✍🎭Jerzy Skolimowski -- is 85 in the year 2023 and 86 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1938
Scriptwriter, Playwright (m), Actor, Movie Director (m), Polish
🎭Michael Murphy -- is 85 in the year 2023 and 86 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1938
Actor
Movie Titles: Magnolia, An Unmarried Woman, Batman Returns, Manhattan, X-Men: The Last Stand, White House Down
🎵Roni Stoneman -- is 85 in the year 2023 and 86 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1938
Banjoist, Country Performer, Bluegrass Performer
TV Shows: Hee Haw
🏆🥊William F. "Bill" Watts Jr. -- is 84 in the year 2023 and 85 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1939 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: aka "Cowboy" Bill Watts
Misc: Wrestling promoter
🎭Lance Henriksen -- is 83 in the year 2023 and 84 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1940
Actor
TV Shows: Millennium (as FBI agent Frank Black)
Movie Titles: Aliens (series as android), Terminator, The Right Stuff (as Wally Schirra)
🏆🏈🏀Terry Wayne Baker -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1941 N.S.
Hall of Famer, NFL Player, College Football Player, CFL Figure, Basketball Player
Misc: Heisman Trophy (1962); in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Oregon State, Los Angeles Rams (1963-1965), Edmonton Eskimos (1966)
🏆⚾Tommy Helms -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1941
MLB Manager, MLB Player
Misc: 2x All-Star, 2x Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Cincinnatti Reds (player then manager)
🎵🏆🥊Bunker Hill -- is 82 in the year 2023 and 83 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1941
Singer, Boxer
Names/Places: RN:David Walker
🎭🎮Marc Alaimo -- is 81 in the year 2023 and 82 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1942
Actor, Video Game Voice Actor
Misc: both of his children were also born on May 5th (anyone know their names?)
TV Shows: Star Trek DS9 (as Gul Dukat and more)
Movie Titles: Total Recall, Tango and Cash, Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
Video Games: Call of Juraez (series), Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (series), Santa Fe Mysteries (series)
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✍🎭Sir Michael Palin -- is 80 in the year 2023 and 81 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1943 N.S.
Author (m), Comedy Writer (m), TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Narrator (m), English
Names/Places: b. in Sheffield
Group Names: Monty Python
TV Shows: Do Not Adjust Your Set, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Clangers (narrator)
Movie Titles: Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, The Meaning of Life, Time Bandits, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Brazil, A Fish Called Wanda, Fierce Creatures
⚖Jill Volner -- is 80 in the year 2023 and 81 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1943
Lawyer (m)
Names/Places: aka Jill Wine-Banks
Misc: one of the prosecutors during the Watergate scandal
🎭🎮John Rhys-Davies -- is 79 in the year 2023 and 80 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1944
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer (m), Video Game Voice Actor, English
TV Shows: The Untouchables (as Agent Michael Malone 1993-94), The Quest
Movie Titles: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones (series), The Lord of the Rings (series)
Video Games: Squadron 42, Lord of the Rings (series), Risen (English version), Freelancer, Dune 2000, Wing Commander (series)
🎭Jiří Svoboda -- is 78 in the year 2023 and 79 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1945 N.S.
Actor, Director (m), Czech Republican
📰Kurt Loder -- is 78 in the year 2023 and 79 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1945
Correspondent, Journalist
Misc: former MTV News Correspondent
🎵🎷Jack Walrath -- is 77 in the year 2023 and 78 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1946
Arranger, Composer, Jazz Trumpeter
Misc: worked with Ray Charles, Gary Peacock, Charles Mingus, and Glenn Ferris among others
🏆🏀Butch Beard -- is 76 in the year 2023 and 77 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1947 N.S.
NBA Coach
🏆⚾Larry Hisle -- is 76 in the year 2023 and 77 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1947
MLB Player
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🎵🎸Bill Ward -- is 75 in the year 2023 and 76 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1948
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Heavy Metal Drummer, English
Group Names: Black Sabbath
🎭Anna Bergman -- is 74 in the year 2023 and 75 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1949
Actress, Swedish
TV Shows: Mind Your Language (as Ingrid Svenson)
Movie Titles: Fanny and Alexander, Avalon, The Wild Geese
🏆🏈Nick Bebout -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1951
NFL Player
🏆🎳Gary Bower -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1951
Hall of Famer, Bowler
🎵Rex Goh -- is 72 in the year 2023 and 73 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1951
Adult-Pop Guitarist, Singaporean
Group Names: Air Supply
🎵Louis Cortelezzi -- is 71 in the year 2023 and 72 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1952
Saxophonist
Group Names: Mink DeVille
🎵Martin Simpson -- is 70 in the year 2023 and 71 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1953
Songwriter, Folk Singer/Guitarist, English
🎵Angelo Kimball -- is 69 in the year 2023 and 70 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1954
Guitarist
Group Names: Face to Face
🎨✍🎭Melinda Culea -- is 68 in the year 2023 and 69 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1955
Artist, Author (m), TV Actress, Commercial Actress
Misc: Burger King girl
TV Shows: The A Team (as Amy Allen), Glitter, Knots Landing (as Paula Vertosick), Brotherly Love (as Claire Roman)
Movie Titles: The Fisher King, Wagons East
🎵🎸Roddy Radiation -- is 68 in the year 2023 and 69 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1955 N.S.
