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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for January 5

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🏆🏀Luigi P. "Lou" Carnesecca -- is 99 in the year 2024 and 100 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1925 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NBA Coach, College Basketball Coach
Sports Teams: St. John's University (coach 1965-1970, 1973-1992), New York Nets (ABA coach 1970-1973)

🎭Robert Duvall -- is 93 in the year 2024 and 94 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1931
TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: b. in San Diego, CA
Movie Titles: Network, Lonesome Dove, M*A*S*H, The Great Santini, Taxi Driver, Ike, Apocalypse Now, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Godfather, Tender Mercies, Something To Talk About, Phenomenon, The Apostle, A Civil Action, A Shot of Glory, Assassination Tango, Open Range, Kicking and Screaming

🎵🎷Dizzy Reece -- is 93 in the year 2024 and 94 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1931
Jazz Trumpeter, Jamaican

🎨✍🎵Alfred Brendel -- is 93 in the year 2024 and 94 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1931
Artist, Author (m), Poet (m), Pianist, Austrian

🏆🏀Frank Layden -- is 92 in the year 2024 and 93 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1932
NBA General Manager, NBA Coach
Sports Teams: Utah Jazz (coach and General Manager)

🏆Edwin Elliason -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1938
Archery, Olympic Athlete
Misc: archer (Olympic-92)

🏆🏈Jim Otto -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1938
Hall of Famer, NFL Center
Misc: 9x AFL All-Star, 3x Pro Bowl, 10x All-AFL, 3x All-Pro
Sports Teams: Oakland Raiders (1960-1974)

👑King Juan Carlos I Of Spain -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1938
King, Spanish
Misc: reigned 1975-2014

🏆Bridget Parker -- is 85 in the year 2024 and 86 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1939
Equestrian, Olympic Athlete, English
Misc: equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)

🎵Athol Guy -- is 84 in the year 2024 and 85 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1940 N.S.
Bassist, Folk Performer, Australian
Group Names: The Seekers

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🎵Phil Trim -- is 84 in the year 2024 and 85 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1940
Songwriter, Singer, Trinidad
Group Names: The Pop Tops (lead of the Spanish group)

🎨✍🎭Hayao Miyazaki -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1941 N.S.
Animator (m), Author (m), Screenwriter, Filmmaker, Movie Producer/Director (m), Japanese
Movie Titles: Ponyo, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle

🎵Grady Thomas -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1941
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Parliament, Funkadelic

🎭Dany Saval -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1942
Actress, French

🎭Cliff Potts -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1942
Actor
TV Shows: Once an Eagle, Little Women, For Love & Honor, Lou Grant (as Ted McCovey)
Movie Titles: Silent Running, The Last Ride of the Dalton Gang, A Case of Rape, Sometimes a Great Notion

📰🎭Charlie Rose -- is 82 in the year 2024 and 83 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1942
Newscaster, Journalist, TV Host
TV Shows: CBS News Nightwatch (1984-90), Charlie Rose Show, 60 Minutes II

🎭🏆Rosemarie Hillcrest -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1943
Actress, Model, Playmate, English
Misc: October 1964

🏆🏁🏊Carolyn Schuler -- is 81 in the year 2024 and 82 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1943 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, American

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🎨🎭Diane Keaton -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1946
Photographer (m), Movie Actress, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: b. in Los Angeles, California; RLN:Hall
Movie Titles: Play It Again Sam, Sleeper, Annie Hall, Godfather, Baby Boom, Father Of The Bride II, First Wives Club, Marvin's Room, The Other Sister, Something's Gotta Give, The Family Stone, Because I Said So, Mad Money

🎵🎸Don Hartman -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1946
Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Frost

🏆🏈Mercury Morris -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1947
NFL Runningback
Names/Places: RFN:Eugene
Misc: Super Bowls VI, VII, VIII
Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins

✍🏆🏁🏃Kathrine Switzer -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1947
Author (m), Sports Commentator, Runner, German

✍🎭Ted Lange -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1948
Screenwriter, Actor, Director (m)
TV Shows: That's My Mama (as Junior), Mr. T & Tina, The Love Boat (as bartender Issac Washington)
Movie Titles: Carts, Last of the Romantics

🏆⚾Charles Olivier Hough -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1948
MLB Pitcher, Hawaiian
Names/Places: NN:Charlie

🎵🎸Thom Mooney -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1948
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: The Nazz

🎵Walter Gregory "Joe" Herndon -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1949 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Soul Singer
Group Names: The Spaniels, Temptations

🎵🎸Chris Stein -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1950
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, New Wave Guitarist
Group Names: Blondie

🎵🎸Peter "Biff" Byford -- is 73 in the year 2024 and 74 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1951
Songwriter, Heavy Metal Singer, English
Group Names: Saxon

🎭🏆Pamela Sue Martin -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1953
Actress, Model
Names/Places: b. in Westport, CT
TV Shows: The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (as Nancy Drew), Dynasty (as Fallon Carrington Colby)
Movie Titles: The Poseidon Adventure

🏆🥊Dwight Muhammad Qawi -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1953
Hall of Famer, Boxer

George Tenet -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1953
Government Official (m)
Misc: former CIA Director

🏆🏀Alexander "Alex" English -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1954
Hall of Famer, NBA Forward
Misc: scored 2000 points in 8 straight seasons; played 1,193 games; 8x NBA All-Star (1982-1989); 3x All-NBA Second Team (1982-1983, 1986); J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award (1988); NBA Scoring Champion (1983); Nuggets #2 retired, University of South Carolina #22 retired
Sports Teams: South Carolina College (1972-1976), Milwaukee Bucks (1976-1978), Indiana Pacers (1978-1980), Denver Nuggets (1980-1990), Dallas Mavericks (1990-1991), Basket Napoli (Italy 1991-1992)

🎵🎸Bryan Hitt -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1954
Rock and Roll Drummer
Group Names: REO Speedwagon

🏆⚾Bob Dernier -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1957
MLB Outfielder
Misc: Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs

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🎵Vincent Calloway -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1957
Trumpeter, Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: Midnight Star

🏆⚾Ron Kittle -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1958
MLB Left Fielder

🎭🎮Clancy Brown -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1959
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer (m), Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: ER (as Dr. Ellis West), SpongeBob SquarePants (as Mr. Krabs), Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., All Grown Up! Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!, Justice League, Jackie Chan Adventures, Carnivale, Mighty Ducks
Movie Titles: The Shawshank Redemption, Starship Troopers, Highlander, The Express
Video Games: Crash Bandicoot (series), SpongeBob SquarePants (series), Lego (series)

🏆⚾Milt Thompson -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1959
MLB Coach, MLB Outfielder

🎵🎸Philip Caden Thornalley -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1960
Alternative Rock Musician
Group Names: The Cure

🏆🏒Tim Kerr -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1960
NHL Right Wing, Canadian

🎵Iris DeMent -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
Songwriter, Country Singer

🎵Mark Nesler -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
Songwriter, Country Singer

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🏆🏒Basil McRae -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
NHL General Manager, NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚾John Russell -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1961
MLB Manager, MLB Catcher, MLB Outfielder

✍🎭Joel Wyner -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1962
Screenwriter, Actor, Producer/Director (m), Canadian
TV Shows: Almost Human, Fringe
Movie Titles: The Mexican, Dead Man Down

🎭Suzy Amis -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1962
Actress, Producer (m)
Movie Titles: The Usual Suspects, Blown Away, The Ballad of Little Jo, Blame it on Rio, Where the Heart is, Titanic

🏆⚾Danny Jackson -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1962
MLB Pitcher

🏆⚾Jeff Fassero -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1963
MLB Pitcher

🎵Rick Ambrose -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1963
Singer
Group Names: Jewel

🎵🎸Grant Young -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1964
Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: Soul Asylum

🎵🎸Ted Poley -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1964
Drummer, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Danger Danger

🎵🎸Kelly Nickels -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1964
Heavy Metal Bassist
Group Names: Sweet Pain, Faster Pussycat, L.A. Guns

🎭Ricky Paull Goldin -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965
Actor, Producer/Director (m)
TV Shows: Hail to the Chief, Another World, Young and the Restless, Guiding Light, All My Children

🎭🏆⚽Vinnie Jones -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965 N.S.
Actor, Soccer Player, English
TV Shows: Deception
Movie Titles: The Big Bounce, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Midnight Meat Train

🏆🏒Brian McReynolds -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965
NHL Player, Canadian

🏆⚾Juan Nieves -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1965
MLB Coach, MLB Pitcher, Puerto Rican

🏆🏈Renaldo Turnbull -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1966
NFL Linebacker

🎵🎸Kate Schellenback -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1966
Alternative Rock Drummer
Group Names: The Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson

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🎭Joe Flanigan -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: Stargate: Atlantis (as Lt. Colonel John Sheppard)
Movie Titles: 6 Bullets, The Other Sister, Thoughtcrimes

🏆🏈J. B. Brown -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
NFL Cornerback

🏆🏈Ray Crockett -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
NFL Cornerback

🏆⚾Chris Nabholz -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1967
MLB Pitcher

Nicole Mitchell -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968
Celebrity Relative
Names/Places: Eddie Murphy's wife

🎭Carl Tye Evans -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968
Actor
TV Shows: Beverly Hills 90210 (as Jonathan Casten)
Movie Titles: Frame of Mind, Kicking the Dog

🎭Carrie Ann Inaba -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968 N.S.
Choreographer (m), Dancer (m)
TV Shows: The Talk, Dancing with the Stars (judge)

🎵🎸Troy Van Leeuwen -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968 N.S.
Music Producer, Alternative Rock Guitarist
Group Names: Queens of the Stone Age

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🏆🏒Joé Juneau -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1968
NHL Player, Canadian

🎭Leena La Bianca -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
XXX-rated actress

🎭Shea Whigham -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
Actor
Movie Titles: Silver Linings Playbook, The Wolf on Wall Street, American Hustle, Take Shelter

🎭Heather Paige Kent -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
Actress
Names/Places: aka Heather Dubrow
TV Shows: Jenny, Stark Raving Mad
Movie Titles: The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest

🏆🏈David Dixon -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Guard

🏆🏈Derrick Ned -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Runningback

🏆🏈Kurt Barber -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
NFL Linebacker, College Football Player

🎵🎸Robbie Crane -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
Rhythm Guitarist, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Vince Neil Band, Black Star Riders

🎵🎸Marilyn Manson -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1969
Alternative Rock Performer

🏆🏈James Patton -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1970
NFL Player, Football Defensive Lineman

🏆🏈Eric Smith -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1971
NFL Wide Receiver

🏆⚾Jason Bates -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1971
MLB Infielder

🏆🏈Joseph Patton -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1972
NFL Tackle

🎭Derek Cecil -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1973
Actor
TV Shows: Banshee, House of Cards (as Seth Grayson)
Movie Titles: Recount, "Push, Nevada"

🎭Jessica Chaffin -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1974 N.S.
Actress, Comedienne, Cartoon Voice Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Zoey 101, The Mighty B!, Man with a Plan (as Marie)
Movie Titles: Spy, Ghostbusters (2016), The Heat

🏆🏈Warrick Dunn -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1974
NFL Runningback

