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

Eugene Fodor 1950

Alan Clark (Dire Straits) 1952

Marsha Warfield 1954 - Actress: "Night Court"

Penn Jillett 1955 - Magician: Penn and Teller

Andy Gibb 1958

Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) 1962

Charlie Reid (The Proclaimers) 1962

Rome 1970

John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) 1970

Kevin Connolly 1974

Niki Taylor 1975

Jake Lloyd 1989