Notable Birthdays for August 5
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French novelist Guy de Maupassant in 1850
- film director John Huston in 1906
- astronaut Neil Armstrong, first man to step on the moon, in 1930
- hockey Hall of Fame member Herb Brooks in 1937
- actor Loni Anderson in 1945 (age 73)
- actor Maureen McCormick in 1956 (age 62)
- Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns in 1959
- basketball Hall of Fame member Patrick Ewing in 1962 (age 56)
- actor Jonathan Silverman in 1966 (age 52)
- director James Gunn in 1966 (age 52)
- rapper Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys) in 1964
- actor Jesse Williams in 1981 (age 37)
- Olympic runner Lolo Jones in 1982 (age 36)
- actor Adam Irigoyen in 1997 (age 21)
- actor Olivia Holt in 1997 (age 21).
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