May 5




Birthdays


Soren Kierkegaard 1813

Karl Marx 1818 - Socialist writer ("Das Kapital", "The Communist Manifesto"), founder of communism

John B. Stetson 1830

Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochran Seaman) 1865 - Journalist, wrote about taboo subjects for her time period (divorce, poverty, capital punishment, insanity), women’s rights advocate

Charles Bender 1883

Christopher Morley 1890 - Writer (New York Evening Post, Saturday Review), novelist

Rex Harrison 1908

Tyrone Power (Tyrone Edmund Power Jr.) 1913 - Actor ("The Mark of Zorro", "The Eddie Duchin Story")

Duane Carter 1913 - Auto racer

Alice Faye (Alice Jeanne Leppert) 1915 - Actress ("State Fair")

Arthur Schawlow 1921

Ann B. Davis (Ann Bradford Davis) 1926 - Actress ("The Brady Bunch")

Art Pollard 1927 - Auto racer

Pat Carroll 1927 - Comedienne, actress ("The Ted Knight Show")

Ace Cannon (John Henry Cannon Jr.) 1934 - Saxophonist

Jose (Antonio Rodriguez) Pagan 1935 - Baseball player

Sandy Baron (Sanford Beresofsky) 1937 - Comedian, actor ("This Must Be Belgium")

Johnnie Taylor 1937

Roni Stoneman 1938

Michael Murphy 1938 - Actor ("Batman Returns")

Lance Henriksen 1940 - Actor ("The Last Samurai", "Dog Day Afternoon")

Tommy (Vann) Helms 1941 - Baseball player

Tammy Wynette (Virginia Wynette Pugh) 1942 - Country singer

Michael Palin 1943 - Comedian, actor ("Monty Python’s Flying Circus", "A Fish Called Wanda")

Roger Rees 1944 - Actor ("Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "If Looks Could Kill")

John Rhys-Davies 1944 - Actor

Jean-Pierre Léaud 1944 - Actor ("Last Tango in Paris")

Larry (Eugene) Hisle 1947 - Baseball player

John Hummer 1948 - Basketball player

Bill Ward 1948 - Musician (Black Sabbath)

Nick Bebout 1951 - Football player

Richard E. Grant 1957 - Actor ("Ready to Wear", "Bram Stoker’s Dracula")

John Miller 1958 - Broadcast journalist

Annette Bening 1959 - Actress

Ian McCullough 1959 - Musician (Echo and the Bunnymen)

Cathy Moriarty 1960

Gary Daly 1962 - Singer (China Crisis)

Kevin Mooney 1962 - Musician (Adam & The Ants)

Kevin James LaBrie 1963 - Musician (Dream Theater)

Tina Yothers 1973 - Actress ("Family Ties")

Craig David 1981

Danielle Fishel 1981