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Notable Birthdays for July 5

Those born on this date include:
- David Farragut, the first U.S. Navy admiral, in 1801
- Showman P.T. Barnum in 1810
- British colonialist Cecil Rhodes, founder of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), in 1853
- Dwight Davis, founder of the Davis Cup tennis tournament, in 1879
- French writer and film director Jean Cocteau in 1889
- Politician and diplomat Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in 1902
- Actor Milburn Stone ( Gunsmoke ) in 1904
- Former football coach John McKay in 1923
- Actor Warren Oates in 1928
- Actress Katherine Helmond in 1928 (age 80)
- Robbie Robertson, composer, musician, member of The Band, in 1943 (age 65)
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower in 1948 (age 60)
- Rock singer Huey Lewis in 1950 (age 58)

Copyright 2008 by United Press International

This news arrived on: 07/05/2008
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