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Today In History Basic Datebook-November 5th

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People on November 5th: birthdates

Bryan Adams: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, Guitarist, Canadian, b. in Kingston, Ontario
Ryan Adams: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Country Singer, Musician
Logan Lynn Byrd: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Michelle and Tracy's boy
Rock Cobb: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Bloodrock
Keith Coulouris: yr unknown
Soap Actor, As the World Turns' Reid Hamilton/David Steinbeck
Mo Gaffney: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Actress, That 70's Show's Joanne Stupac
Art Garfunkel: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Pop Singer, Songwriter, Folk Guitarist, Actor, Jewish, b. in Queens, NY or Newark, NJ; RFN:Arthur; '58 grad, unlikely 1942; of Simon & Garfunkel; soloist; Not Oct 13 (confused with Paul Simon's bday)
Jonny Greenwood: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Modern Rock Musician, of Radiohead
Paris Grey: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Disco Singer, Songwriter, of Inner City
Jennifer Guthrie: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, General Hospital's Dawn Winthrop Ashton, Parker Lewis' Annie Sloan
Patricia Harty: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Actress, Soap Actress, SN:Trisha Hart; Blondie's Blondie Bumstead, Search For Tomorrow, Bob Crane Show
Mark Hunter: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Modern Rock Musician, of James
Danny Keough: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Celebrity Spouse, Lisa Marie Presley's ex-
Pat Kilbane: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Comedian, Actor, of MAD TV
Heather Kinley: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Singer, of The Kinleys
Jennifer Kinley: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Singer, of The Kinleys
Rene Lavan: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Soap Actor, One Life To Live
Craig Lawlor: 1982 (is 26 in 2008, 27 in 2009)
Soap Actor, As The World Turns' Adam Munson
Jeremy Lelliott: 1982 (is 26 in 2008, 27 in 2009)
Actor, of Safe Harbor
Calvin Michael Madsen: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Actor, DeAnna and Michael's son
Andrea McArdle: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Stage Actress, Singer, Annie fame "The Sun Will Come Out Tommorrow" (DUH!); b. Nov 4?
Eric Menyuk: yr unknown
Actor, Star Trek The Next Generation's The Traveler
Angelo Moore: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Singer, of Fishbone
David Moyse: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Guitarist, Australian, of Air Supply
Corin "Corky" Nemec: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Webster's Nicky, Parker Lewis Can't Lose's Parker Lewis, Operation Dumbo Drop
Peter Noone: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Actor, Songwriter, Pianist, English, Herman's Hermits' Herman the lead; MN:Blair Denis Bernard; Mrs. Brown singer
Douglass C. North: 1920 (is 88 in 2008, 89 in 2009)
Economist
Tatum O'Neal: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Movie Actress, b. in Los Angeles; Youngest actor to win an Oscar at age 10 for Paper Moon; Joanna Moore & Ryan's daughter, John McEnroe's wife
Sam Page: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Trey Kenyan
Robert Patrick: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Actor, X-Files' Doggett, Ladder 49, The Unit's Colonel Tom Ryan
Barry Rand: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Executive, Xerox Co.
Judy Reyes: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Actress, Scrubs' Nurse Carla Espinosa
Chris Robinson: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
TV Actor, Soap Actor, over 150 TV roles; Twelve O'Clock High's Tech. Sgt. Sandy Komansky, General Hospital's Dr. Rick Webber, Another World, Bold & Beautiful's Jack Hamilton
Sam Rockwell: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Galaxy Quest, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, Matchstick Men
Mike Score: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
New Wave Singer, English, of A Flock of Seagulls; some say b. 1956
Nestor Serrano: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
TV Actor, Hat Squad's Rafael Martinez, Moloney's Lt. Matty Navarro
Sam Shepard: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, Producer/Director, Songwriter, Singer, b. Ft. Sheridan, Ill.; RN:Samuel Shepard Rogers; The Notebook
Billy Sherrill: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)?
Country Singer, Music Producer, Songwriter, Talent Scout; some say b. Nov 5, 1938 (is 70 in 2008)
Armin Shimerman: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
TV Actor, Star Trek:Deep Space Nine's Quark, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Principal Snyder, Young & The Restless' Chief Judge
Elke Sommer: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Movie Actress, German, RLN:Schletz

