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Birthdays of Personalities on May 05

1352 : Ruprecht, Roman catholic German king
1557 : Emmanuel-Philibert van Lalaing, baron of Montigny/marquis of Renty
1635 : Philippe Quinault, French playwright (L'amant indiscret)
1800 : Louis Hachette, French publisher (Librairie Hachette)
1804 : Jacob Kats, Flemish writer (Earthly Paradise)
1813 : Síren Kierkegaard, Denmark, philosopher (founded Existentialism)
1815 : EugŠne-Marin Labiche, French playwright
1817 : George Washington Julian, MC (Union), died in 1899
1818 : Karl Marx, philosopher (Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital)
1823 : James Allen Hardie, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1876
1826 : Eug‚nie M de Montijo y de Guzman, Empress of France
1832 : H H Bancroft, historian, publisher (History of Pacific States)
1833 : Ferdinand von Richthofen, German geographer/explorer
1835 : Leopold II, Belgian crown prince, baptized
1846 : Henryk Sienkiewicz, Poland, author (Quo Vadis, Nobel 1905)
1849 : Hambletonian, Chester NY, greatest standardbred horse
1862 : Max Elskamp, Belgian author/poet (Lesson Joies Blondes, Maya)
1863 : Frederik A Stoett, linguist (Dutch Proverbs)
1867 : Nellie Bly, [Elizabeth Cochran Seaman], journalist
1879 : Symon Petlyura, leader Ukraine (pogroms)
1884 : Wang Tjing-Wei, premier China (1932-35)
1885 : Henri Velge, 1st chairman (Belgian Council of State)
1887 : Estelle Hemsley, Boston MA
1887 : Lord Geoffrey Fisher of Lambeth, archbishop of Canterbury
1890 : Christopher Morley, author (Kitty Foil)
xxxx : Lucerito, spanish star [or Aug 5]
1900 : Mervyn A Ellison, British astronomer (spectrohelioscope)
1903 : James Beard, US, culinary expert/author (Delights & Prejudices)
1904 : Gordon Richards, British jockey (winner of 4,870 races)
1905 : Arnold Meijer, Dutch leader of fascist Dutch National/Black Front
1905 : Robert Houben, Belgian CVP-minister of Public health (1958)
1907 : Kenneth Muir, English scholar
1908 : Jacques Massu, French general (Algeria)
1909 : Mikl¢s Radn¢ti, writer
1910 : William I Martin, US pilot/vice-admiral (WW II)
1911 : Phillip Edmund Clinton Manson-Bahr, specialist in tropical medicine
1912 : W Fenton Morley, preacher
1915 : Richard H Rovere, Jersey City, journalist (Goldwater Caper)
1918 : Erbie Bowser, pianist
1919 : George London, Montreal Canada, bass-baritone (Monterone-Rigoleto)
1920 : John Hidalgo Moya, architect/designer (Skylon)
1924 : Theo Olof, German/Neth violinist/prodigy/concert master
1927 : Charles Rosen, NYC, pianist/musicologist (Sonata Forms)
1930 : Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15)
1935 : Douglas Marland, West Sand Lake NY, soap opera writer (Gen Hospital)
1937 : Rob Van Gennep, publisher
1937 : Robert O "Rob" van Gennep, Dutch publisher (Guevara, Gorz, MandŠl)
1939 : James R Jones, (Rep-D-OK, 1973- )
1948 : Bill Ward, Birmingham England, heavy metal drummer (Black Sabbath)
1948 : Frank Esier-Smith, rocker
1951 : Rex Goh, rock guitarist (Air Supply)
1952 : Louis Cortelezzi, rock saxophonist (Mink DeVille)
1953 : Billy Burnette, Memphis Tn, rock guitarist (Fleetwood Mac)
1954 : Angelo Kimball, Boston Mass, rock guitarist (Face To Face)
1954 : Peter Erskine, jazz drummer (Weather Report)
1955 : Robert Feld, Nashville Tn, National Scrabble Champion (1990)
1956 : Dick Kemper, Amsterdam Neth, rock vocalist/bassist (Vandenberg)
1957 : Thereza Bazaar, rocker (Dollar-Love's Gotta Hold on Me)
1959 : Ian McCullough, rock vocalist (Echo & Bunnymen-Heaven Up Here)
1961 : Hiro Hase, wrestler (NJPW)
1964 : Heike Henkel, German FR, world record indoor high jumper (1992)
1964 : Ulrich Wilson, soccer player (FC Volendam)
1967 : Charles Nagy, Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
1968 : Craig Hendrickson, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1969 : Bryan Ivie, Torrance Calif, volleyball middle blocker (Oly-br-92, 96)
1970 : Harold Nash, CFL halfback (Montreal Alouettes)
1971 : Keith Hamilton, defensive end (NY Giants)
1971 : Reggie Jones, wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
1972 : Mike Hollis, kicker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 : Wendy Kaye, Memphis Tenn, playmate (Jul, 1991)
1973 : Matt Dubuc, CFL running back (Toronto Argonauts)
1973 : Muhsin Muhammad, wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
1990 : Tatiana Celia Kennedy Schlossberg, NYC, daughter of Caroline

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