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April 5, 1977 JoAnn Sevin, born in Dubois, Pennsylvania, air pistol 1996 Olympics April 5, 1977 Sevilay Ozturk, Miss Universe-Turkey 1996 April 5, 1976 Ike Hilliard, NFL wide receiver for the New York Giants April 5, 1976 Ryan Drese, born in San Francisco, California, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze April 5, 1975 Nikki Dryden, born in Calgary, Alberta, 800m swimmer, Olympics 6th 1992, 1996 April 5, 1974 Mike DuHaney, born in New Haven, Connecticut, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold April 5, 1974 Rick Terry, NFL defensive tackle for the New York Jets April 5, 1973 Ed Hobbs, WLAF RB for the London Monarchs April 5, 1973 Emile Palmer, WLAF DT for the London Monarchs April 5, 1973 Estefania Knuth, born in Barcelona, Spain, LPGA golfer, 1992 French Intl April 5, 1973 Spencer Folau, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle, Balt Ravens, Rhein Fire April 5, 1973 Tony Banks, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams April 5, 1973 Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 April 5, 1973 Pharrell Williams, American Musician April 5, 1972 Shigemasa Ito, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Rhein Fire April 5, 1972 Krista Allen, American Actress April 5, 1971 Bob Kuberski, NFL defensive tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 April 5, 1971 Finidi George, soccer player, Ajax April 5, 1971 Stuart Peele, Australian rower 1996 Olympics April 5, 1970 Erlan Sagymbayev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics April 5, 1970 Tim Jacobs, NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins April 5, 1968 Gianna Amore, born in Warwick, Rhode Island, playmate, August, 1989 April 5, 1968 Tasia Valenza, born in New York City, actress, All My Children April 5, 1968 Paula Cole, American Musician April 5, 1966 Brent Hughes, born in New Westminster, California, NHL left wing for the Buffalo Sabres April 5, 1966 Larry Norman, born in Toronto, Ontario, canoeist, Olympics 1992, 1996 April 5, 1966 Scott Dill, NFL tackle and guard, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings April 5, 1965 Mike McCready, American Musician April 5, 1964 Martha Faulconer, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, golfer, 1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th April 5, 1964 Robert "Bob" Kaehler, born in Burlingame, California, rower, Olympics 1992, 1996 April 5, 1958 Cammie Lusko, born in Los Angeles, California, Guinness' World Strongest Woman April 5, 1958 Johan Kriek, born in South Africa, tennis player, U.S. Indoor 1982 April 5, 1957 Vince Gill, born in Norman, Oklahoma, country singer, When I Call Your Name April 5, 1957 Katherine Harris, American Politician April 5, 1955 Janice Long, British radio host, Crash FM April 5, 1955 Renate Bruemmer, astronaut and cosmonaut April 5, 1954 Christopher S. Nelson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Sons and Daughters April 5, 1954 Michael W. Butler, computer programmer, created TODAY program April 5, 1954 Stan Ridgeway, rocker, Mosquito-Garage Sale April 5, 1953 John Buchanan, cricketer, Qld batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995 April 5, 1953 Frank Gaffney, American Writer April 5, 1951 Everett Morton, rocker, English Beat April 5, 1951 Roosevel Ferguson, born in Arkansas, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List April 5, 1951 Dean Kamen, American Inventor April 5, 1950 Agnetha Faltskog, born in Stockholm, Sweden, rocker, ABBA-Waterloo April 5, 1950 Anna Ulvaeus, rocker, Aha-Take on Me April 5, 1950 Franklin R. Chang-Diaz, born in Costa Rica, astro, STS 61C, 34,46,60,75, sk:91 April 5, 1950 Mildred Douglas, Surinames/Dutch singer, Mai Tai April 5, 1949 Judith Arlene Resnik, born in Akron, Ohio, ast, STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster April 5, 1947 Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino Statesman April 5, 1946 Jane Asher, Paul McCartney's girlfriend and actress, Deep End April 5, 1946 Jennifer Penney, ballerina April 5, 1946 Larry Frederick Wendt, composer April 5, 1946 Robert E. McKee, CEO and managing director, Conoco-UK April 5, 1944 Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell, U.S., sci-fi author, Jaws of Menx April 5, 1944 Crispian St. Peters, rocker April 5, 1944 Dave Holland, heavy metal rocker, Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law April 5, 1944 James Buckley, CEO, Baltic Exchange April 5, 1944 Lord Rockley April 5, 1944 Nicholas Caldwell, rocker, Whispers April 5, 1944 Peter T. King, Rep-R-New York April 5, 1944 Willeke van Ammelrooy, born