Famous Birthdays for May 4


Today's:


Sir Thomas Lawrence 1769

Horace Mann 1796 - Educator, father of public education in the U.S., author

Joseph Whitaker 1820

Thomas Huxley 1825

John Hanning Speke 1827

Um Kalthum 1904

Howard DaSilva (Silverblatt) 1909 - Actor ("The Lost Weekend", "The Great Gatsby")

Heloise 1919

Ed "Cass" Cassidy 1923 - Musician (New Jazz Trio, Taj Mahal, Spirit)

Betsy Rawls 1928 - Golfer

Hosni Mubarak 1928 - Egyptian president

Maynard Ferguson 1928 - Jazz trumpeter, bandleader

Audrey Hepburn (Edda Kathleen Hepburn van Heemstra) 1929 - Actress ("Monte Carlo Baby", "Breakfast at Tiffany's")

Roberta Peters 1930 - Opera singer

Harlon Hill 1932 - Football player

El Cordobés (Manuel Benítez Pérez) 1936 - Spanish bullfighter

Dick Dale 1937 - Musician







Ron Carter 1937 - Jazz bassist

Tyrone Davis 1938

George F. Will 1941 - Columnist ("Newsweek"), editor

David LaFlamme 1941

Nick Ashford 1942 - Singer, songwriter (Ashford and Simpson)

Ronnie Bond 1943 - Musician (The Troggs)

Paul Gleason 1944 - Actor

Peggy Sanntiglia 1944 - Singer

Richard Jenkins 1947 - Actor ("The Visitor")

Stella Parton 1949 - Country singer

Hilly Hicks 1950 - Actor, minister

Jackie Jackson 1951 - Singer (The Jackson Five, The Jacksons)
- Today in Michael Jackson History

Oleta Adams 1953 - Singer

Julie Budd 1954

Danny Brubeck 1955 - Drummer, Dave Brubeck's son

Mick Mars 1955 - Musician (Motley Crue)

Pia Zadora 1954 - Actress ("Hairspray"), singer

Randy Travis (Randy Bruce Traywick) 1959 - Country singer







Mary McDonough 1961 - Actress ("The Waltons")

Jay Aston 1961 - Musician (Bucks Fizz)

Ana Gasteyer 1967 - Comedian ("Saturday Night Live")

Dawn Staley 1970 - Basketball player

Will Arnet 1970 - Actor ("Arrested Development")

Chris Tomlin 1972 - Singer

Mike Dirnt 1972 - Musician (Green Day)

Kimora Lee Simmons 1975 - Television personality, fashion designer

Jose Castellanos 1977 - Musician (Save Ferris)

Lance Bass 1979 - Singer ('N Sync)

Alexander Gould 1994 - Actor ("Weeds," "Finding Nemo")















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