Rock and Roll Guitarist, English
Names/Places: RN: Roderick James Byers
Group Names: The Special A.K.A.
🎭Lisa Eilbacher -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1956
TV/Movie Actress, Saudi Arabian
TV Shows: Hardy Boys (as Callie), Wheels, Winds of War, Texas Wheelers, Midnight Caller (as Nicky Molloy)
Movie Titles: Beverly Hills Cop, An Officer and a Gentleman, 10 to Miudnight, Leviathan
🏆Steve Scott -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1956
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
🎭🎵Mary Coughlan -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1956
Actress, Singer, Irish
Misc: Jazz and Folk genre singer
🏆⚾Ron Oester -- is 67 in the year 2023 and 68 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1956
MLB Player
🎭Richard E. Grant -- is 66 in the year 2023 and 67 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1957 N.S.
Movie Actor, Swaziland
Misc: AP says b. May 5
Movie Titles: Gosford Park (satirical), Bram Stoker's Dracula, Corpse Bride, Penelope, Withnail and I
🎭Lutz Konermann -- is 65 in the year 2023 and 66 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1958
Director (m), Cinematographer (m), German
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📰John Miller -- is 65 in the year 2023 and 66 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1958
Correspondent
📰Brian (Newscaster) Williams -- is 64 in the year 2023 and 65 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1959
Newscaster
TV Shows: NBC Nightly News (2004-2015)
🎵Brian Phelps -- is 64 in the year 2023 and 65 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1959
Radio Disc Jock
Misc: of Mark and Brian
🎵🎸Ian McCulloch -- is 64 in the year 2023 and 65 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1959
Songwriter, Guitarist, New Wave Singer, English
Group Names: The Teardrop Explodes, Echo & the Bunnymen, soloist
🎵🎸Steve Stevens -- is 63 in the year 2023 and 64 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1960 N.S.
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Billy Idol
🎵🎸Sean McLuskey -- is 62 in the year 2023 and 63 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1961
Alternative Rock Performer
Group Names: JoBoxers
🎵Queen Salawa Abeni -- is 62 in the year 2023 and 63 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1961
Songwriter, Singer, Nigerian
🎵🎸Kevin Paul Mooney -- is 61 in the year 2023 and 62 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1962
Guitarist, Alternative Rock Bassist, English
Group Names: Adam And The Ants (early member)
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🎵🎸Gary Daly -- is 61 in the year 2023 and 62 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1962
New Wave Singer
Group Names: China Crisis (lead)
🎵🎸James La Brie -- is 60 in the year 2023 and 61 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1963
Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer, Canadian
Group Names: Dream Theater (lead)
🎭🎮🎵Minami Takayama -- is 59 in the year 2023 and 60 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1964
Actress, Cartoon Voice Actress, Video Game Voice Actress, Composer, Japanese
TV Shows: Ranma 1/2 (series), Detective Conan (as Conan Edogawa and other characters, voice)
Movie Titles: Whisper of the Heart, Kiki's Delivery Service
Video Games: Super Smash Brothers (series), Project X Zone (series), Dead or Alive (series)
🎭🎮Takehito Koyasu -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1965
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Video Game Voice Actor, Japanese
Misc: a prolific voice actor since the 1980s
TV Shows: Sword Art Online (as Nobuyki Sugou), Mobile Suit Gundam Seed (as Mwu La Fllaga), Excel Saga (as Il Palazzo), Neon Genesis Evangelion (as Shigeru Aoba)
Video Games: Disgaea (series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (series), One Piece (series), Kingdom Hearts (series)
🏆🏈Paul Frase -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1965
NFL Player
Misc: Superbowl XXXI
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers
🏆🏒Grant Jennings -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1965
NHL Player, Canadian
🎵🎸Adam Wacht -- is 58 in the year 2023 and 59 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1965
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Trouble Tribe
✍🎭Josh Weinstein -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1966 N.S.
Screenwriter, Producer (m)
TV Shows: The Simpsons
🎵🎸Shawn Drover -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1966
Heavy Metal Drummer, Canadian
Group Names: Megadeth
🏆🏒Mike Stapleton -- is 57 in the year 2023 and 58 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1966
NHL Player, Canadian
🏆🏈Brad Baxter -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1967
NFL Runningback
🏆⚾Charles Nagy -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1967
MLB Pitcher
🎵Antony Santos -- is 56 in the year 2023 and 57 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1967 N.S.
Guitarist, Dominican Republican
🎭Todd Newton -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1970
Game Show Host
🎨🎭Kyan Douglas -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1970 N.S.
