Born:
Douglas Mawson, born in Yorkshire, England, Antarctic explorer, geologist, member, Ernest Shackleton's Nimrod expedition, among first to reach South Magnetic Pole
More Notable Birthdays on May 5:
1943 - Michael Palin, England, comedian, Monty Python, Fish Called Wanda
1942 - Tammy Wynette, Redbay Alabama, country singer, Stand by your Man
1913 - Tyrone Power, Cleveland, actor, Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band
1890 - Christopher Morley, author, Kitty Foil
1818 - Karl Marx, philosopher, Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital
