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July 5, 1980 Eva Green, French Actress July 5, 1978 Carmen Kempt, Miss Canada Universe 1997 July 5, 1975 Ai Sugiyama, born in Tokyo, Japan, tennis star July 5, 1975 Chris Gratton, Brantford, NHL center, Tampa Bay Lightning July 5, 1975 Christoph Brandner, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 July 5, 1975 Todd Macdonald, Charlestown, NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers July 5, 1973 Christy Rowe, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, soccer defender 1996 Olympics July 5, 1973 Michael Sykora, Pardubice CZE, NHL defenseman, Sharks, Oly-gold-98 July 5, 1972 Michael Bays, born in Enrico, California, actor, Bronx Zoo, Days of Our Live July 5, 1972 Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold July 5, 1972 Tatsuhito Takaiwa, wrestler, NJPW July 5, 1972 Chuck Klosterman, American Critic July 5, 1971 Donna Faber, born in East Orange, New Jersey, tennis star July 5, 1970 Doug Bochtler, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, pitcher for the San Diego Padres July 5, 1970 Maureen Lee, born in Melbourne, Australia, golfer July 5, 1969 Haylea Petrie, Australian softball outfielder 1996 Olympics bronze July 5, 1969 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia July 5, 1969 John Oostendorp, born in Iowa City, Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics July 5, 1969 Joshua Crayton, born in Redondo Beach, California, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics July 5, 1968 Molly Brock, born in Berkeley, California, rower 1996 Olympics July 5, 1968 Nate Singleton, NFL wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers July 5, 1968 Shahid Anwar, cricketer, Pakistani all-rounder 1996 England tour July 5, 1967 Tim Worrell, born in Pasadena, California, pitcher for the San Diego Padres July 5, 1965 Lucy Han, born in Hartford, Conn, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-7th-1994 July 5, 1964 Mark H. Lascells, grandson of English princess Mary July 5, 1964 Salim Raza, UAE cricket all-rounder, 1996 World Cup July 5, 1963 Edie Falco, American Actress July 5, 1959 Marc Cohn, singer, Walking in Memphis July 5, 1959 Patricia Pease Jeffers, born in North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of our Life July 5, 1959 Tim Shaw, cricketer, South African ODI slow lefty 1991 July 5, 1959 Veronica Guerin, journalist July 5, 1958 Meredith Ann Pierce, U.S., sci-fi author, Darkangel July 5, 1958 Patsy Pease, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, actress, Kimberly-Days of Our Lives July 5, 1958 Bill Watterson, American Cartoonist July 5, 1956 James Lofton, NFL wide reciever, Bills, Packers, Raiders July 5, 1955 Michael Gismondi, rock saxophonist, Michael Stanley Band July 5, 1954 John Wright, NZ cricketer, opening batsman 1978-92 July 5, 1954 Bob Ney, American Politician July 5, 1952 David Dreier, Rep-R-Calif, 1981- July 5, 1952 Michael Don McNabb, composer July 5, 1952 Terence Tom Henricks, born in Bryan, Ohio, USAF/astronaut, STS 44, 55, 70, 78 July 5, 1951 Geert Jan Hessing, Dutch rock drummer, Catapult July 5, 1951 Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher, Yankees, Padres, A's July 5, 1950 Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year July 5, 1950 Huey Lewis, born in New York City, vocalist, & the News-Need a New Drug July 5, 1950 Michael Monarch, born in Los Angeles, California, rock guitarist, Steppenwolf July 5, 1948 Julie Nixon Eisenhower, Washington D.C., daughter of Richard Milhaus July 5, 1947 Todd Akin, American Politician July 5, 1945 Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year July 5, 1945 Dick Scoppettone, rocker July 5, 1945 Jeffrey Kramer, born in New York City, actor, Ted Stein-Struck by Lightning July 5, 1944 Robbie Robertson, [Jamie], born in Toronto, Canada, rock guitarist, Band July 5, 1942 Ada J Bas-Jansen, Dutch MP, CDA July 5, 1941 Barbara Frischmuth, writer July 5, 1940 Karen Shepherd, Rep-D-Utah July 5, 1938 Stanley Joel Silverman, composer July 5, 1937 Brooke Hayward, born in Los Angeles, California, author, Haywire July 5, 1937 Frouwke J Laning-Boersema, Dutch politician, CDA, 2nd Chamber July 5, 1937 Nita M Lowey, Rep-D-New York July 5, 1936 Shirley Knight, born in Goessei, Kansas, actress, Endless Love, Secrets July 5, 1935 Edward McInnes, German scholar July 5, 1934 Don Rose, American Entertainer July 5, 1933 Terence Cooper, born in Northern Ireland, actor, Casino Royale July 5, 1932 Edgar Louis Vanderstegen Millington Drake, painter July 5, 1931 James "Jimmy the Gent" Burke, criminal July 5, 1930 Tommy Cook, Duluth, Minnesota, actor, Missile