Hairstylist, Personality
TV Shows: Rachael Ray Show, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
🏆🏀LaPhonso Ellis -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1970
NBA Forward
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🏆⚾Juan Acevedo -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1970
MLB Pitcher, Mexican
🎵🎸Joey Phillipy -- is 53 in the year 2023 and 54 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1970
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: The Poorboys
🏆🏈Ken Brown -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1971
NFL Linebacker
🏆🏈Reggie Jones -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1971
NFL Wide Receiver
🏆🏀Harold Miner -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1971
NBA Guard
🏆⚾Mike Redmond -- is 52 in the year 2023 and 53 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1971
MLB Manager, MLB Catcher
🎭Brigitta Boccoli -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
Actress, Italian
🎭🏆Wendy Kaye -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
Actress, Model, Playmate
Misc: July 1991
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🏆🏈Barrett Brooks -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
NFL Tackle
🏆🏈Travis Jervey -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
NFL Runningback
🏆🏒Mikael Renberg -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
NHL Player, Swedish
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Flyers
🏆🏒Zigmund Pálffy -- is 51 in the year 2023 and 52 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1972
NHL Player, Czechoslovakian
Sports Teams: N.Y. Islanders
🎭🎵Tina Yothers -- is 50 in the year 2023 and 51 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1973
Actress, Pop Singer
Names/Places: b. in Whittier, California
Misc: retired from acting in 1995
TV Shows: Family Ties (as Jennifer Keaton)
Movie Titles: Shoot the Moon
🎭Yorlin Madera -- is 48 in the year 2023 and 49 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1975
Actor, Dominican Republican
🎵Raheem DeVaughn -- is 48 in the year 2023 and 49 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1975
Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
🎭Santiago Cabrera -- is 45 in the year 2023 and 46 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1978 N.S.
Actor, Venezuelan
TV Shows: Heroes, Merlin
🎭Vincent Paul Kartheiser -- is 44 in the year 2023 and 45 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1979
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
TV Shows: Mad Men (as Pete Campbell)
Movie Titles: Alpha Dog, Rango, In Time
✍⚛🎭Danielle Fishel -- is 42 in the year 2023 and 43 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1981
Author (m), Chef (m), Actress, TV Hostess, Producer/Director (m), Director (m), Personality
Misc: some say 1980 but incorrect year
TV Shows: Boy Meets World (as Topanga Lawrence), Girl Meets World (as Topanga Lawrence), The Dish (hostess)
Movie Titles: National Lampoon presents Dorm Daze
🎵Craig David -- is 42 in the year 2023 and 43 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1981 N.S.
Rhythm and Blues Singer, English
Jenny Gill -- is 41 in the year 2023 and 42 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1982
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Janis and Vince's daughter
🏆Vanessa Bryant -- is 41 in the year 2023 and 42 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1982 N.S.
Model
🎭Henry Cavill -- is 40 in the year 2023 and 41 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1983
Actor, English
Names/Places: b. in Jersey, Channel Islands
TV Shows: The Tudors (as Charles Brandon)
Movie Titles: The Count of Monte Cristo, Stardust, Man of Steel, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Immortals
🎵🎸Josh (Rock And Roll) Smith -- is 40 in the year 2023 and 41 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1983 N.S.
Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: Halestorm
🎭Clark Duke -- is 38 in the year 2023 and 39 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1985
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Director (m)
TV Shows: Greek (as Dale Kettlewell), The Office (as Clark)
Movie Titles: Hot Tub Time Machine, The Croods, Kick-Ass 2
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Daffodil-Rosie -- is 37 in the year 2023 and 38 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1986
Celebrity Daughter
Misc: Cake-n-pie
🎭🎵Brooke Hogan -- is 35 in the year 2023 and 36 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1988 N.S.
Cartoon Voice Actress, Singer
Names/Places: RN: Brooke Ellen Bollea; Hulk Hogan's daughter
TV Shows: "China, IL" (as various)
🎭🎵🎸Skye Sweetnam -- is 35 in the year 2023 and 36 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1988
Actress, Director (m), Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer, Canadian
🎵Adele -- is 35 in the year 2023 and 36 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1988
Songwriter, Soul Singer, English
Names/Places: LN:Adkins
Song Titles: Rolling in the Deep, Someone Like You, Set Fire to the Rain, Skyfall, Hello, When We Were Young
Album Titles: 19, 21, 25
Video Titles: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
🏆⚽Kevin Alston -- is 35 in the year 2023 and 36 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1988 N.S.
Soccer Player, American
🎭🎵Chris (Music) Brown -- is 34 in the year 2023 and 35 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1989 N.S.
Actor, Dancer (m), Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Song Titles: Run It!, Kiss Kiss, With You, Forever
Album Titles: Chris Brown, Exclusive, Graffiti, F.A.M.E., Fortune, X, Royalty
Tatiana Celia Kennedy-Schlossberg -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1990
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Caroline & Edwin's daughter
Taylor Ann Hasselhoff -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1990
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Pamela Bach & David's daughter
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🏆Hannah Davis -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1990 N.S.
Model
Names/Places: b. in Virgin Islands
🏆Hannah Jeter -- is 33 in the year 2023 and 34 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1990 N.S.
Model
🏆⚽Raúl Jiménez -- is 32 in the year 2023 and 33 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1991 N.S.
Soccer Player, Mexican
Don's Grandson Knotts -- is 30 in the year 2023 and 31 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1993
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Tom's son
Zoe Bearse -- is 30 in the year 2023 and 31 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1993
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Amanda's adopted girl
Gracie Katherine McGraw -- is 26 in the year 2023 and 27 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1997
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Faith Hill and Tim's girl
🏆🏒Mitch Marner -- is 26 in the year 2023 and 27 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1997 N.S.
NHL Forward, Canadian
🏆⛸Nathan Chen -- is 24 in the year 2023 and 25 in the year 2024; b.5/5/1999 N.S.
Figure Skater, Olympic Athlete
🎭🎵Jenna Davis -- is 19 in the year 2023 and 20 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2004 N.S.
