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February 5 Birthdays in History - February 5 Deaths - February 5 Events
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February 5, 1985 Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese Athlete February 5, 1978 Kristina Cherina, Miss Croatia Universe 1997 February 5, 1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star, 1995 Puerto Rico February 5, 1975 Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord February 5, 1975 Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player, Willem II February 5, 1974 Adrienne Johnson, WNBA guard for the Cleveland Rockers February 5, 1973 Diego Serrano, Quito Ecuador, actor, Tomas Rivera-Another World February 5, 1973 Israel Raybon, defensive end for the Carolina Panthers February 5, 1973 Laura Espinoza-Watson, Torrance California, female infielder, Silver Bullets February 5, 1973 Richard Matvichuk, Ft. Saskatchewan C, NHL defenseman for the Dallas Stars February 5, 1972 Chris Bailey, ice hockey defenseman, USA, 1998 Olympics February 5, 1972 Erin Phillips, Mexico Missouri, Miss America-Missouri 1996 February 5, 1972 Tony Johnson, tight end for the New Orleans Saints February 5, 1972 Mary Elizabeth Donaldson, Australian Royalty February 5, 1971 Dennis Hall, Milwaukee, 125 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96 February 5, 1971 Dianne Norman, Sault Ste Marie Ontario, basketball forward 1996 Olympics February 5, 1971 Marcus Redman, actor, Raymond-Doogie Howser February 5, 1971 Peter "Chip" Cipollone, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, rower 1996 Olympics February 5, 1970 Darren Lehmann, cricketer, SA and Vic LHB Australian ODI 1996 February 5, 1970 Forey Duckett, NFL/WLAF cornerback and safety, Saints, Scot Claymores February 5, 1969 Bobby Brown, born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, vocalist, Ghostbusters, Don't Be Cruel February 5, 1968 Chris Barron, rocker, Spin Doctors February 5, 1968 Regina Rajchitova, Czechoslovakia, tennis star February 5, 1968 Roberto Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles February 5, 1968 Will Furrer, NFL quarterback, Houston Oilers, St. Louis Rams February 5, 1966 Jose Maria Olazabal, golfer February 5, 1965 Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics February 5, 1965 James David McGovern, Teaneck, New Jersey, PGA golfer, 1993 Shell Houston Open February 5, 1965 Tarik Benhabiles, Algeria, tennis star February 5, 1964 Jim Pugh, born in Burbank, California, tennis star February 5, 1964 Laura Linney, American Actress February 5, 1962 Duff McKagan, [Michael], born in Seattle, Washington bassist, Guns and Roses February 5, 1962 Tommy Skeoch, rock vocalist, Tesla-Psychotic Supper February 5, 1961 Tim Meadows, American Comedian February 5, 1960 Jane Geddes, Huntington, New York, LPGA golfer, 1987 Women's Kemper Open February 5, 1960 William John Readings, literary theorist February 5, 1959 Glenn Dubis, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. 3x40 rifle, Olympics-1984, 88, 96 February 5, 1959 Jennifer M. Granholm, American Politician February 5, 1959 Jennifer Granholm, American Politician February 5, 1959 Armstrong Williams, American Journalist February 5, 1958 Jennifer Jason Leigh, [Morrow], LA Cal, actress, Single White Female February 5, 1957 Craig Wilson, Beeville, Texas, U.S. water polo goalie, Olym-silver-84, 88 February 5, 1955 Debra Jo Fondren, Los Angeles Cal, playmate of year, September, 1977 February 5, 1954 Roseanne Katan, Jamacia, playmate, Sep, 1978 February 5, 1954 Cliff Martinez, American Musician February 5, 1951 Elizabeth Swados, Buffalo, New York, composer/playwright, 1972 TONY February 5, 1950 Ann Sexton, U.S. vocalist, You're Gone too Long February 5, 1949 David Sullivan, English softporno/newspaper publisher, Sunday Sport February 5, 1949 Maidarjabyn Ganzorig, Mongolia, cosmonaut, Soyuz 39 backup February 5, 1949 Nigel Olsson, rock guitarist/drummer, Elton John Band February 5, 1948 Barbara Hershey, [Herzstein], Atlanta, Stuntman, Shy People February 5, 1948 Christopher Guest, born in New York City, actor, SNL, Heartbeeps, This is Spinal Tap February 5, 1948 David Denny, rock guitarist, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra February 5, 1948 Elco [LC] Brinkman, Dutch minister WVC, CDA February 5, 1948 Nigel Tufnel, rocker, Spinal Tap February 5, 1948 Errol Morris, American Director February 5, 1947 Claude King, singer