Notable Birthdays for October 5
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French philosopher Denis Diderot in 1713
- Chester A. Arthur, 21st president of the United States, in 1829
- movie pioneer Louis Lumiere in 1864
- rocket pioneer Robert Goddard in 1882
- restaurant entrepreneur Ray Kroc (McDonald's) and comic Larry Fine of The Three Stooges (the one with the wild, wavy hair) in 1902
- British actor Donald Pleasence in 1919
- political activist and defrocked priest Philip Berrigan in 1923
- Family Circus cartoonist Bil Keane in 1922
- actor Glynis Johns in 1923 (age 92)
- actor/comedian Bill Dana in 1924 (age 91)
- Vaclav Havel, first president of the Czech Republic, in 1936
- football Hall of Fame member Barry Switzer in 1937 (age 78)
- rock singer/songwriter Steve Miller in 1943 (age 72)
- baseball writer and theorist Bill James in 1949 (age 66)
- actor Karen Allen and Irish rock musician-political activist Bob Geldof, organizer of the 1985 Live Aid famine relief concert, both in 1951 (age 64)
- comedian Bernie Mac in 1957
- astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson in 1958 (age 57)
- architect Maya Lin in 1959 (age 56)
- race car driver Michael Andretti in 1962 (age 53)
- hockey Hall of Fame members Mario Lemieux and Patrick Roy, both in 1965 (age 50)
- actors Kate Winslet in 1975 (age 40) and Jesse Eisenberg in 1983 (age 32)
- heiress Nicky Hilton in 1983 (age 32) and singer Betty Who in 1991 (age 24).
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