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🎵Drew Nichols -- is 50 in the year 2024 and 51 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1974
Pop Singer
Group Names: P.C. Quest

🎭Bradley Cooper -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1975
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
TV Shows: Alias (as Journalist / CIA Analyst William 'Will' D. Tippin)
Movie Titles: The Place Beyond The Pines, Hangover (series), The Midnight Meat Train, Hit and Run, Silver Linings of Playbook, American Hustle, Limitless, He's Just Not That Into You, Wedding Crashers, Guardians of the Galaxy (voice)

🎭January Jones -- is 46 in the year 2024 and 47 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1978
Actress
TV Shows: Mad Men (as Betty Draper), The Last Man on Earth (as Melissa Shart)
Movie Titles: Unknown, X-Men: First Class, American Wedding

💰🎭🏆Blanca Soto -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1979 N.S.
Businessperson, Actress, Producer (m), Model, Mexican

🎭Garette Ratliff Henson -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1980
Actor, Director (m), Cameraperson
Movie Titles: Arachnophobia, Return to the Blue Lagoon, Casper, The Mighty Ducks

🎭🎵Brooklyn Sudano -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1981 N.S.
Actress, Songwriter, Singer
Names/Places: Donna Summer and Bruce's daughter
TV Shows: My Wife and Kids (as Vanessa), Taken (as Asha Flynn)
Movie Titles: With This Ring, Rain, 5 Star Day

🎭Deepika Padukone -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1986 N.S.
Actress, Danish (Denmark)

🎭Jason Mitchell -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1987 N.S.
Actor
Movie Titles: Keanu, Barry, Straight Outta Compton (as Eazy-E), Contraband, Broken City

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🎭🏆Dani Mathers -- is 37 in the year 2024 and 38 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1987
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: May 2014; Playboy Playmate of the Year 2015

🏆⚾Eduardo Escobar -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1989 N.S.
MLB Third Baseman, Venezuelan

🏆Amelia Talon -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1990
Playmate
Misc: June 2012

🏆⚾José Iglesias -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1990
MLB Pitcher, Cuban

🎭Jenna Rosenow -- is 33 in the year 2024 and 34 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1991 N.S.
Actress, Australian
TV Shows: Neighbours, Neighbours vs. Zombies, Mako Mermaids

🎭Mike Faist -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1992 N.S.
Actor

🎭🏆Suki Waterhouse -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1992 N.S.
Actress, Model, English

🎭Franz Drameh -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1993 N.S.
Actor, English
TV Shows: Legends of Tomorrow (as Jefferson Jackson / Firestorm)
Movie Titles: Edge of Tomorrow, Attack the Block, Hereafter

🏆🏈De'Anthony Thomas -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1993 N.S.
NFL Runningback

Sam Springsteen -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1994
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Patty Scialfa & Bruce's son

Maggie Marie Sajak -- is 29 in the year 2024 and 30 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1995
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Lesly and Pat's daughter

🎭Max Baldry -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1996 N.S.
Actor, English

Caroline Monahan -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1996
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Katie Couric and Jay's girl

🏆🏀Tyler Ulis -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.1/5/1996 N.S.
NBA Guard

Francesca Natalia Estrada -- is 24 in the year 2024 and 25 in the year 2025; b.1/5/2000
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Nanette and Erik's daughter

Gideon Robert Nesta Marley -- is 17 in the year 2024 and 18 in the year 2025; b.1/5/2007
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Orly Agai and Ziggy's son

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Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey -- is 9 in the year 2024 and 10 in the year 2025; b.1/5/2015 N.S.
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Vanessa and Nick Lachey's daughter

Thomson Wylde Welling -- is 5 in the year 2024 and 6 in the year 2025; b.1/5/2019 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Jessica Rose Lee and Tom's son

👑Shah Jahan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1592 d.1/22/1666 (74)
Emperor, India
Misc: emperor of India who built the Taj Mahal

🎖Stephen Decatur -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1779 N.S. d.3/22/1820 N.S. (41)
Naval Officer
Misc: war of 1812; he commanded the U.S. forces who won a battle on the shores of Tripoli to free Christian captives in Algeria.

🎖⚛Zebulon Pike -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1779 d.4/27/1813 (34)
Soldier, Explorer (m)
Misc: sighted Pike's Peak in Colorado

Edmund Ruffin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1794 d.6/18/1865 (71)
Scientist (m)
Misc: Agriculture

Olympia Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1835 d.10/23/1926 (91)
Feminist, Suffragate

🎨⚛John Moss -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1838 d.4/8/1892 (54)
Artist, Inventor (m)
Misc: credited with developing the first practicable photo-engraving process in 1863.

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⚛💰King Camp Gillette -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1855 d.7/9/1932 (77)
Inventor (m), Manufacturer
Misc: Safety razor father

🎨Christopher Grant La Farge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1862 d.10/11/1938 (76)
Architect (m)

💰🏆⚾Bancroft "Ban" Johnson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1864 d.3/28/1931 (67)
Hall of Famer, Executive, MLB Player
Names/Places: b. in Norwalk, CT
Misc: the American League of professional baseball owes its existence and its equal footing with the National League to Ban Johnson; Johnson encouraged a fierce competition with the N.L. that ended with a merger in 1903

🎵Frederick Converse -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1871 d.6/8/1940 (69)
Composer

Joseph Erlanger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1874 d.12/5/1965 (91)
Scientist (m), Physiologist (m)
Misc: shock therapist

🎭James Stuart Blackton -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1875 d.8/13/1941 (66)
Filmmaker, English
Misc: introduced animation and other important film techniques that helped shape and stimulate the development of cinematic art.

