Who Was Born Today – May 5 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on May 5 | ||
1813 | Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher. | |
1818 | Karl Marx, German philosopher (The Communist Manifesto, Das Kapital). | |
1830 | John B. Stetson, American hat maker. | |
1861 | Peter Cooper Hewitt, electrical engineer, inventor of the mercury-vapor lamp. | |
1883 | Charles Albert “Chief” Bender, baseball player. | |
1890 | Christopher Morley, writer (Kitty Foyle). | |
1899 | Freeman F. Gosden, radio comedy writer and performer (Amos ‘n’ Andy). | |
1909 | Carlos Baker, biographer. | |
1943 | Michael Palin, actor and screenwriter (Monty Python’s Flying Circus). |