in Amsterdam, actress, Cidke de Rat, Antonia April 5, 1944 Evan Parker, British Musician April 5, 1943 Jonathan Lynn, born in Bath, England, actor, Danny-Doctor in the House April 5, 1943 Max Gail, born in Detroit, Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People April 5, 1942 Allan Clarke, rock vocalist, Hollies-Air That I Breathe April 5, 1942 Arthur Barrett, cricketer, WI leggie early 70's April 5, 1942 Peter Greenaway, British Director April 5, 1941 Dave Swarbrick, rocker, Fairport Convention April 5, 1941 David LaFlamme, born in Utah, electric violinist, It's a Beautiful Day April 5, 1941 Eric Burdon, born in England, rocker, Animals-House of the Rising Sun April 5, 1941 Michael Moriarty, born in Detroit, actor, Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff April 5, 1941 Roman Balayan, born in Nerke, Azerbaijan, director, Filer, Biryuk April 5, 1940 Aliza Kashi, born in Israel, actress and singer, Merv Griffin regular April 5, 1939 Andrew Buxton, CEO, Barclays Bank April 5, 1939 David Winters, born in London, England, choreographer, Steve Allen Comedy Hour April 5, 1939 Lonnie White, vocalist, Smokey Robinson and Miracles-Shop Around April 5, 1938 Colin Bland, cricketer, South African bat Maybe the best cover field April 5, 1938 Ronald Anthony White, Jr., singer April 5, 1937 Colin Powell, born in Bronx, New York, general and Secretary of State April 5, 1937 Stuart May, senior partner, Theodore Goddard April 5, 1936 John Albert, professor, Master of University College Oxford April 5, 1936 John White, composer April 5, 1936 Michael Livesay, British admiral and president, RN College Greenwich April 5, 1935 Donald Lynden-Bell, British astronomer April 5, 1935 Peter Grant, rock band manager April 5, 1934 Stanley Turrentine, jazz saxophonist, Wonderland April 5, 1934 Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles April 5, 1933 Frank Gorshin, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, comedian and impersonator, Riddler-Batman April 5, 1931 Denis Lawton, director, London University Institute of Educ April 5, 1929 Hugo Claus, Flemish writer and director, Cool Lover, Sugar April 5, 1929 Nigel Hawthorne, actor, Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II April 5, 1928 David Farquhar Andress, composer April 5, 1928 Michael Bryant, born in London, England, actor, Sakharov, Girly April 5, 1928 Peter Moore, Principal, London Business School April 5, 1928 Tony Williams, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, singer, Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights April 5, 1928 Will Gaines, jazz dancer April 5, 1927 John Gilbert, MP April 5, 1926 Ann B. Davis, actress, Alice-Brady Bunch April 5, 1926 Milton O. Thompson, astronaut, Dynasoar, X-15 April 5, 1926 Roger Corman, born in Detroit, producer and director, Little Shop of Horrors April 5, 1925 Oldrich Flosman, composer April 5, 1924 Mart Kempers, Dutch graphic artist and sculptor April 5, 1923 Ernest Mandel, Belgian philosopher and economist April 5, 1923 Michael V. Gazzo, born in Hillside, New Jersey, actor, Cookie, Fear City April 5, 1923 Nguyen Van Thieu, South Vietnam president, 1965-75 April 5, 1923 Stanley Orme, Chairman, British Labour Party April 5, 1922 Gale Storm, born in Bloomington, Texas, actress, My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show April 5, 1922 Harry Freedman, composer April 5, 1922 Tom Finney, British soccer star April 5, 1921 Lady Fisher, founder, British Women Caring Trust April 5, 1921 Les Jackson, cricket bowler, England twice, 1949 and 1961 April 5, 1921 Robert Q. Lewis, born in New York City, TV host, Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show April 5, 1920 Arthur Hailey, Luton England, novelist, Hotel, Airport April 5, 1920 Barend Biesheuvel, Dutch premier, 1971-73 April 5, 1919 Douglas Henley, British auditor-general April 5, 1917 Richard Yardumian, born in Philadelphia, composer, Come Creator Spirit April 5, 1917 Robert [Albert] Bloch, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo, Psycho April 5, 1917 Robert Bloch, Writer April 5, 1916 Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn April 5, 1916 Bernard Baily, comic artist April 5, 1916 Gregory Peck, born in La Jolla, California, actor, To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur April 5, 1914 Frederick Angus Armstrong, journalist April 5, 1913 Alan Cheales, dominican priest April 5, 1912 John Le Mesurier, born in Bedford, England, actor, Jabberwocky, Dad's Army April 5, 1911 Goddard Lieberson, Hanley Staffordshire England, recording exec April 5, 1911 Gordon Jones, born in Alden, Iowa, actor, Mike the Cop-Abbott and Costello