February 5, 1947 David Ladd, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Raymie, Catlow, Misty, Deathline February 5, 1947 Mary Louise Cleave, Southampton, New York, PhD/astronaut, STS 61-B, STS 30 February 5, 1946 Charlotte Rampling, born in England, actress, Zardoz, Night Porter, Verdict February 5, 1944 Al Kooper, rock keyboards/vocalist, Blood Sweat and Tears-When I Die February 5, 1944 Cory Wells, rocker February 5, 1944 J R Cobb, Birmingham, Alabama, rocker, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Classic IV February 5, 1943 Charles Winfield, Penn, rocker, Blood Sweat and Tears-Spinning Wheel February 5, 1943 Craig Morton, born in Flint, Michigan, NFL quarterback, Dallas, Denver February 5, 1943 Ivan Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer February 5, 1943 Larry Tamblyn, rock guitarist, Standells-Dirty Water February 5, 1943 Michael Mann, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor and director, Sexpot, Close Friends February 5, 1943 Nolan Bushnell, founder, Atari, /creator, Pong February 5, 1943 Sven Johnson, rocker (Tangerine Dream February 5, 1943 Howell Raines, American Editor February 5, 1942 Cory Wells, Buffalo, New York, rock vocalist, 3 Dog Night-Joy to the World February 5, 1942 Roger Staubach, NFL quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys February 5, 1942 Susan Hill, English playwright, Magic Apple Tree February 5, 1941 Barrett Strong, Detroit, vocalist, Money, That's What I Want February 5, 1941 David Selby, Morganstown, West Virginia, actor, Falcon Crest, Flamingo Road February 5, 1941 Rick Laird, jazz musician, Gerry Niewood and Timepiece February 5, 1941 Stephen J Cannell, producer, Rockford Files February 5, 1940 H R Giger, artist, special effects designer, Alien February 5, 1940 H. 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Giger, Swiss Artist February 5, 1939 Brian Luckhurst, cricketer, England opener of 60's and early 70's February 5, 1939 Jane Bryant Quinn, newscaster/financial writer, Everyone's Money Book February 5, 1938 Dick van Niehoff, Dutch vocalist, Fouryo February 5, 1938 John Guare, U.S. writer, 6 degrees of Separation, Atlantic City, Taking Off February 5, 1937 Cocky van Oost, [Kommertje van Vliet], Dutch dancer, Sylphides February 5, 1937 Gaston Roelants, Belgium, world cross-country champion February 5, 1937 Stuart Damon, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Alan Quartermaine-General Hospital February 5, 1935 Alex Harvey, rocker, Just Visiting This Planet February 5, 1935 John J "Jannie" Geldenhuys, supreme commander South Africa army 1980- February 5, 1934 Hank Aaron, baseball player, record 755 HRs, 1957 NL MVP February 5, 1934 Donald Stewart Cherry, Canadian Journalist February 5, 1933 Jorn Donner, Helsinki Finland, director, Anna, Tenderness February 5, 1933 Nick Georgiade, New York City, actor, Untouchables, Run Buddy Run February 5, 1933 Ron Wilson, U.S. percussionist, Joy of Cooking February 5, 1929 Fred Sinowatz, SP, chancellor of Austria, 1983-86 February 5, 1928 Andrew M Greeley, author/reverend February 5, 1928 Pananayiotis Taki Vatikiotis, middle east scholar February 5, 1928 Andrew Greeley, American Clergyman February 5, 1927 Robert Brown, Herbrides Is, actor, Here Come the Brides, Primus February 5, 1927 Val Dufour, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, actor, Eugenie Grandet, Another World February 5, 1926 Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, New York City, publisher, New York Times February 5, 1924 Robert Lynn, anarchist February 5, 1923 Stephen J Cannell, TV producer/writer February 5, 1922 Bernard Kalb, spokesman, State Department, /actor, Dave February 5, 1921 John M Pritchard, born in London, England, conductor February 5, 1920 Frank Muir, English Writer February 5, 1919 Andrea George Papandreou, Greek premier, 1981-89, 93- February 5, 1919 Red Buttons, [Aaron Chwatt], Bronx New York City, comedian/actor, Sayonara February 5, 1918 Charles J "Tim" Holt, U.S. actor, Treasure of Sierra Madre February 5, 1918 Kara Abulfazogli Karayev, composer February 5, 1918 Tim Holt, Beverly Hills California, actor, Stagecoach, Hitler's Children February 5, 1917 Zsa Zsa Gabor, born in Budapest, actress, Queen of Outer Space February 5, 1915 Robert Hofstadter, U.S. atomic physicist February 5, 1914 Alan Hodgkin, British physicist, Nobel 1963 February 5, 1914 William S. Burroughs, American Writer February 5, 1913 Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger February 5, 1912 Willard Parker, New York City, actor, Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman February 5, 1912 Zoltan Pongracz, composer February 5, 1910 Martha van Och-Scholl, German/Dutch resistance fighter, WW II February 5, 1909 Grazyna Bacewicz, composer February 5, 1907 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname, 1949-56 February 5, 1907 Norton Simon, business executive, Simon and Schuster February 5, 1907 Pierre E J Pflimlin, premier France February 5, 1906 John Carradine, Greenwich Village, New York, actor, Grapes of Wrath, Howling February 5, 1903 Ivan Galamian, Tabriz Persia, violinist February 5, 1903 Joan Whitney Payson, owner, New York Mets and horse stables February 5, 1903 Nathaniel Owings, Indianapolis, architect, Oak Ridge, TN; Sears February 5, 1902 Bronislaw Kaper, composer February 5, 1900 Adlai E Stevenson, Gov-D-Ill, President candidate, D, 1952, 1956 February 5, 1900 Adlai E. Stevenson, American Politician February 5, 1897 Dirk U Stikker, director, Heineken, /Dutch foreign minister/NATO February 5, 1893 Roman Ingarden, Polish philosopher, Studia philosophica February 5, 1892 George Saiko, writer February 5, 1891 Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ, 6 time Wimbled February 5, 1891 Karl L Schmidt, German/Swiss theologist, Urchristentum February 5, 1889 Elias Henry "Patsy" Hendren, cricketer, prolific England bat of 20's February 5, 1889 Ernest Tyldesley, cricketer, 1st Lancastrian to score 100 100's February 5, 1889 Ioan Dumitru Chirescu, composer February 5, 1887 A P Gutersloh, writer February 5, 1882 Felice Lattuada, composer February 5, 1881 Frederick Leonard Lonsdale, British playwright, Balkan Princess February 5, 1879 Edward Rigby, England, actor, Star Look Down, Young and Innocent February 5, 1878 Andre-Gustave Citroen, France, auto maker February 5, 1871 Jovan Ducic, Serb poet, Blue Legends February 5, 1868 Lodewijk Mortelmans, composer February 5, 1867 Casper A. Lingbeek, vicar/Dutch MP, HSP, 1925..37 February 5, 1866 Arthur Keith, Scottish anthropologist February 5, 1866 Henri [Hendrik J] Hall, Dutch MP/comic, Put a Lid on it February 5, 1866 Rossetter Gleason Cole, composer February 5, 1865 Harvey Worthington Loomis, composer February 5, 1864 Carl Tieke, composer February 5, 1863 Armand Parent, composer February 5, 1862 Felipe Villanueva y Gutierrez, Mexico, composer February 5, 1860 Jackson Showalter, 1st U.S. chess champion February 5, 1856 Otto Brahm, German critic/founder, Neue Deutsche Rundschau February 5, 1848 Belle Starr [Myra Belle Shirley], U.S. female outlaw, wild west February 5, 1848 Joris-Karl Huysmans, France, writer, Against the Grain February 5, 1840 Hiram Stevens Maxim, inventor, automatic single-barrel rifle February 5, 1840 John Boyd Dunlop, Scotland, developer, pneumatic rubber tire February 5, 1837 Dwight L. Moody, U.S., evangelist, Student Volunteer Movement February 5, 1833 John Watkinson, founder of British Chess Magazine, oldest chess mag February 5, 1810 Ole Bull, composer February 5, 1804 Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Finland, poet February 5, 1799 John Lindley, English botanist, Elements of Botany February 5, 1788 Karoly Kisfaludy, Hungarian literary, A Tat rok Magyarorsz gon February 5, 1788 Robert "Bobbie" Peel, British conservative premier/founder, Bobbies February 5, 1779 Frans van Campenhout, Belgian vocalist/composer, Brabanconne February 5, 1778 Robert Peel, British Prime Minister, 1834-46, founder, Tories February 5, 1775 Margaretha J de Neufville, author, Small Pligten February 5, 1770 Alexandre Brongniart, Paris, mineralogist/geologist, Tertiary February 5, 1753 Coert L van Beyma thoe Kingma, Frisian regent/patriot February 5, 1748 Christian Gottlob Neefe, German composer and conductor /tutor of Beethoven February 5, 1746 Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, American Statesman February 5, 1744 John Jeffries, colonial physician/meteorologist February 5, 1732 Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer February 5, 1723 John Witherspoon, clergyman/signed Declaration of Independence February 5, 1711 Joseph Umstatt, composer February 5, 1662 Giuseppi Vignola, composer February 5, 1626 Marie de Sevigne, Paris, letter-writer, Portrait in Letters February 5, 1626 Madame de Sevigne, French Writer February 5, 1589 Honorat de Brueil seigneur de Racan, French playwright and poet |