More Notable Birthdays on May 2: 1903 - Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care 1859 - Jerome K. Jerome, English Author 1772 - Novalis, born in Oberwiederstedt, Germany, philosopher of early German Romanticism, author, wrote 'Pollen, Faith and Love', 'Hymns to the Night' 1551 - William Camden, English historian, Brittania, Annales