Historical Births Today: 05 October

Births

• 1520 - Alessandro Cardinal Farnese, Italian cardinal (d. 1589)


• 1641 - Françoise-Athénaïs, marquise de Montespan, French mistress of King Louis XIV of France (d. 1707)


• 1658 - Mary of Modena, queen of James II of England (d. 1718)


• 1695 - John Glas, Scottish minister (d. 1773)


• 1703 - Jonathan Edwards, American minister (d. 1758)


• 1712 - Francesco Guardi, Italian painter (d. 1793)


• 1713 - Denis Diderot, French philosopher and encylopedist (d. 1784)


• 1715 - Victor de Riqueti, marquis de Mirabeau, French economist (d. 1789)


• 1717 - Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Châteauroux, French mistress of King Louis XV of France (d. 1744)


• 1781 - Bernard Bolzano, Czech mathematician and philosopher (d. 1848)


• 1792 - Joseph Crosfield, English soap and alkali manufacturer (d. 1844)


• 1795 - Alexander Keith, Scottish-born Canadian brewer (d. 1873)


• 1820 - David Wilber, American politician (d. 1890)


• 1824 - Henry Chadwick, English-born American baseball writer and statistician (d. 1908)


• 1829 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st President of the United States (d.1886)


• 1844 - Francis William Reitz, State President of the Orange Free State (d. 1934)


• 1848 - Guido von List, German writer (d. 1919)


• 1850 - Sergey Muromtsev, Russian lawyer and politician, and President of the First Imperial Duma (d. 1910)


• 1864 - Louis Lumière, French film pioneer (d. 1948)


• 1878 - Louise Dresser, American actress (d. 1965)


• 1879 - Francis Peyton Rous, American pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1970)


• 1882 - Robert Goddard, American rocket scientist (d. 1945)


• 1887 - René Cassin, French jurist and Nobel laureate (d. 1976)


• 1889 - Teresa de la Parra, Venezuelan writer (d. 1936)


• 1892 - Remington Kellogg, American naturalist (d. 1969)


• 1894 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (d. 1948)


• 1899 - Georg, Duke of Mecklenburg, head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1962)


• 1901 - John Alton, American cinematographer (d. 1996)


• 1902 - Larry Fine, American actor and comedian (d. 1975)


• 1902 - Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 1984)


• 1903 - M. King Hubbert, American geophysicist (d. 1989)


• 1904 - John Hoyt, American film and television actor (d. 1991)


• 1905 - Harriet E. MacGibbon, American actress (d. 1987)


• 1907 - Mrs. Miller, American singer (d. 1997)


• 1908 - Joshua Logan, American film director and writer (d. 1988)


• 1911 - Flann O'Brien, Irish humorist (d. 1966)


• 1912 - Fritz Fischer (medical doctor), Nazi war criminal


• 1913 - Eugene Bennett Fluckey American Navy Submariner (d. 2007)


• 1917 - Allen Ludden, American television game show host (d. 1981)


• 1919 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (d. 1995)


• 1921 - Bill Willis, American football player (d. 2007)


• 1922 - José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver


• 1922 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist


• 1922 - Jock Stein, Scottish footballer and manager (d. 1985)


• 1923 - Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer (d. 1994)


• 1923 - Philip Berrigan, American peace activist (d. 2002)


• 1923 - Glynis Johns, British actress


• 1923 - Bill Wirtz, longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner (d. 2007)


• 1924 - Bill Dana, American actor


• 1924 - Barbara Kelly, Canadian-born actress (d. 2007)


• 1924 - José Donoso, Chilean writer (d. 1996)


• 1925 - Gail Davis, American actress (d. 1997)


• 1925 - Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (d. 2006)


• 1926 - Willi Unsoeld, American climber (d. 1979)


• 1928 - Louise Fitzhugh, American author (d. 1974)


• 1929 - Fred Feast, English actor (d. 1999)


• 1929 - Richard F. Gordon, Jr., American astronaut


• 1930 - Anne Haddy, Australian actress (d. 1999)


• 1930 - Pavel Popovich, Soviet cosmonaut


• 1930 - Reinhard Selten, German economist, Nobel laureate


• 1932 - Michael John Rogers, English ornithologist (d. 2006)


• 1933 - Diane Cilento, Australian actress


• 1934 - Angelo Buono, Jr., American serial killer (d. 2002)


