cecil John Rhodes 1853 - British business man, politician in South Africa Jean Cocteau (Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau) 1889 - Poet, novelist, dramatist, boxing manager, playwright Henry Cabot Lodge 1902 - American statesman, historian Milburn Stone 1904 - Actor Georges Pompidou (Georges Jean Raymond Pompidou) 1911 - French politician Janos Starker 1924 - Musician (cellist) Warren Oates 1928 - Actor Katherine Helmond 1934 - Actress ("Soap," "Who's the Boss") Shirley Knight 1936 - Actress Chuck Close 1940 - Artist Robbie Robertston 1943 - Musician (The Band) Michael Monarch 1950 - Musician (Steppenwolf) Huey Lewis 1951 - Musician (Huey Lewis and the News) Richard "The Goose" Gossage 1951 - Baseball player Charles Ventre 1952 - Musician (River Road) James Lofton 1956 - Football player Marc Cohn 1959 - Singer, songwriter Edie Falco 1963 - Actress ("The Sapranos") Kathryn Erbe 1965 - Actress ("Law & Order: Criminal Intent") Michael Stuhlbarg 1968 - Actor ("A Serious Man") RZA (Robert Fitzgerald Diggs) 1969 - Music producer, author, rapper Joe (the R&B singer) 1973 Bengt Lagerberg 1973 - Musician (The Cardigans) Dale Godboldo 1975 - Actor Bizarre 1978 - Musician (D12) Amelie Mauresmo 1979 - Tennis player Jason Wade 1980 - Musician (Lifehouse) Dave Haywood 1982 - Musician (Lady Antebellum) |