People on November 5th: birth anniversaries

Etta Moten Barnett: 1901=d.Jan 2, 2004 (was 102)
Movie Actress, movies only during 1933
David Battley: 1935=d.Jan 20, 2003 (was 67)
Actor
Lauren Gail Bessette: 1964=d.Jul 16, 1999 (was 34)
Celebrity Relative, Carolyn's sister
Herman Brood: 1946=d.Jul 11, 2001 (was 54)
Punk Rock Singer, Pianist, Painter, Netherlands
Eugene Victor Debs: 1855=d.Oct 20, 1926 (was 70)
Social Reformer, Politician, Labor Leader, American Railway railroad labor union founder
Paul Dehn: 1912=d.1976
Screen/Scriptwriter, Lyricist, English, James Bond films
Will Durant: 1885=d.Nov 7, 1981 (was 96)
Historian, Author, Philosopher, Poet, Ariel's hubby; Story Of Civilization
Herb Edelman: 1933=d.Jul 21, 1996 (was 62)
TV/Movie Actor, The Good Guys, Strike Force, 9 to 5's Harry Pearlman, The Golden Girls' Stanley Zbornak; Louise Sorel's ex-; some say b. 1930
Rob Fisher: 1959=d.Aug 25, 1999 (was 39)
Keyboardist, Singer, Bassist, Songwriter, English, of Naked Eyes, Climie Fisher
Will H. Hays: 1879=d.Mar 7, 1954 (was 74)
Film Executive, a czar of the movie industry
Jon-Erik Hexum: 1957=d.Oct 18, 1984 (was 26)
Actor, Voyagers, Cover Up's Mac Harper; d. by a gun loaded with blanks
Vivien Leigh: 1913=d.Jul 8, 1967 (was 53)
Movie/Stage Actress, India, India; Gone With the Wind's Scarlett O'Hara; RN:Vivian Mary Hartley; Lawrence Olivier's ex-
Raymond Loewy: 1893=d.Jul 14, 1986 (was 92)
HALL OF FAMER, Inventor, Engineer, French, Father of Streamlining; toothbrushes, razors, furniture, Coca Cola Bottle, Studebaker auto, etc.
Joel McCrea: 1905=d.Oct 20, 1990 (was 84)
TV/Movie Actor, 30-50s real life cowboy star; 4-star TV founder; Frances Dee's hubby
John McGiver: 1913=d.Sep 9, 1975 (was 61)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, The Patty Duke Show's JR Castle, looked like Dick Van Patten, Jimmy Stewart Show
James Packard: 1863=d.????
Engineer, Inventor, Businessperson, Packard Automobile Co. founder
Gram Parsons: 1946=d.Sep 19, 1973 (was 26)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Keyboardist, Banjoist, of The Byrds, The Flying Burrito Bros; RN:Cecil Ingram Connor
Roy Rogers: 1911=d.Jul 6, 1998 (was 86)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Country Singer, Variety Show Host, Protestant, b. in Duck Run, OH; RN:Leonard Slye; NN:King of the Legendary Cowboys; The Roy Rogers Show's himself with horse Trigger; some say 1912; Dale Evan's hubby; of Sons of the Pioneers, soloist
Hans Sachs: 1494=d.Jan 19, 1576 (was 81)
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Composer, German, over 6000 works!
Natalie Schafer: 1900=d.Apr 10, 1991 (was 90)
TV Actress, Gilligan's Island's Mrs. Lovey Howell III, The Survivors; Louis Calhern's wife
Ike Turner: 1931=d.Dec 12, 2007 (was 76)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Guitarist, Music Producer, b. in Clarksdale, MS; Talent scout; RFN:Izear; Tina's ex-
Fred Whipple: 1906=d.2004
Astronomer, discovered 6 comets

