Who Was Born Today – February 5 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on February 5 | ||
1723 | John Witherspoon, Declaration of Independence signer. | |
1788 | Sir Robert Peel, British prime minister. | |
1837 | Dwight L. Moody, evangelist, founder of the Moody Bible Institute. | |
1848 | Belle Starr, Western outlaw. | |
1872 | Lafayette Benedict Mendel, biochemist. | |
1898 | Ralph McGill, editor and publisher of the Atlanta Constitution. | |
1900 | Adlai E. Stevenson II, Illinois governor and presidential candidate. | |
1914 | Sir Alan Hodgin, English physiologist and biophysicist. | |
1915 | Robert Hofstadter, physicist who won the Nobel prize in 1961 for his studies of neutrons and protons. | |
1926 | Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, longtime New York Times publisher. | |
1934 | Hank Aaron, American hall of fame baseball player. | |
1938 | John Guare, playwright (The House of Blue Leaves). |