• 1935 - Arlene Saunders, American soprano


• 1936 - Václav Havel, President of the Czech Republic


• 1937 - Barry Switzer, American football coach


• 1938 - Teresa Heinz Kerry, American philanthropist


• 1939 - Marie Laforêt, French singer and actress


• 1939 - Marie-Claire Blais, French Canadian author and playwright


• 1939 - Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist


• 1941 - Eduardo Duhalde, President of Argentina


• 1942 - Richard Street, American singer (The Temptations)


• 1943 - Steve Miller, American musician (Steve Miller Band)


• 1945 - Brian Connolly, Scottish singer (Sweet) (d. 1997)


• 1945 - Geoff Leigh, English musician (Henry Cow)


• 1946 - Zahida Hina, Pakistani columnist


• 1946 - Jean Perron, Canadian ice hockey coach


• 1947 - Brian Johnson, English singer (AC/DC)


• 1948 - Tawl Ross, American musician (P Funk)


• 1948 - Zoran Živković, Serbian writer


• 1949 - Ralph Goodale, Canadian politician


• 1949 - Bill James, American baseball writer


• 1949 - B. W. Stevenson, American singer (d. 1988)


• 1950 - 'Fast' Eddie Clarke, English guitarist (Motörhead, Fastway)


• 1950 - Jeff Conaway, American actor


• 1950 - Edward P. Jones, American writer


• 1951 - Karen Allen, American actress


• 1951 - Bob Geldof, Irish singer (The Boomtown Rats) and activist


• 1952 - Clive Barker, English writer


• 1952 - Duncan Regehr, Canadian actor


• 1952 - Gigi Sabani, Italian TV host (d. 2007)


• 1953 - Russell Mael, American pop singer (Sparks)


• 1955 - Ángela Molina, Spanish actress


• 1957 - Mark Geragos, American attorney


• 1957 - Bernie Mac, American comedian (d. 2008)


• 1958 - André Kuipers, Dutch astronaut


• 1960 - Daniel Baldwin, American actor


• 1960 - Careca, Brazilian footballer


• 1961 - Sharon Cheslow, American musician, composer and artist


• 1961 - Matthew Kauffman, American journalist and George Polk Award winner


• 1961 - David Kirk, New Zealand rugby union footballer


• 1962 - Michael Andretti, American race car driver


• 1962 - Caron Keating, British television personality (d. 2004)


• 1963 - Laura Davies, English golfer


• 1964 - Keiji Fujiwara, Japanese voice actor


• 1964 - Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman


• 1964 - Warren E. Miller, Maryland politician


• 1965 - Mario Lemieux, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1965 - Patrick Roy, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1966 - Jan Verhaas, Dutch snooker referee


• 1967 - Guy Pearce, Anglo-Australian actor


• 1970 - Josie Bissett, American actress


• 1970 - Audie Pitre, bass guitarist (d. 1996)


• 1970 - South Park Mexican, American rapper


• 1971 - Mauricio Pellegrino, Argentine former footballer


• 1972 - Grant Hill, American basketball player


• 1972 - Thomas Roberts, American news anchor


• 1974 - Heather Headley, Trinidadian singer


• 1974 - Rich Franklin, American Mixed Martial Artist


• 1974 - Colin Meloy, American singer (The Decemberists)


• 1975 - Bobo Baldé, Guinean footballer


• 1975 - Parminder Nagra, English actress


• 1975 - Kate Winslet, English actress


• 1975 - Scott Weinger English actor


• 1976 - Song Seung-hun, South Korean actor


• 1976 - Ramzan Kadyrov, Chechen President


• 1976 - J. J. Yeley, American race car driver


• 1978 - Shane Ryan, Irish Gaelic footballer


• 1978 - Jesse Palmer, Canadian-born American football player


• 1978 - Morgan Webb, Canadian-born television presenter


• 1978 - James Valentine, American musician (Maroon 5)


• 1979 - Curtis Sanford, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1979 - Vincenzo Grella, Australian soccer player


• 1979 - Jaime Chambers, American television reporter


• 1980 - Paul Thomas, American bassist (Good Charlotte)


• 1981 - Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer


• 1983 - Mashrafe Mortaza, Bangladeshi cricketer


• 1984 - Kenwyne Jones, Trinidadian footballer


• 1985 - Nicola Roberts, English singer (Girls Aloud)


• 1987 - Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer


• 1987 - Javier Villa, Spanish racing driver


• 1988 - Bahar Kızıl, German Singer (Monrose)


• 1988 - Bobby Edner, American actor


• 1988 - Maja Salvador, Filipina Actress


• 1990 - Myles Jeffrey, American actor