March 5




Birthdays


Gerhardus Mercator 1512 - Flemis mapmaker

William Oughtred 1574

William Blackstone 1595 - First settler in Boston

Antoine Cadillac 1658 - Founder of Detroit, MI

Lucy Larcom 1824 - Poet

Elisha Harris 1824

James Merrit Ives 1824 - Lithographer: Partner of Nathaniel Currier.

Frank Norris 1870 - Author

Hector Villa-Lobos 1887

Emmett J. Culligan 1893 - Water treatment pioneer

Rex Harrison 1908 - Actor

James Noble 1922

James B. Sikking 1934

Dean Stockwell 1936 - Actor

Paul Evans 1938

Fred Williamson 1938

Tommy Tucker 1939

Samantha Eggar 1939 - Actress

Paul Sand 1944 - Actor

Murray Head 1946

Michael Warren 1946 - Actor ("Hill Street Blues")

Eddie Hodges 1947

Eddy Grant 1948 - Singer

Eugene Fodor 1950

Alan Clark 1952 - Musician (Dire Straits)

Marsha Warfield 1954 - Actress ("Night Court")

Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician (Penn and Teller)

Teena Marie 1956 - Singer

Andy Gibb 1958 - Singer

Craig Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)

Charlie Reid 1962 - Musician (The Proclaimers)

Rome 1970

John Frusciante 1970 - Musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Kevin Connolly 1974 - Actress ("Entourage")

Eva Mendes 1975 - Actress ("Hitch")

Niki Taylor 1975 - Model

Paul Konerko 1976 - Baseball player

Jake Lloyd 1989