Konrad Adenauer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1876 d.4/19/1967 (91)
Statesman (m), German
Misc: the first chancellor of the Federal German Republic (West Germany) 1949-63

🎭🎵Jack Norworth -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1879 d.9/1/1959 (80)
Actor, Vaudevillan, Lyricist, Musician

🎵Nicholas Medtner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.12/24/1879 O.S. or 1/5/1880 N.S. d.11/13/1951 (71)
Composer, Musician, Russian

📰Herbert Bayard Swope -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1882 d.6/20/1958 (76)
Journalist

🎖Courtney Hodges -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1887 d.1/16/1966 (79)
General

🎵Ace Brigode -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1893 d.2/3/1960 (67)
Bandleader

Jeannette Ridlon Piccard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1895 d.5/17/1981 (86)
Aviator (m), Balloonist
Misc: one of the first American women to qualify as a free balloon pilot in 1934

🎭Jack Wagner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1897 d.2/6/1965 (68)
Actor
TV Shows: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (as Jack), The Ann Sothern Show
Movie Titles: Jive Junction

Philip C. Jessup -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1897 d.1/31/1986 (89)
Judge/Jurist (m), Diplomat (m), Scholar (m)

🎨Yves Tanguy -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1900 d.1/15/1955 (55)
Artist, French
Misc: surrealist

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🎨🎭🎵George E. Price -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1901 d.5/10/1964 (63)
Comic Strip Cartoonist, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Singer
Misc: N.Y. lower class life

🎨Frank Gianninoto -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1903 d.4/1/1988 (85)
Artist
Misc: designed Marlboro's flip-top box

✍📰Jeane L. Dixon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1904 d.1/25/1997 (93)
Author (m), Astrologer (m), Clairvoyant, Columnist
Names/Places: RN:Jeane Pinckert

🎵🎷William "Wild Bill" Davison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1906 d.11/14/1989 (83)
Cornetist, Bandleader, Jazz Musician
Misc: Dixieland early Chicago jazz

🎭George Dolenz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1908 N.S. d.2/8/1963 N.S. (55)
Actor, Italian
Names/Places: Mickey's dad
Movie Titles: Count of Monte Cristo

✍🎭Harry Kurnitz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1908 d.3/18/1968 (60)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright (m), Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Producer (m)

🎭Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1910 N.S. d.4/19/1987 N.S. (77)
Actor
Names/Places: b. in Sandwich, IL
TV Shows: Captain Kangaroo (as Mr. Green Jeans, the friendly farmer, handyman, and unsuccessful inventor)

🎵Erika Morini -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1910 d.11/1/1995 (90)
Violinist, Austrian
Misc: unsure of d. age

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⚛🏆🏁🏃Jack Lovelock -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1910 d.12/28/1949 (39)
Surgeon (m), Runner, Olympic Athlete, New Zealand
Misc: Olympic-gold-1936; athlete famous for an unexpected victory in the 1,500-metre (metric-mile) race in the 1936 Olympic Games. The world record he set on that occasion--3 min 47.8 sec--endured until 1941.

🎭Jean-Pierre Aumont -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1911 d.1/30/2001 (90)
Actor, French
Names/Places: RLN:Salomons

🎭George Reeves -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1914 d.6/16/1959 (45)
TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: RLN:Basselo
Misc: some say b. Apr 6
TV Shows: The Adventures of Superman (as Superman & Clark Kent)
Movie Titles: Gone with the Wind (as Tarleton twin)

Aaron "Bunny" Lapin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1914 d.7/10/1999 (85)
Inventor (m)
Misc: Reddi-Wip whipped cream founder and inventor

🎭Jerome Thor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1915 d.8/12/1993 (78)
TV/Movie Actor

🎭Alfred Ryder -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1916 d.4/16/1955 (39)
Actor
Names/Places: RMLN:Jacob Corn

🎭Jane Wyman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1917 d.9/10/2007 (90)
TV/Movie Actress, TV Hostess
Names/Places: b. in St. Joseph, Mo.; Ronald Reagan's wife in 1940's, 2x Freddie Karger's wife; RN:Sarah Jane Fulks
TV Shows: Fireside Theater (hostess), Falcon Crest (as Angela Channing)
Movie Titles: Johnny Belinda

🎵Ruth Wallis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1920 d.12/22/2007 (87)
Singer

🎵Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1920 d.6/12/1995 (75)
Pianist, Italian

Friedrich Durrenmatt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1921 d.12/14/1990 (69)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright (m), Swiss

⚛💰🎵Sam Phillips -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1923 d.7/30/2003 (80)
Hall of Famer, Engineer (m), Businessperson, Music Producer, Radio Disc Jock
Misc: Founder of Sun Records, discovered Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Charlie Rich, and Roy Orbison

Robert Bernstein -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1923 N.S. d.5/27/2019 N.S. (96)
Political Activist
Misc: the president of Random House

🏆⚾John Ritchey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1923 d.1/14/2003 (80)
MLB Player
Misc: the first to break the PCL's color barrier with the San Diego Padres, homers in his second game, career .323 average, also a top batter with Vancouver Capilanos in WIL

🎵Lenny Dee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1923 d.2/12/2006 (83)
Musician, Organist

🎭Beatrice Winde -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1924 d.1/3/2004 (79)
Actress

🎭Wolf Morris -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1925 d.7/21/1996 (71)
Actor
TV Shows: Dr. Who (as Padmasambhava)

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🎭Robert (Actor) Earle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 N.S. d.9/19/1993 N.S. (67)
Actor
TV Shows: Homicide (as Ernie)
Movie Titles: The Toy, Blaze, Desire in the Dust, Heaven's Heroes

🎭Robert (Game Show) Earle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 N.S. d.6/5/2019 N.S. (93)
Game Show Host
TV Shows: G.E. College Bowl (moderator)

🏆🏈Claude "Buddy" Young -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 N.S. d.9/5/1983 N.S. (57)
NFL Runningback
Misc: returned 2,514 yards in kickoffs with 2 TDs
Sports Teams: New York Yankees, Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts

W. D. Snodgrass -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 d.1/13/2009 (83)
Poet (m)
Names/Places: FMN:William DeWitt

Hosea Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1926 d.11/16/2000 (74)
Civil Rights Leader
Misc: worked closely with Martin Luther King Jr.; was with King in Memphis, Tenn., helping support striking sanitation workers on April 4, 1968, the night King was assassinated.