to the Moon July 5, 1930 Yutaka Makino, composer July 5, 1929 Graham Anthony Richard Lock, cricketer July 5, 1929 Katherine Helmond, born in Galveston, Texas, actress, Soap, Mona-Who's the Boss July 5, 1929 Mary Maxwell Gates, philanthropist/mother of Bill Gates July 5, 1929 Tony Lock, cricketer, highly successful England slow lefty bowler July 5, 1928 Warren Oates, born in Depoy, Kentucky, actor, East of Eden, Stoney Burke July 5, 1927 W M Diggelmann, writer July 5, 1926 Haya van Someren-Downer, 2nd Member of parliament, Dutch Lib Party July 5, 1926 Kenneth Gaburo, composer July 5, 1924 Beverly Tyler, born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, actress, Fireball, Lorelei-Big Town July 5, 1924 Janos Starker, born in Budapest, Hungary, cellist, Chic Symph 1953-58 July 5, 1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5X Rose Bowl champ July 5, 1920 Issachar Miron, composer July 5, 1918 George Rochberg, Paterson, New Jersey, composer, Concord Quartet July 5, 1917 Glenn Reeves, Massillon, Ohio, actor, Defending Your Life July 5, 1914 Jacob Soetendorp, Dutch rabbi July 5, 1913 Smiley Lewis, Louisiana, vocalist, I Hear You Knockin' July 5, 1911 Georges Pompidou, banker/premier/president France July 5, 1910 Robert K Meston, U.S. sociologist, functionalism July 5, 1909 Andrei Gromyko, U.S.S.R., diplomat/U.S.S.R. President, 1985-89, [7/18 NS] July 5, 1905 Isa Miranda, [Ines Sampietro], Italian model/actress, La ronde July 5, 1905 Jock Cameron, South African cricket keeper, captain July 5, 1904 Don Goddard, born in Binghamton, New York, news anchor, ABC Evening News 1958-59 July 5, 1904 Franz Adolf Syberg, composer July 5, 1904 Harold Acton, English/Italian historian/art collector July 5, 1904 Milburn Stone, Bruton, Kansas, actor, Doc-Gunsmoke July 5, 1904 Ernst Mayr, German Scientist July 5, 1903 Irwin Fischer, composer July 5, 1902 Frank Waters, writer July 5, 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Sen-R, /ambassador, VP candidate 1960 July 5, 1902 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., American Politician July 5, 1900 Bernardus J Cardinal Alfrink, cardinal of Utrecht Netherlands July 5, 1899 Anna Arnold Hedgeman, social activist, New York City cabinet July 5, 1899 Domingo Santa Cruz Wilson, composer July 5, 1899 Marcel Achard, French screen/playwright, Jean de la Lune July 5, 1897 Paul Ben-Haim, [Frankenburger], Munich Germany, Israeli composer July 5, 1895 Gordon Jacob, composer July 5, 1891 John Northrop, U.S., biochemist, crystallized enzymes, Nobel 1946 July 5, 1890 Frederick Lewis Allen, American Editor July 5, 1889 Jean Cocteau, born in France, writer/artist/director, Le Potamak, Orphee July 5, 1886 Felix Timmermans, Flemish writer/painter/cartoonist, Pallieter July 5, 1886 Willem Drees, PM of Netherland, PvdA, 1948-58, /Indonesia, AOW July 5, 1885 Andre Lhote, French painter/art historian, Traite du paysage July 5, 1882 Hazrat Inayat Khan, Clergyman July 5, 1881 Augustyn Hlond, Polish cardinal July 5, 1880 Jan Kubelik, composer July 5, 1879 Dwight Filley Davis, U.S. Sect of War/donated tennis' Davis Cup July 5, 1879 Volkmar Andreae, Swiss conductor and composer, Tonhalle Orchestra July 5, 1878 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/conductor/composer July 5, 1877 Wanda A. Landowska, Warsaw Poland, harpsichordist, Musique Ancienne July 5, 1874 Gerhard von Keussler, composer July 5, 1868 William H Singer, U.S. painter/collector, Singer Museum, Laren July 5, 1867 Andrew Ellicott Douglass, Dendrochronologer, study of tree rings July 5, 1858 Maria J "Marie" Bakker, Dutch actress July 5, 1857 Clara Zetkin, German women's rights advocate/communist July 5, 1853 Cecil Rhodes, British Statesman July 5, 1852 Stefano Gobatti, composer July 5, 1849 William Thomas Stead, English Journalist July 5, 1847 Agnes Marie Jacobina Zimmermann, composer July 5, 1843 Mandell Creighton, English bishop/historian July 5, 1828 Paul J C Gabriel, painter/water colors painter/etcher July 5, 1810 Phineas Taylor Barnum, Bethel Conn, circus promoter, Barnum and Bailey July 5, 1810 P. T. Barnum, American Entertainer July 5, 1801 David Glasgow Farragut, Tennessee, Vice Admiral Union Navy, died in 1870 July 5, 1794 Sylvester Graham, developed graham cracker July 5, 1793 Pavel I Pestel, Russian officer July 5, 1781 Stamford Raffles, founder, Singapore July 5, 1775 William Crotch, composer July 5, 1764 Janos Lavotta, composer July 5, 1755 Sarah Kemble Siddons, Brecon England, tragic actress, Fatal Marriage July 5, 1729 Claudio M da Costa, Brazilian poet July 5, 1654 Antonio Maria Pacchioni, composer July 5, 1546 Johann Steuerlein, composer |