Actress, Singer
Guillermo Iglesias -- is 16 in the year 2023 and 17 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2007
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Miranda and Julio's son
Bear Blu Jarecki -- is 12 in the year 2023 and 13 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2011 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Alicia Silverstone and Christopher's son
Alexander Frost Brown -- is 9 in the year 2023 and 10 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2014
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Shelly and Zac's son
Evelyn Penn Willis -- is 9 in the year 2023 and 10 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2014
Celebrity Daughter
Names/Places: Emma Heming and Bruce's daughter
Boomer Robert Phelps -- is 7 in the year 2023 and 8 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Nicole Johnson and Michael's son
Jacob Michael Ferrera -- is 4 in the year 2023 and 5 in the year 2024; b.5/5/2019 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Breanne and Jerry's son
🎭Krystina King -- b.5/5/????
XXX-rated actress
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🎭Michael Zderko -- b.5/5/????
Actor
🎖⚖Lord Oliver Cromwell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.4/25/1599 J-LD or 5/5/1599 N.S. d.9/3/1658 J-LD (59) or 9/13/1658 N.S. (59)
Military Leader, Soldier, Statesman (m), British
Names/Places: aka James I of England
Misc: Lord protector leader of Great Britian 1653-1658
👑Emperor Leopold II -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1747 d.3/1/1792 (44)
Emperor
Misc: Holy Roman Emperor
⚛⛪James Harvey Linsley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1787 d.12/26/1843 (56)
Naturalist, Clergyman
⚛Elisha Root -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1808 d.9/1/1865 (57)
Inventor (m)
Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1809 d.4/27/1889 (79)
Educator (m)
Misc: Columbia University president
✍Søren Aabye Kierkegaard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1813 d.11/11/1855 (42)
Philosopher (m), Danish (Denmark)
Names/Places: NN: The Father of Existentialism
✍Karl Marx -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1818 d.3/14/1883 (64)
Writer (m), Philosopher (m), German
Names/Places: b. in Prussia; d. in London
Misc: Social & Political Theorist; proponent of Communism (The Communist Manifesto); No relation to Groucho!!!
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💰John Stetson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1830 d.2/18/1906 (75)
Manufacturer
Misc: largest hat factory in the world
💰George H. Hammond -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1838 d.12/29/1886 (48)
Merchant
Misc: the first person to ship beef in refrigerated railroad cars
⚛Reginald H. Fitz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1843 d.11/??/1913 (70)
Scientist (m), Pathologist (m)
Misc: appendicitis identifier; died before Nov 17, 1913
✍Henryk Sienkiewicz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1846 d.11/15/1916 (70)
Author (m), Polish
📰Nellie Bly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1867 d.1/27/1922 (54)
Journalist, Civil Rights Leader
Names/Places: RN:Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman
Misc: Women's rights; her name became a synonym for female star reporter
🎵Hans Pfitzner -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1869 d.5/22/1949 (80)
Composer, German, Russian
Leon Czolgosz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1873 d.10/29/1901 (28)
Assassin
Misc: killed president McKinley
🏆🏒Frederick E. "Fred" Scanlan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1877 N.S. d.11/11/1950 N.S. (73)
Hall of Famer, NHL Forward, Canadian
Misc: Was an amateur player in the era before professional ice hockey
📰Lord Beveridge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1879 d.3/16/1963 (83)
Economist, British
⚛Sir Dawson Mawson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1882 d.10/14/1958 (76)
Explorer (m), Geologist (m), Australian, British
Sylvia Pankhurst -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1882 d.9/27/1960 (78)
Suffragate, English
🎖Archibald Wavell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1883 d.5/24/1950 (67)
General, British
🏆⚾Charles "Chief" Bender -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1884 N.S. d.5/22/1954 N.S. (70)
Hall of Famer, MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: RFN:Charles Albert
Misc: 3x World Series champ, AL pennant winner; the only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame.