Walter F. Mondale -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1928 N.S. d.4/19/2021 N.S. (93)
Vice President (m), Senator (m), Ambassador (m)
Names/Places: MN:Frederick "Fritz"
Misc: the 42nd U.S. Vice President 1977-81, U.S. Ambassador to Japan

Zulfikar Ali Khan Bhutto -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1928 d.4/4/1979 (51)
Prime Minister (m)
Misc: of Pakistan

🏆🏒Fred Glover -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1928 d.8/16/2001 (73)
NHL Coach

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🏆🏁🏊Alexandre "Alex" Jany -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1929 N.S. d.7/18/2001 N.S. (72)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, French

🎭🎵Richard Hayes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1930 d.3/10/2014 (84)
Game Show Host, Singer
TV Shows: Name That Tune (1970s)

🎵🎸Saxa -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1930 d.5/3/2017 N.S. (87)
Saxophonist, Ska Musician, Jamaican
Names/Places: RN: Lionel Augustus Martin
Group Names: The English Beat, Fine Young Cannibals, General Public, The International Beat

🏆Walter Davis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1931 N.S. d.11/17/2020 N.S. (89)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: running high jumper (Olympic-gold-1952)

🎭Alvin Ailey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1931 d.12/1/1989 (58)
Stage Actor, Choreographer (m), Dancer (m)
Misc: Founded The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Raisa Gorbachev -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 d.9/20/1999 (67)
Celebrity Spouse, Russian
Names/Places: Mikhail's wife
Misc: some say b. 1934

🎭James Skaggs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 N.S. d.2/1/2018 N.S. (86)
Actor, Stuntman
TV Shows: Gunsmoke, Death Valley Days, The Six Million Dollar Man
Movie Titles: The Outlaw Josey Wells, Rough Night at Jerico

🏆🏈Chuck Noll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 d.6/13/2014 (82)
Hall of Famer, NFL Coach, NFL Player
Names/Places: b. in Cleveland
Misc: coached the Pittsburgh Steelers to 4 Super Bowl titles (1975-76,79-80); retired after 1991 season ranked 5th on all-time list with 209 wins (including playoffs) in 23 years; record 209-156-1 (.572)
Sports Teams: University of Dayton, Cleveland Browns (player 1953-1959), Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers (coach 1960-1965), Baltimore Colts (coach 1966-1968), Pittsburgh Steelers (coach 1969-1991)

Umberto Eco -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 d.2/19/2016 N.S. (84)
Author (m), Novelist, Critic (m), Italian

🎵Johnny Adams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1932 d.9/14/1998 (66)
Soul Singer
Names/Places: RFN:Lathan; NN:The Tan Nightengale

🎵Philip "Phil" Ramone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1934 N.S. d.3/30/2013 N.S. (79)
Music Producer, Composer, Musical Engineer, Violinist

🏆⚾Earl Battey -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1935 d.11/15/2003 (68)
MLB Player
Misc: 3x Gold Glove

🎭Margarita Sierra -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1936 d.9/6/1963 (27)
Actress
TV Shows: Surfside Six (as Spanish Dancer Cha Cha O'Brien)

Lindsay Crosby -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1938 d.12/11/1989 (51)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Bing's son

🏆🏈Emil Joseph Holub -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1938 N.S. d.9/21/2019 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, NFL Center, College Football Player
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Texas Tech, Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs

Michael O'Donoghue -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1940 d.11/8/1994 (54)
Comedy Writer (m)
Names/Places: aka Mr. Mike
Misc: founded the National Lampoon Radio Hour
TV Shows: Saturday Night Live (original writer 1975-80 & 1985)

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🎵George Malone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1940 d.10/5/2007 (67)
Songwriter, Singer
Group Names: The Monotones

🏆🎾Chuck McKinley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1941 d.8/10/1986 (45)
Hall of Famer, Tennis Player

🏆🏒Wayne Rutledge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1942 d.10/5/2004 (62)
NHL Player, Canadian

🎵Jo Ann Kelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1944 d.10/20/1990 (46)
Guitarist, Blues Singer

🏆🏈Sam Wyche -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1945 N.S. d.1/2/2020 N.S. (74)
NFL Coach, NFL Player
Misc: NBC commentator
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Bengals

🏆🎳Jim Godman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1946 d.5/3/2001 (55)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: one of the most prolific bowlers during the 1970s.