April 5, 1909 Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli, born in New York City, film producer, James Bond April 5, 1909 Gerald Bond, cricketer, one Test South Africa vs. England 1938, 0 and 0-16 April 5, 1908 Bette Davis, born in Lowell, Massachusetts, famous eyes, Of Human Bondage, Jezebel April 5, 1908 George Schick, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, conductor, Chicago Symphony April 5, 1908 Grady Sutton, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, actor, Pruitts of South Hampton April 5, 1908 Herbert von Karajan, born in Austria, Nazi and conductor, Berlin Philharmonic April 5, 1908 Mary Hemingway, writer, Ernest Hemmingway Biography April 5, 1907 J Zeldenrust, Dutch pathologist and anatomist April 5, 1906 Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock, English agronomist April 5, 1905 Bill Raisch, one armed actor, Fred Johnson-Fugitive April 5, 1905 Jef Maes, composer April 5, 1903 Thomas Baron Pitfield, composer April 5, 1901 Alexander Alexeieff, Russian/French painter and graphic artist April 5, 1901 Chester Bowles, born in Massachusetts, ambassador and writer, Conscience of a Liberal April 5, 1901 Melvyn Douglas, born in Macon, Georgia, actor, Hud, Ghost Story April 5, 1900 Spencer Tracy, born in Milwaukee, actor, Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib April 5, 1899 William Hornby Steer, barrister and judge April 5, 1899 Alfred Blalock, American Inventor April 5, 1893 Clas Thunberg, born in Finland, speed skater, Olympics gold 1924, 1928 April 5, 1893 Pal Szabo, Hungarian farmer and author, Talpalatnyi Fold April 5, 1890 Fie Carelsen, Dutch actress, Malle Gervallen April 5, 1886 Jacques Handschin, Swiss musicologist, Der Toncharakter April 5, 1885 Dimitrie Cuclin, composer April 5, 1882 Don Blackie, cricketer, Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46 April 5, 1876 Viktor Patrick Vretblad, composer April 5, 1871 Jeanne Bougeois, [La Mistinguette], artist, French revue April 5, 1869 Albert Roussel, born in Tourcoing, France, composer, Rapsodie Flamende April 5, 1869 Karl Wagenfeld, Low German writer, Daud un Duwel April 5, 1868 J F "Flooi" Du Toit, cricketer, one Test South Africa 1892 April 5, 1862 Louis Ganne, composer April 5, 1859 Wilhelm Harteveld, composer April 5, 1857 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg, ruler of Bulgaria, 1879-86 April 5, 1856 Booker Taliaferro Washington, pioneer educator, 1st black on U.S. stamp April 5, 1856 Booker T. Washington, American Educator April 5, 1854 Vicente Goicoechea Errasti, composer April 5, 1853 Alfonso Randano, composer April 5, 1845 Jules M Cambon, French Governor-General of Algeria/ambassador April 5, 1839 Robert Smalls, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, black congressman 1875-87, Rep-SC April 5, 1839 Stanislaw Pilinski, composer April 5, 1838 Alpheus Hyatt, U.S., invertebrate paleontologist April 5, 1837 Algernon Charles Swinburne, born in England, poet, Atalanta in Calydon April 5, 1834 Frank Richard Stockton, American Writer April 5, 1832 Jules-Francois Camille Ferry, French statesman April 5, 1830 Alexander Muir, born in Lesmahagow Scotland, poet, Maple Leaf Forever April 5, 1828 Pietro Plantania, composer April 5, 1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones, Major General Confederate Army April 5, 1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell, poet, Roman April 5, 1822 James Nagle, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1866 April 5, 1820 Nadar, [Felix Tournachon], French painter, cartoonist, author and ballonist April 5, 1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons, Bvt Major General Union volunteers April 5, 1811 Jules Dupre, landscape painter April 5, 1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti, composer April 5, 1795 Henry Havelock, British soldier, War in Afghanistan 1838-39 April 5, 1788 Franz Pforr, German painter and cartoonist, Lukasbund April 5, 1784 Louis [Ludwig] Spohr, born in Germany, violin virtuoso and composer, Faust April 5, 1752 Sebastien Erard, piano and harp manufacturer April 5, 1732 Jean-Honore Fragonard, born in France, painter April 5, 1727 Pasquale Ankossi, composer April 5, 1725 Giacomo Casanova, Italian writer, philanderer and adventurer April 5, 1698 Georg Gottfried Wagner, composer April 5, 1649 Elihu Yale, England, philanthropist founded Yale April 5, 1643 Charles V Leopold, Duke of Lorraine and field marshal in Austria April 5, 1626 Jan van Kessel, Flemish painter April 5, 1598 Laurentius Erhard, composer April 5, 1595 John Wilson, composer April 5, 1588 Thomas Hobbes, born in England, philosopher, Leviathan |