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Athletics (1903-1914), Baltimore Terrapins (1915), Philadelphia Phillies (1916-1917), Chicago White Sox (1925)
🎭Estelle Hemsley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1887 d.11/5/1968 (81)
Actress
✍⛪📰Christopher Darlington Morley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1890 d.3/28/1957 (66)
Novelist, Quaker, Journalist, American
Names/Places: MN:Darlington
✍Bertram Bloch -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1892 d.6/21/1987 (95)
Dramatist/Playwright (m)
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✍📰Oscar Lewis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1893 d.7/11/1992 (99)
Author (m), Historian (m)
🎭Kit Guard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1894 d.7/18/1961 (67)
Actor
Movie Titles: El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous
🎭Freeman F. Gosden -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1899 d.12/10/1982 (83)
Hall of Famer, Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice Actor
Misc: Amos 'n Andy's Amos star & co-creator
TV Shows: Calvin & the Colonel (as Colonel)
🎵Paul Barbarin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1899 d.2/10/1969 (69)
Drummer
🎵"Blind" Willie McTell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1901 d.8/19/1959 (58)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Accordionist, Harmonicaist, Kazoo, Violinist, Blues Performer
Misc: some say b. 1898
🎭Alexander Lockwood -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1902 d.1/25/1990 (87)
Actor, Polish
Movie Titles: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
✍⚛James Beard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1903 d.1/23/1985 (81)
Author (m), Chef (m)
Misc: Cooking expert
🏆B. Jay Becker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1904 d.10/9/1987 (83)
Bridge Player
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🏆🏁🏇Sir Gordon Richards -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1904 d.11/10/1906 (2)
Horse Jockey, British
Misc: British jockey (winner of 4,870 races)
🎨Floyd Gottredson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1905 N.S. d.7/22/1986 N.S. (81)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: Mickey Mouse
🎵Maria Caniglia -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1905 d.4/16/1979 (73)
Opera Singer, Italian
🎭Ursula Jeans -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1906 d.4/21/1973 (66)
Actress
🎭Benny Baker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1907 N.S. d.9/20/1994 N.S. (87)
Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan
🎭Sonia Dresdel -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1909 d.1/18/1976 (66)
Actress, English
🎨✍Leo Lionni -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1910 d.10/11/1999 (89)
Illustrator (m), Children's Author (m), Italian
🎵Pete Daily -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1911 d.8/23/1986 (75)
Cornetist, Bandleader
🎭Tyrone E. Power Jr. -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1913 d.11/15/1958 (45)
Movie/Stage Actor
Movie Titles: Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band
🎭Ben Wright -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1915 d.7/2/1989 (74)
Actor
🎭June Lang -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1915 d.5/16/2005 (90)
Actress
🎭🎵Alice Faye -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1915 d.5/9/1998 (83)
Movie Actress, Singer, Contralto
Names/Places: b. in New York City; RN:Ann Leppert
Misc: Musical film star; some say 1912
📰Richard H. Rovere -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1915 d.11/23/1979 (64)
Journalist
🎭🎵🎷Phil Gordon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1916 d.6/15/2010 (94)
Actor, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist
TV Shows: The Beverly Hillbillies (as Jasper DePew)
🏆🏈Tony Canadeo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1919 d.11/29/2003 (84)
Hall of Famer, NFL Halfback
Names/Places: NN:The Gray Ghost of Gonzaga
Misc: Packers Hall of Fame and #3 retired
Sports Teams: Green Bay Packers (1941-1944, 1946-1952)
⚖George Papadopoulos -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1919 d.6/27/1999 (80)
Head of State (m), Greek
Misc: Greece Premier & President
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🎨Hidalgo Moya -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1920 d.8/3/1994 (74)
Architect (m)
⚛Arthur Schawlow -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1921 d.4/28/1999 (77)
Scientist (m)
Misc: co-inventor of the laser
🎵Jay Miller -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1922 d.3/23/1996 (73)
Music Producer
🎭🎵🎷Monica Lewis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1922 d.6/12/2015 (93)
TV/Movie Actress, Commercial Actress, Jazz Singer
Misc: voice of the Chiquita Banana cartoon character
🎭Godfrey Quigley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1923 d.9/6/1994 (71)
Stage Actor, Irish
🏆🏌William Campbell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1923 d.8/30/2013 (90)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
🎭Leopoldo Torre Nilsson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1924 d.9/8/1978 (54)
Movie Director (m)
🎭Eddi Arent -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1925 d.5/28/2013 (88)
Actor, Comedian, German
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🎭🎵Stan Boreson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1925 N.S. d.1/27/2017 N.S. (91)
Comedian, Novelty Singer
Names/Places: NN: The King of Scandinavian Humor
🎭🏆⚾Bing Russell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1926 d.4/8/2003 (76)
Actor, MLB Player
Names/Places: Kurt's dad
🎭Pat Carroll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1927 N.S. d.7/30/2022 N.S. (95)
TV/Stage Actress, Comedienne, Panelist
Names/Places: b. in Shreveport, LA
Misc: 1950s N.Y.-originated variety & panel celebrity
TV Shows: Red Buttons Show, Caesar's Hour, Danny Thomas Show (as Bunny Harper), Getting Together, Busting Loose, Ted Knight Show (as Hope Stinson)
Movie Titles: The Little Mermaid (as voice of Ursula)
🏆🏈Al DeRogatis -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1927 d.12/16/1995 (68)
Sports Commentator, NFL Defensive End
Names/Places: RFMN:Albert John
🎵Charles Rosen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1927 d.12/9/2012 (85)
Musicologist, Pianist
🏆🏁Art Pollard -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1927 d.5/12/1973 (46)
Auto Racer
🎭Richard Schaal -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1928 d.11/4/2014 (86)
Actor
Names/Places: Wendy's dad, Valerie Harper's hubby
TV Shows: Phyllis (as Leo Heatherton), Trapper John MD (as Dr. Sandler), Just Our Luck
🎵Marshall Grant -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1928 N.S. d.8/7/2011 N.S. (83)
Hall of Famer, Bassist
🎭John S. Ragin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1929 d.4/14/2013 (83)
Actor
Names/Places: MN:Stanley
TV Shows: Quincy ME (as Dr. Robert Astin)
🎭Barry Farber -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1930 N.S. d.5/6/2020 N.S. (90)
Radio Talk Show Host
Misc: radio-TV broadcaster
🎵🎷Monique "Dozo" Aldebert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1931 N.S. d.1/??/2018 N.S. (86)
Jazz Singer, Monacoian
🎨Giorgio di Sant'Angelo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1933 d.8/29/1989 (56)
Fashion Designer (m), Argentine
🎵Sammy Allred -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1934 N.S. d.5/9/2018 N.S. (84)
Radio Disc Jock, Mandolin, Country Singer
Group Names: The Geezinslaw Brothers
✍🎭Douglas Marland -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1934 d.3/6/1993 (58)
Hall of Famer, Screen/Scriptwriter, TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Misc: wrote for soap operas Another World, Doctors, General Hospital, Guiding Light, As The World Turns
🎵Johnnie Taylor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1934 N.S. d.5/31/2000 N.S. (66)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Gospel Singer, Blues Singer, Soul Singer
Names/Places: RN: Johnnie Harrison Taylor
Group Names: The Soul Stirrers, soloist
Song Titles: Disco Lady
💰John J. Sweeney -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1934 N.S. d.2/1/2021 N.S. (86)
Labor Leader
Misc: AFL-CIO president (1955-2009)
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🎵Ace Cannon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1934 N.S. d.12/6/2018 N.S. (84)
Tenor, Alto-sax
Names/Places: RN: John Cannon
🏆⚾José Pagán -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1935 N.S. d.6/7/2011 N.S. (76)
MLB Player, Puerto Rican
🎭Sandy Baron -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1936 d.1/21/2001 (64)
Actor, Comedian
TV Shows: That Was the Week That Was
🎵Tony Sheridan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1940 d.2/16/2013 (72)
Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, English
Misc: recorded with The Beatles in Germany.