🎵George "Funky" Brown -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1949 N.S. d.11/16/2023 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Drummer
Group Names: Kool & the Gang

🎵Rick Westfield -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1949 d.??/??/1985
Keyboardist, Rhythm and Blues Musician
Group Names: Kool & the Gang

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🎭Jeep Swenson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1957 d.8/18/1997 (40)
Movie Actor
Movie Titles: Batman and Robin

🏆🏈Rick Tuten -- Birth Anniversary -- b.1/5/1965 d.6/??/2017 N.S. (52)
NFL Punter
Misc: his death was announced on June 15, 2017, and nobody knows which date he died before then

👑King Edward The Confessor Of England -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1004 d.1/5/1066 (62)
King, English
Misc: ruled 1043-66

👑Catherine de Medici -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/13/1519 d.1/5/1589 (69)
Queen Consort of The King, French
Misc: consort of King Henry II of France

🎖⚖Samuel Huntington -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/5/1731 J-LD or 7/16/1731 N.S. d.1/5/1796 (64)
Revolutionary (m), Judge/Jurist (m), Governor (m)
Misc: Declaration of Independence signer; prez of Continental Congress, CT gov

📰Charles Whittingham -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1767 d.1/5/1840 (72)
Publisher (m), Printer (m), English

Saint John Nepomucene Neumann -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/28/1811 d.1/5/1860 (48)
Religionist
Misc: the first U.S. male saint proclaimed by the Roman Catholic church

Alexander Smith -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/31/1829 d.1/5/1867 (37)
Poet (m), Scottish

Eduard Lasker -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/14/1829 d.1/5/1884 (54)
Jurist, Politician (m), German

Louis-Paul Cailletet -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/21/1832 N.S. d.1/5/1913 N.S. (80)
Inventor (m), Physicist (m), French
Misc: ironmaster, noted for his work on the liquefaction of gases.

Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/15/1874 d.1/5/1922 (47)
Explorer (m), Irish
Misc: South Pole explorer

Calvin Coolidge -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1872 d.1/5/1933 (60)
President and Vice President (m)
Names/Places: b. in Plymouth, VT; FN:John; died at his home in Northhampton, Massachusetts; NN: Silent Cal
Misc: 30th U.S. President 1923-29; 29th U.S. Vice President

Amy Johnson -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1903 d.1/5/1941 (37)
Aviator (m), English
Misc: made many pioneering flights including England to Australia

George Washington Carver -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/12/1861 d.1/5/1943 (81)
Hall of Famer, Scientist (m), Botanist (m), Chemist (m), Inventor (m), Educator (m)
Misc: studied the peanut; d. in Tuskegee, Alabama

🎭Slim Summerville -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1892 d.1/5/1946 (53)
Actor
Names/Places: RFN:George
Movie Titles: Keystone Kops

🎵Kitty Cheatham -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1864 d.1/5/1946 (81)
Singer

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Mary Scott Lord Dimmick Harrison -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/30/1858 d.1/5/1948 (89)
First Lady (f)
Names/Places: Benjamin's wife #2; MN:Lord Dimmick

🏆🏀Jack "Jumpin' Jack" McCracken -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1912 d.1/5/1958 (45)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Player
Misc: Second place in National High School Tournament in Chicago (Classen High School, 1929); 8-time AAU All-America (1932, 1935, 1937-39, 1940, 1942, 1945); 3 AAU national titles (1937, 1939, 1942)

🏆⚾Rogers Hornsby -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1896 d.1/5/1963 (66)
Hall of Famer, MLB Manager, MLB Second Baseman
Names/Places: NNLThe Rajah
Misc: NL League Award Winner 1925, 1929; 2,930 hits, 2X triple crown winner; batting leader 1920-25; the best right-handed batter in major league history, whose lifetime average was .358, second only to Ty Cobb's .367, and in 1924 he bettered Cobb's single season record of .420 with an incredible .424. Hornsby played 23 seasons.
Sports Teams: St. Louis Cardinals (player 1915-1926), New York Giants (player 1927), Boston Braves (player 1928), Chicago Cubs (player 1929-1932), St. Louis Cardinals (player 1933), St. Louis Browns (player 1933-1937), St. Louis Cardinals (manager 1925-1926), New York Giants (manager 1927), Boston Braves (manager 1928), Chicago Cubs (manager 1930-1932), St. Louis Browns (manager 1933-1937, 1952), Cincinnati Reds (manager 1952-1953)

🎭Nell Craig -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1891 d.1/5/1965 (73)
Movie Actress

🏆🏀Ralph Morgan -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/9/1884 N.S. d.1/5/1965 N.S. (80)
Hall of Famer, Basketball Administrator
Misc: was instrumental in early 20th century development of basketball rules; founded the College Basketball Rules Committee in 1905, and founded the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League which later became the Ivy League

🎭Jean Murat -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/13/1888 d.1/5/1968 (79)
Actor, French

⚛⛪Max Born -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/11/1882 d.1/5/1970 (87)
Physicist (m), Jewish, German
Names/Places: Olivia Newton-John's granddad
Misc: quantum mechanics, Nobel 1954

Vincent Starrett -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/26/1886 d.1/5/1974 (87)
Writer (m), Critic (m)

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🎭Ray Morgan -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/8/1913 d.1/5/1975 (61)
TV Host, Announcer (m)

🎵Mal Evans -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/27/1935 d.1/5/1976 (40)
Music Figure
Misc: Beatle associate as a longtime friend, bodyguard, confidant, and road manager

🎭Onslow Stevens -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/29/1902 d.1/5/1977 (74)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: This is the Life (as Mr. Fisher)

🎭Billy Bletcher -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1894 d.1/5/1979 (84)
Actor, Comedian

🎵🎷Charles Mingus -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/22/1922 d.1/5/1979 (56)
Arranger, Composer, Singer, Bassist, Pianist, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: aka Charlie

Harold C. Urey -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/29/1893 d.1/5/1981 (87)
Chemist (m), Physicist (m)
Misc: awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1934 for his discovery of the heavy form of hydrogen known as deuterium.

