Who Was Born Today – November 5 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on November 5 | ||
1855 | Eugene V. Debs, American Socialist leader and first president of the American Railway Union. | |
1885 | Will Durant, historian and author. | |
1913 | Vivien Leigh, British actress famous for her role as Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With the Wind. | |
1918 | George Sheehan, cardiologist well known for his book Running and Being. | |
1942 | Art Garfunkel, American singer, one half of “Simon and Garfunkel.” | |
1943 | Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor. | |
1945 | Peter Pace, first USMC general appointed to serve as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. | |
1946 | Gram Parsons, influential singer, songwriter, guitarist; member of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Brothers and International Submarine Band. | |
1947 | Peter Noone, singer, songwriter, musician, best known as Herman of Herman’s Hermits. | |
1948 | William Daniel Phillips, shared 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to laser cooling, including his invention of the Zeeman slower technique for slowing the movement of gaseous atoms. | |
1963 | Tatum O’Neal, actress; youngest person ever to win a competitive Academy award, for her performance at age 10 in Paper Moon (1973). | |
1973 | Peter Emmerich, illustrator; in 2001 created the iconic “Mickey Salutes America” image featuring Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse. | |
1987 | Kevin Jonas II, musician, actor; oldest member of the pop rock group Jonas Brothers. |
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