🎵🎷Stanley Cowell -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1941 N.S. d.12/17/2020 N.S. (79)
Jazz Pianist
🏆🏒Aleksandr Ragulin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1941 d.11/17/2004 (63)
Hockey Figure, Olympic Athlete, Russian
Misc: ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
🎭🎵Tammy Wynette -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1942 d.4/6/1998 (55)
Hall of Famer, TV Actress, Songwriter, Country Singer
Names/Places: b. in Red Bay, Al.; RN:Virginia Wynette Pugh; George Jones' ex-; NN: The First Lady of Country Music; wed 5x's
Song Titles: Stand By Your Man
🎵🎸Jim King -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1942 d.2/6/2012 (69)
Harmonicaist, Saxophonist, Rock and Roll Musician, English
Group Names: Family
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🏆🏀Billie Moore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1943 N.S. d.12/14/2022 N.S. (79)
Hall of Famer, College Basketball Coach
Misc: coached the 1976 women's Olympic basketball team
Sports Teams: Cal State Fullerton (coach 1969-1977), UCLA (coach 1977-1993)
🎭Roger Rees -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1944 d.7/10/2015 (71)
Actor, Welsh (Wales)
TV Shows: Cheers (as Robin Colcord), M.A.N.T.I.S. (as John Stonebake), Boston Common (as Harrison Cross), The West Wing
Movie Titles: The Prestige, The Scorpion King, Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After (TV movie as Prince Charles),
🎵Eddy Amoo -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1944 N.S. d.2/23/2018 N.S. (73)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Keyboardist, Soul Singer, British
Song Titles: The Real Thing
🎭Jim Kelly -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1946 d.6/29/2013 (67)
Actor
Movie Titles: Enter the Dragon
✍🎵🎸Steve Douglas Cash -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1946 N.S. d.10/14/2019 N.S. (73)
Author (m), Songwriter, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
🏆⚾Herman Junior Gilliam -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1946 d.4/16/2005 N.S. (58)
MLB Player
🎭Philip Borsos -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1953 d.2/2/1995 (41)
Movie Director (m), Canadian
Movie Titles: Mean Season
🎭Frankie Michaels -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1955 d.3/30/2016 N.S. (60)
Actor
🎭Gary Dubin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1959 N.S. d.10/8/2016 N.S. (57)
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer/Director (m), Scottish
TV Shows: The Partridge Family (as Punky Lazaar)
Movie Titles: Jaws 2, Cursed, Pump Up the Volume, The Aristocats
🏆⚾Hideki Irabu -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1969 d.7/27/2011 (42)
MLB Pitcher
Misc: IraBOOed by the Padres for favoring to play for the Yankees instead of San Diego
🎭Sage Stallone -- Birth Anniversary -- b.5/5/1976 d.7/13/2012 (36)
Actor
Names/Places: Sylvester's son
🎖👑Emperor Napoleon I -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/15/1769 d.5/5/1821 (51)
General, Emperor, French
Names/Places: b. on the island of Corsica; LN:Bonaparte
Misc: French emperor 1804-13/1814-15; not the "They're Coming to Take Me Away, HA-HAAA!" dementoid; died in exile on the island of St. Helena.
🎵Niccolò Antonio Zingarelli -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/4/1752 N.S. d.5/5/1837 N.S. (85)
Composer, Musician, Italian
Misc: Church Music
🎨Charles Robert Leslie -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/19/1794 d.5/5/1859 (64)
Painter (m), English
⚛Charles Page -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/25/1812 d.5/5/1868 (56)
Chemist (m), Inventor (m), Physician (m)
✍⛪Josiah Henson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1789 d.5/5/1883 (93)
Author (m), Clergyman
Book Titles: Slave
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🎵Emilio Naudin -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/23/1823 d.5/5/1890 (66)
Opera Singer, Italian
✍📰Bret Harte -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/25/1836 d.5/5/1902 (65)
Novelist, Short Story Writer (m), Poet (m), Journalist, Printer (m), Educator (m), English
Names/Places: RFMN:Francis Brett
🎨⚛William Friese-Greene -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/7/1855 d.5/5/1921 (65)
Photographer (m), Inventor (m), English
Misc: built the first practical motion picture camera and patented it in 1899
⛪📰Alfred Hermann Fried -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/11/1864 d.5/5/1921 (56)
Jewish, Journalist
Misc: Pacifist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate; co-founder of the German peace movement.