🎭Hans Conried -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1917 d.1/5/1982 (64)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor, Panelist
Names/Places: b. in Baltimore, Md.; RLMN:Frank Foster
TV Shows: My Friend Irma, Burns & Allen, Pantotime Quiz, Danny Thomas Show (as Uncle Tonoose), Jack Paar Show, Tony Randall Show, Dudley Do Right (as Snidley Whiplash), Dr. Seuss (narrator), Fractured Flickers, Davey Crocket (as Thimblerig)
Movie Titles: The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T

🎭Harvey Lembeck -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1923 d.1/5/1982 (58)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian
TV Shows: The Phil Silvers Show (as Cpl. Rocco Barbella), The Hathaways, Ensign O'Toole

✍📰James Day -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/21/1899 d.1/5/1983 (83)
Author (m), Publisher (m), British

🎭Robert L. Surtrees -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/9/1906 d.1/5/1985 (78)
Cinematographer (m)

🎭Josef Wolf -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/3/1905 d.1/5/1987 (81)
Producer (m)

⚖🎭Helenka Pantaleoni -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1900 d.1/5/1987 (86)
Government Official (m), Humanitarian (m), Actress
Misc: head of UNICEF for 30 years

🏆🏁Frank Stack -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/1/1906 d.1/5/1987 (81)
Speed Skater, Olympic Athlete, Canadian
Misc: Bronze 1932

🏆🏀"Pistol Pete" Maravich -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1947 N.S. d.1/5/1988 N.S. (40)
Hall of Famer, NBA Guard, College Basketball Player
Names/Places: RN:Peter Press Maravich
Misc: scored NCAA record 44.2 ppg & 3,667 points during collegiate career; led NBA in scoring '77; most free throws in a college game (30); Legendary scoring guard raised for early age to star in basketball. Scored 40 points per game at LSU as collegian, then starred for the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Jazz; career 15,948 points, 2,747 rebounds, 3,563 assists; LSU #23 retired, Jazz #7 retired, New Orleans Pelicans #7 retired
Sports Teams: LSU (1967-1970), Atlanta Hawks (1970-1974), New Orleans/Utah Jazz (1974-1980), Boston Celtics (1980)

🎭Arthur Kennedy -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1914 d.1/5/1990 (75)
Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in Worcester, MA
Movie Titles: The Glass Menagerie, Lawrence of Arabia

Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/9/1912 d.1/5/1994 (81)
Congressperson
Misc: consummate ward politician who rose to become speaker of the House and main Democratic spokesman during the Reagan years

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🎵Francis López -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/5/1916 d.1/5/1995 (78)
Composer, French

🎵Gus Bivona -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/25/1915 d.1/5/1996 (80)
Clarinetist, Bandleader
Group Names: Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey

💰Lincoln Kirstein -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/4/1907 d.1/5/1996 (88)
Philanthropist
Misc: Ballet impressario

🎵Burton Lane -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1912 N.S. d.1/5/1997 N.S. (84)
Composer
Names/Places: RLN:Levy
Misc: Broadway tunes; stage: Finian's Rainbow, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

✍⚖🎭🎵Sonny Bono -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/16/1935 d.1/5/1998 (62)
Author (m), Mayor (m), Comedian, Producer (m), Producer (m), Songwriter, Pop Singer
Names/Places: RFN:Salvatore Philip; Cher's hubby 1964-74; b. in Detroit
Misc: Mayor of Palm Springs
Group Names: Sonny and Cher, soloist

🎵🎸Ken Forssi -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/30/1943 d.1/5/1998 (54)
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Love

🎭Don Saxon -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/13/1916 d.1/5/1999 (82)
Comedian, Vaudevillan
Misc: teamed with Tim Herbert in a comedy duo, produced Broadway plays

🎵Vic Schoen -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/26/1916 d.1/5/2000 (83)
Bandleader
TV Shows: Dinah Shore Show, Patti Page Show

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📰Cholly Knickerbocker -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/15/1915 d.1/5/2002 (86)
Columnist
Names/Places: RN:Igor Loiewski-Cassini
Misc: gossip columnist for the Hearst newspaper chain.

✍🎭Jean Kerr -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1922 d.1/5/2003 (80)
Author (m), Dramatist/Playwright (m), Panelist
Names/Places: b. in Scranton, PA; RN:Bridget Jean Collins
Book Titles: Please Don't Eat the Daisies
TV Shows: Down You Go

🏆Charles Dumas -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/12/1937 d.1/5/2004 (66)
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: high jumper; first man to clear 7 feet (7-0 1/2) on June 29, 1956; won gold medal at 1956 Olympics.

🏆⚾"Tug" McGraw -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/30/1944 d.1/5/2004 (59)
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:The Screwball; Tim's father
Misc: played in the World Series for both teams; record [15] for most games pitched [1969, 1973]
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets

🎵🎸John Guerin -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1939 d.1/5/2004 (64)
Composer, Rock and Roll Drummer
Misc: widely recorded drummer with artists from Frank Sinatra to Frank Zappa and Thelonious Monk
Group Names: The Byrds

🏆🏈Simon Shanks -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/16/1971 d.1/5/2006 N.S. (34)
NFL Player

🎵Alex Saint Clair -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1941 d.1/5/2006 (64)
Guitarist
Group Names: Capt. Beefhart & his Magic Band

Griffin Bell -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/31/1918 d.1/5/2009 (90)
Government Official (m)
Misc: Attorney General

🎵Willie Mitchell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/1/1928 N.S. d.1/5/2010 N.S. (81)
Hall of Famer, Music Executive, Music Producer, Arranger, Composer, Keyboardist, Trumpeter, Soul Singer

🎨Kenneth Noland -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/10/1924 d.1/5/2010 (85)
Painter (m)

🎭🎵Beverly Aadland -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/16/1942 d.1/5/2010 (67)
Movie Actress, Dancer (m), Singer

🏆🎳Don Carter -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1926 d.1/5/2012 (85)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: 6-time Bowler of Year (1953-54,57-58,60-61); voted Greatest of All-Time in 1970.