People on November 5th: death anniversaries

Ward Bond: 1960 (was 57)/b.Apr 9, 1903
TV/Movie Actor, Wagon Train's Major Seth Adams; some say b. 1904
Roy Boulting: 2001 (was 87)/b.Nov 21, 1913
Movie Director, English, John's twin
Al Capp: 1979 (was 70)/b.Sep 28, 1909
ComicStrip Cartoonist, TV Host, b. in New Haven, CT; RN:Alfred Gerald Caplin; Lil' Abner (put Dogpatch USA on the map), Fearless Fosdick; d. Nov 11?
Alexis Carrel: 1944 (was 71)/b.Jun 28, 1873
Scientist, Surgeon, Biologist, French
George Michael Cohan: 1942 (was 64)/b.Jul 4, 1878
Composer, Stage Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, Stage Producer, b. in Providence, RI; Give My Regards To Broadway, Over There, It's a Grand Old Flag, Yankee Doodle Dandy; many say b. July 3 but b. July 4 as some sources claim suggest subliminally it's more patriotic.
Buddy Cole: 1964 (was 47)/b.Dec 15, 1916
Pianist, Buddy Cole Trio
Lloyd Corrigan: 1969 (was 69)/b.Oct 16, 1900
Actor, Life & Legend of Wyatt Earp's Ned Buntline, Corky & White Shadow
Jimmie Davis: 2000 (was 98)/b.Sep 11, 1902
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer, Governor, Gospel Singer, Songwriter, Governor or Louisiana 1944-48 and 60-64; may have been born as early as 1899
Christiaan Eijkman: 1930 (was 72)/b.Aug 11, 1858
Scientist, Physician, Dutch, Hygienist; demonstration that beriberi is caused by poor diet led to the discovery of vitamins.
John Fowles: 2005 (was 79)/b.Mar 31, 1926
Author, English
Eddie Harris: 1996 (was 62)/b.Oct 20, 1934
Jazz Performer, Tenor-sax, Keyboardist, Trumpeter, Reeds, Singer, Composer, Vibraharpist, Pianist, b. 1936?
William Torrey Harris: 1909 (was 74)/b.Sep 10, 1835
Educator, Philosopher
Bobby Hatfield: 2003 (was 63)/b.Aug 10, 1940
Tenor, of The Righteous Brothers
Vladimir Horowitz: 1989 (was 86)/b.Oct 1, 1903
Pianist, Classical Performer, Russian, won 24 Grammys during his lifetime, more than any other classical performer or conducter except Sir Georg Solti, The greatest of the 20th century; some say 1904 or Oct 3
Johnny Horton: 1960 (was 33)/b.Apr 30, 1927?
Country Singer/Guitarist, Novelty Singer, b. in Tyler, TX; Battle of New Orleans; MN:Gale; some say b. 4-3-25; some say b. Apr 3, 1925, b. Apr 30, 1925, b. Apr 3, 1929, b. Apr 30, 1929, or b. Nov 30, 1929
Annette Kellerman: 1975 (was 87)/b.Jul 6, 1888
Swimmer, Movie Actress, Australian, Million Dollar Mermaid
Spencer Kimball: 1985 (was 90)/b.Mar 28, 1895
Religious Leader, Mormon Church leader
Guy Lombardo: 1977 (was 75)/b.Jun 19, 1902
Bandleader, Canadian, b. in London, Ontario; Plays the sweetest mucis this side of heaven with his Royal Canadians; Auld Lang Syne genial maestro; sold over 100 million records
Fred MacMurray: 1991 (was 83)/b.Aug 30, 1908
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Clarinetist, b. in Kankakee, IL; Bland & Agreeable type; of Disney films, My Three Sons' Steve Douglas & Fergus McBain Douglas; June Haver's hubby; Shaggy Dog, Double Idemnity, The Apartment, Absent-Minded Professor, Son of Flubber; Lillian Lamont's hubby; some say 1907 or Aug 12
James Clerk Maxwell: 1879/b.Jun 13, 1831?
Physicist, Scotish, Measured speed of light: 186,292.4 miles per second, any faster & you'll get a speeding ticket for breaking the law of physics; If you're going that fast, will your headlights work?; some say b. Nov 13, 1831
Robert Maxwell: 1991 (was 68)/b.Jun 10, 1923
Publisher, Zillionaire, British, Czech, Jewish, RN:Jan Ludwick Hoch; N.Y. Daily News owner, Maxwell Communications Corp., Mirror Group of Newspapers
Bobby Nunn: 1987 (was 61)/b.1926
HALL OF FAMER, Bassist, Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Coasters
Denis O'Dea: 1978 (was 73)/b.Apr 26, 1905
Actor, NO JOB ASSOCIATED, Treasure Island
Jan H. Oort: 1992 (was 92)/b.Apr 28, 1900
Physicist, Astronomer, Dutch; Netherlands; rotation of the earth's galaxy; hypothesized "Oort Cloud"
Reginald Owen: 1972 (was 85)/b.Aug 5, 1887
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, English, Dr Watson on Sherlock Holmes
Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips" Page: 1954 (was 46)/b.Jan 27, 1908
Blues-Jazz Performer, Singer, Trumpeter, Bandleader, Reeds
Jesse Ramsden: 1800 (was 65)/b.Oct 6, 1735
Inventor, English, pioneer in the design of precision tools.
Stafford Repp: 1974 (was 56)/b.Apr 26, 1918
Actor, The Thin Man's Lt. Ralph Raines, Batman's Chief O'Hara, New Phil Silvers Show
Dorothy Ritter: 2003 (was 88)/b.Apr 4, 1915
Movie Actress, widow of Tex, mother of John
Sargent Barry Sadler: 1989 (was 49)/b.Nov 1, 1940
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, U.S. Army Special Forces aka Green Berets; Ballad of the Green Berets singer; b. 11/5/43?
Mack Sennett: 1960 (was 76)/b.Jan 17, 1884
Movie Producer/Director, Canadian, RN:Michael Sinnott; dir'd the 1st feature-length silent film on 12-21-14; created Keystone Kops; some say b. 1880
Thomas Sully: 1872/b.Jun 19, 1783 N.S.
Painter, English, Queen Victoria portrait painter; other style says b. Jun 8, 1783 O.S.
Jacques Tati: 1982 (was 74)/b.Oct 9, 1908
Actor, Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, French, RN:Jacques Tatischeff
Art Tatum: 1956 (was 47)/b.Oct 13, 1909
Jazz Performer, Pianist, Composer
Edward Tatum: 1975 (was 65)/b.Dec 14, 1909
Biochemist, molecular geneticist
Maurice Utrillo: 1955 (was 71)/b.Dec 25, 1883
Painter, French
Link Wray: 2005 (was 76)/b.May 2, 1929
Singer/Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, b. in Dunn, NC; Rumble guitarist; Rawhide; some say b. 1930 or 1935

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