🎵Otto Lohse -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/21/1859 d.5/5/1925 (65)
Composer, Conductor, German
Misc: Symphonies
🎭Eddie Dunn -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/31/1896 d.5/5/1951 (54)
Comedian, Game Show Host
🏆🏌Leo Diegel -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/27/1899 d.5/5/1951 (52)
Hall of Famer, Golfer
Misc: prominent in the 1920s and 1930s
⚛Dr. Joseph William Kennedy -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/30/1916 d.5/5/1957 (40)
Scientist (m)
Misc: one of four co-discoverers of Plutonium
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✍James Cabell -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1879 d.5/5/1958 (79)
Novelist, Essayist
⚖Carlos Saavedra Lamas -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/1/1878 d.5/5/1959 (80)
Politician (m), Argentine
🎵🎷Hal McIntyre -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/29/1914 d.5/5/1959 (44)
Arranger, Clarinetist, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
🎭Virginia Stefan -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/12/1925 d.5/5/1964 (39)
Actress
TV Shows: I Led Three Lives (as Eva Philbrick)
🎭Albert Dekker -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/20/1905 d.5/5/1968 (62)
Movie Actor
Misc: played mad scientists & other villians
🏆⚾Edward V. "Eddie" Cicotte -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/19/1884 N.S. d.5/5/1969 N.S. (84)
MLB Pitcher
Names/Places: NN:Knuckles
Misc: 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" pitcher
Sports Teams: Chicago White Sox
🎨✍🎭Frank Tashlin -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/19/1913 d.5/5/1972 (59)
Animator (m), Writer (m), Director (m)
🎵Reverend Gary Davis -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/30/1896 d.5/5/1972 (76)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer, Banjoist, Harmonicaist, Pianist, Blues Guitarist
🏆Avery Brundage -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/28/1887 d.5/5/1975 (87)
Sports Executive
Misc: president of U.S. Olympic Association 1929-53 & Int'l Olympic Committee 1952-72
📰⚖Ludwig Erhard -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/4/1897 d.5/5/1977 (80)
Economist, Statesman (m), German
Misc: Chancellor
🎵🎷Cal Tjader -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/16/1925 d.5/5/1982 (56)
Composer, Percussionist, Pianist, Vibraphonist, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
Misc: If you want a good jazz player, go see Cal!
🎭John Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/15/1903 d.5/5/1983 (80)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English
TV Shows: Family Affair (as Niles French)
Movie Titles: Dial M for Murder, The Rogues
🎵Clarence E. Quick -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/2/1937 d.5/5/1983 (46)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: The Del Vikings
🏆🏁Joshua Agajanian -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/16/1913 d.5/5/1984 (70)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Names/Places: NN:J.C. or Aggie
Misc: was an influential figure in American motorsports history. He was a promoter and race car owner.
✍Carter Brown -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/1/1923 d.5/5/1985 (61)
Novelist, British
Misc: Psued.; 270 detective novels
⚛Sir Donald Coleman Bailey -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/15/1901 d.5/5/1985 (83)
Engineer (m), British
Misc: invented the Bailey bridge, which was of great military value in World War II.
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🎵Ralph Garone -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/27/1940 d.5/5/1986 (46)
Singer
Group Names: The Bob Knight Four
🎭George Rose -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/19/1920 d.5/5/1988 (68)
Stage Actor, English
Misc: stage: The Pirates of Penzance, Peter Pan, My Fair Lady
TV Shows: Holocaust
Lon Ralph Chaney -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/3/1928 d.5/5/1992 (63)
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Lon Jr.'s son
✍⛪Irving Howe -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/11/1920 d.5/5/1993 (72)
Author (m), Critic (m), Jewish
Misc: literary
🎨Noel J. Quinn -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1915 d.5/5/1993 (77)
Painter (m)
🎭🎵Patricia O'Donnell -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? d.5/5/1993 (57)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer
🎭Joe Layton -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/3/1931 d.5/5/1994 (63)
TV Producer/Director (m), Stage Producer/Director (m), Choreographer (m)
⚛🏆🏄Tom Blake -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1902 d.5/5/1994 (92)
Inventor (m), Surfer
Misc: the surf board
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⚛🏆🏄Thomas Edward "Tom" Blake -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/8/1902 N.S. d.5/5/1994 N.S. (92)
Hall of Famer, Inventor (m), Surfer, American
Misc: improved the design of surfboards
🏆Mikhail Botvinnik -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/4/1911 Ju-1 or 8/17/1911 N.S. d.5/5/1995 N.S. (83)
Chess Player, Russian
Misc: world chess champion (1948-63)
⚖Richard Dean "Max" McCarthy -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/24/1927 N.S. d.5/5/1995 N.S. (67)
Congressperson
🎭Walter Gotell -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/15/1924 d.5/5/1997 (73)
Actor, German
🎵Syd Lawrence -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1923 d.5/5/1998 (74)
Bandleader, British