🏆🏈Jeff Lewis -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/17/1973 d.1/5/2013 (39)
NFL Quarterback
Misc: Super Bowl XXXII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos

🎭Carmen Zapata -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/15/1927 d.1/5/2014 (86)
TV/Soap Actress
TV Shows: Viva Valdez, Villa Alegre's (Happy Village as the mayor)

🏆Eusébio da Silva Ferreira -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/25/1942 N.S. d.1/5/2014 N.S. (71)
Soccer Striker, Portuguese
Names/Places: aka Eusebio

🏆⚾Jerry Coleman -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1924 d.1/5/2014 (89)
Hall of Famer, Baseball Announcer, MLB Second Baseman
Misc: Ford C. Frick Award winner in 2005; CBS Radio broadcaster: Favorite blooper: "There's a long drive. The outfielder is back at the warning track and hits his head on the wall! It rolls back toward second base! This could be a triple!"
Sports Teams: New York Yankees (1949-1957, broadcaster 1963-1969), San Diego Padres (manager 1980, broadcaster 1974-1979, 1981-2013)

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🎭Francesca Hilton -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1947 N.S. d.1/5/2015 N.S. (67)
Actress
Names/Places: Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter

🏆🥊Anatoliy Roschin -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1932 N.S. d.1/5/2016 N.S. (83)
Wrestler, Olympic Athlete, Russian
Misc: super heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1972)

🎵Nicholas Caldwell -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/5/1944 N.S. d.1/5/2016 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Misc: in the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame
Group Names: The Whispers

🎵Pierre Boulez -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/26/1925 d.1/5/2016 N.S. (90)
Conductor/Composer, Pianist, French

✍🎵Elizabeth Swados -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/5/1951 d.1/5/2016 N.S. (64)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Composer
Misc: Theatre Director

🎭Karin von Aroldingen -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/9/1941 N.S. d.1/5/2018 N.S. (76)
Ballerina (f), German
Names/Places: RN:Karin Awny Hannelore Reinbold von Aroedingen and Eltzinger

🎭🎵Jerry Van Dyke -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/27/1931 d.1/5/2018 N.S. (86)
Actor, Comedian, Banjoist
Names/Places: b. in Danville, IL; Dick's brother
Misc: some say b. 1932; he turned down the lead role of Gilligan for Gilligan's Island
TV Shows: My Mother the Car (as Dave Crabtree), Accidental Family, 13 Queens Blvd, Coach (as Luther Van Dam)

John (Astronaut) Young -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1930 N.S. d.1/5/2018 N.S. (87)
Astronaut
Misc: was best known as the commander of the first Space Shuttle mission, taking Columbia into orbit in 1981

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Thomas Joel Bopp -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/15/1949 N.S. d.1/5/2018 N.S. (68)
Astronomer (m)
Misc: co-discoverer with Alan Hale (not the actor) of the comet Hale-Bopp

🎵Eric Haydock -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/3/1943 N.S. d.1/5/2019 N.S. (75)
Hall of Famer, Bassist, English
Misc: some say b. 1942
Group Names: The Hollies

🏆⚽Colin Bell -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/26/1946 N.S. d.1/5/2021 N.S. (74)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Midfielder, English
Misc: MBE

🏆🏁Ueal Eugene Patrick -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/10/1929 N.S. d.1/5/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Racing Figure
Names/Places: NN: Pat
Misc: the founder and owner of Patrick Racing, a team that raced in Champ Cars and the Indy Racing League.

🏆🏈Ralph Neely -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/12/1943 N.S. d.1/5/2022 N.S. (78)
NFL Tackle
Misc: Super Bowl V, X, XI
Sports Teams: Dallas Cowboys

🏆⚾🏈Greg (B. 1951) Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1951 N.S. d.1/5/2022 N.S. (70)
College Baseball Coach, NFL Coach
Misc: 2x Super Bowl champion coach XXXII and XXXIII
Sports Teams: Denver Broncos (1995-2000)

🎭🎮Earl Boen -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/7/1941 N.S. d.1/5/2023 N.S. (81)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
TV Shows: Bonkers (as Police Chief Leonard Kanifky), It's a Living (as Dennis Hubner the chef), Mr. President (as Dave)
Movie Titles: The Terminator (series), Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Video Games: Tales of Monkey Island (series), World of Warcraft (series)

🏆⚾Nate Colbert -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/9/1946 N.S. d.1/5/2023 N.S. (76)
MLB Player

🎵Larry Collins -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/4/1944 N.S. d.1/5/2024 N.S. (79)
Singer/Guitarist

🎵Matilda Jones -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/5/1868 or 1/5/1869 d.6/24/1933
Singer
Misc: sources can't agree on birth year

🎵Matilda Jones -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/5/1868 or 1/5/1869 d.6/24/1933
Singer
Misc: sources can't agree on birth year

🎵Elizabeth Libba Cotten -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/5/1892 N.S. or 1/5/1893 or 1/5/1895 d.6/29/1987 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Blues Singer, Folk Singer
Misc: no source agrees on birth year

🎵Elizabeth Libba Cotten -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/5/1892 N.S. or 1/5/1893 or 1/5/1895 d.6/29/1987 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Blues Singer, Folk Singer
Misc: no source agrees on birth year

🎵Elizabeth Libba Cotten -- Birth Anniversary Conflict -- b.1/5/1892 N.S. or 1/5/1893 or 1/5/1895 d.6/29/1987 N.S. (94)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Guitarist, Blues Singer, Folk Singer
Misc: no source agrees on birth year

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