🎭Edward Ashley -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/12/1906 d.5/5/2000 (93)
Movie Actor
Names/Places: RN: Edward Cooper
🏆🏀Bill Musselman -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/13/1940 d.5/5/2000 (59)
NBA Coach, NBA Player, College Basketball Coach
Misc: was a basketball coach in the NCAA, ABA, WBA, CBA, and the NBA
🎵Boozoo Chavis -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/23/1930 d.5/5/2001 (70)
Singer, Musician
Misc: one of the pioneers of Zydeco
🎨Morris (Cole) Graves -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/28/1910 d.5/5/2001 (90)
Painter (m)
🎭George Sidney -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/4/1916 d.5/5/2002 (85)
Movie Producer/Director (m)
🎵Coxsone Dodd -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/26/1932 d.5/5/2004 (72)
Music Producer, Jamaican
Misc: Jamaican studio owner
🏆🏁🏇Ted Atkinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/17/1916 d.5/5/2005 (88)
Horse Jockey, Canadian
Names/Places: NN:The Slasher
⚛Theodore Maiman -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/11/1927 d.5/5/2007 (79)
Inventor (m), Physicist (m)
Misc: first working laser
🏆🎳Bill Hargrove -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/9/1901 d.5/5/2008 (106)
Bowler
💰Irv Robbins -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/6/1917 d.5/5/2008 (90)
Businessperson
Misc: Baskin-Robbins ice cream founder
🎭🎵Jerry Wallace -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/15/1928 d.5/5/2008 (79)
TV Actor, Singer, Country-Pop Performer
Misc: some say b. 1933
Song Titles: Primrose Lane
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💰🎵🎸Tom Boggs -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/16/1944 d.5/5/2008 N.S. (63)
Restaurateur, Rock and Roll Drummer
Names/Places: RFN:Thomas
Group Names: The Box Tops
🎵Guilietta Simionato -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/12/1910 d.5/5/2010 (99)
Mezzo-Soprano, Italian
🎭Dana Wynter -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/8/1931 d.5/5/2011 (79)
TV/Movie Actress, English
Names/Places: b. in London; RN:Dagmar Spencer-Marcus
Misc: some say b. 1927 or 1932
Movie Titles: Airport, Invasion of the Body Snatchers
✍Arthur Laurents -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/14/1917 d.5/5/2011 (93)
Author (m), Dramatist/Playwright (m), Screen/Scriptwriter
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: co-wrote West Side Story
🎵Nigel Pickering -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1929 d.5/5/2011 (81)
Rhythm Guitarist
Group Names: Spanky & Our Gang
🎵Joe Russell -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/25/1939 d.5/5/2012 (72)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN: Joseph Jessie Russell; aka Sweet Joe Russell
Group Names: The Persuasions
🎭Jackie Lynn Taylor -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/29/1925 d.5/5/2014 (88)
Actress, TV Producer/Director (m)
Movie Titles: Our Gang (appeared in five Our Gang short subjects)
🎵Dave Diamond -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/7/1936 d.5/5/2014 (77)
Radio Disc Jock
Names/Places: RN:Ivan Davison Jr.
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🎭Quinn O'Hara -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/3/1941 N.S. d.5/5/2017 N.S. (76)
Actress, Scottish
Names/Places: RN:Alice Jones
⚛🏆🏁🏊Adolph Kiefer -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/27/1918 N.S. d.5/5/2017 N.S. (98)
Hall of Famer, Inventor (m), Swimmer, Olympic Athlete
Misc: 100m backstroke swimmer (Olympic-gold-1936); inventor of competetive swim equipment and water safety gear.
🎵🎸Clive Brooks -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/28/1949 N.S. d.5/5/2017 N.S. (67)
Rock and Roll Drummer, British
Group Names: Groundhogs, Egg, Liar
✍🎭Ermanno Olmi -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/24/1931 N.S. d.5/5/2018 N.S. (86)
Screenwriter, Movie Director (m), Cinematographer (m), Italian
🎵Dick Williams -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/7/1926 N.S. d.5/5/2018 N.S. (91)
Singer
Names/Places: Andy's brother
Misc: Choral Director
✍Franklin Russell -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/9/1926 N.S. d.5/5/2019 N.S. (92)
Author (m), New Zealand
Misc: a prolific writer of books on nature and animals
🎭🎵Barbara Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/22/1921 N.S. d.5/5/2019 N.S. (97)
Actress, Dancer (m), Singer
🎵🎸Millie Small -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/6/1946 N.S. d.5/5/2020 N.S. (73)
Songwriter, Reggae Singer, Ska Performer, Jamaican
Names/Places: NN:The Blue Beat Girl; RN: Millicent Dolly Mae Small
Song Titles: My Boy Lollipop (with Rod Stewart on Harmonica)
🎵Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/20/1945 N.S. d.5/5/2020 N.S. (74)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Was (Not Was)
💰Jonathan Bush -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/6/1931 N.S. d.5/5/2021 N.S. (89)
Banker
Names/Places: George's brother
🏆⚾Del Crandall -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/5/1930 N.S. d.5/5/2021 N.S. (91)
Baseball Announcer, MLB Manager, MLB Catcher
Misc: 11x All-Star, 4x Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Boston/Milwaukee Brewers (player then manager then announcer)
🎵Chris Strachwitz -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/1/1931 N.S. d.5/5/2023 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Record Company Owner, Music Producer, Musician, German
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