On This Day
This Day in History: (5-June)
Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, English politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1402)
Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, Italian ruler (d. 1478)
Justus Jonas, German priest and academic (d. 1555)
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (d. 1573)
Benedetto Giustiniani, Italian clergyman (d. 1621)
Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, English colonial administrator and admiral (d. 1658)
Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (d. 1660)
Pu Songling, Chinese author (d. 1715)
Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Italian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1684)
Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (d. 1744)
Pierre Jean George Cabanis, French physiologist and philosopher (d. 1808)
Johan Gadolin, Finnish chemist, physicist, and mineralogist (d. 1852)
Ernest Augustus I of Hanover (d. 1851)
Christian Lobeck, German scholar and academic (d. 1860)
John Couch Adams, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1892)
Carmine Crocco, Italian soldier (d. 1905)
Pat Garrett, American sheriff (d. 1908)
Allvar Gullstrand, Swedish ophthalmologist and optician, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
James Connolly, Scottish-born Irish rebel leader (d. 1916)
Bernard de Pourtalès, Swiss captain and sailor (d. 1935)
Isaac Heinemann, German-Israeli scholar and academic (d. 1957)
Willard Miller, Canadian-American sailor, Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1959)
Pancho Villa, Mexican general and politician, Governor of Chihuahua (d. 1923)
Robert Mayer, German-English businessman and philanthropist (d. 1985)
John Maynard Keynes, English economist, philosopher, and academic (d. 1946)
Ralph Benatzky, Czech-Swiss composer (d. 1957)
Ivy Compton-Burnett, English author (d. 1969)
Frederick Lorz, American runner (d. 1914)
Jaan Kikkas, Estonian weightlifter (d. 1944)
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, Canadian-English publisher and academic (d. 1976)
William Boyd, American actor and producer (d. 1972)
William Roberts, English soldier and painter (d. 1980)
Salvatore Ferragamo, Italian shoe designer, founded Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. (d. 1960)
Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet, playwright, and director (d. 1936)
Otis Barton, American diver, engineer, and actor, designed the bathysphere (d. 1992)
Theippan Maung Wa, Burmese writer (d. 1942)
Dennis Gabor, Hungarian-English physicist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
Arthur Powell Davies, American minister, author, and activist (d. 1957)
Wayne Boring, American illustrator (d. 1987)
Dean Amadon, American ornithologist and author (d. 2003)
Eric Hollies, English cricketer (d. 1981)
Conrad Marca-Relli, American-Italian painter and academic (d. 2000)
Beatrice de Cardi, English archaeologist and academic (d. 2016)
Sid Barnes, Australian cricketer (d. 1973)
Eddie Joost, American baseball player and manager (d. 2011)
Richard Scarry, American-Swiss author and illustrator (d. 1994)
Marion Motley, American football player and coach (d. 1999)
Cornelius Ryan, Irish-American journalist and author (d. 1974)
Paul Couvret, Dutch-Australian soldier, pilot, and politician (d. 2013)
Sheila Sim, English actress (d. 2016)
Jorge Daponte, Argentinian race car driver (d. 1963)
Roger Lebel, Canadian actor (d. 1994)
Daniel Pinkham, American organist and composer (d. 2006)
Lou Brissie, American baseball player and scout (d. 2013)
Art Donovan, American football player and radio host (d. 2013)
Bill Hayes, American actor and singer
Paul Soros, Hungarian-American engineer and businessman (d. 2013)
Robert Lansing, American actor (d. 1994)
Umberto Maglioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1999)
Tony Richardson, English-American director and producer (d. 1991)
Denis Coe, English soldier, educator, and politician (d. 2015)
Alifa Rifaat, Egyptian author (d. 1996)
Yves Blais, Canadian businessman and politician (d. 1998)
Jacques Demy, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1990)
Jerzy Prokopiuk, Polish anthropologist and philosopher
Christy Brown, Irish painter and author (d. 1981)
Dave Gold, American businessman, founded the 99 Cents Only Stores (d. 2013)
Bata Živojinović, Serbian actor and politician (d. 2016)
Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Icelandic triple jumper, painter, and educator
Bill Moyers, American journalist, 13th White House Press Secretary
Hélène Cixous, French author, poet, and critic
Moira Anderson, Scottish singer
Karin Balzer, German hurdler
Roy Higgins, Australian jockey (d. 2014)
Joe Clark, Canadian journalist and politician, 16th Prime Minister of Canada
Margaret Drabble, English novelist, biographer, and critic
Martha Argerich, Argentinian pianist
Erasmo Carlos, Brazilian singer-songwriter
Spalding Gray, American writer, actor, and monologist (d. 2004)
Robert Kraft, American businessman, founded The Kraft Group
Jeff Rooker, Baron Rooker, English academic and politician, Minister of State for Immigration
Gudrun Sjödén, Swedish designer
Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Equatoguinean lieutenant and politician, 2nd President of Equatorial Guinea
Abraham Viruthakulangara, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Whitfield Diffie, American cryptographer and academic
John Carlos, American runner and football player
André Lacroix, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach
John Du Cann, English guitarist (d. 2001)
Bob Grant, Australian rugby league player
Patrick Head, English engineer and businessman, co-founded Williams F1
Wanderléa, Brazilian singer and television host
Laurie Anderson, American singer-songwriter and violinist
Tom Evans, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1983)
David Hare, English director, playwright, and screenwriter
Freddie Stone, American singer, guitarist, and pastor
Ken Follett, Welsh author
Elizabeth Gloster, English lawyer and judge
Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee, Scottish politician
Ronnie Dyson, American singer and actor (d. 1990)
Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and activist (d. 1977)
Suze Orman, American financial adviser, author, and television host
Pierre Bruneau, Canadian journalist and news anchor
Carole Fredericks, American singer (Fredericks Goldman Jones) (d. 2001)
Nicko McBrain, English drummer and songwriter
Kathleen Kennedy, American film producer, co-founded Amblin Entertainment
Phil Neale, English cricketer, coach, and manager
Nancy Stafford, American model and actress
Edino Nazareth Filho, Brazilian footballer and manager
Richard Butler, English singer-songwriter
Kenny G, American saxophonist, songwriter, and producer
Charles Nolan, American fashion designer (d. 2011)
Avigdor Lieberman, Moldavian-Israeli soldier and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Israel
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, Comorian businessman and politician, President of Comoros
Mark Ella, Australian rugby player
Werner Schildhauer, German runner
Boris Dugan, Estonian footballer and coach
Claire Fox, English author and academic
Anke Behmer, German heptathlete
Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (d. 1999)
Anthony Burger, American singer and pianist (d. 2006)
Aldo Costa, Italian engineer
Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis player and coach
Jeff Garlin, American actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter
Tõnis Lukas, Estonian historian and politician, 34th Estonian Minister of Education
Lisa Cholodenko, American director and screenwriter
Karl Sanders, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Michael E. Brown, American astronomer and author
Sandrine Piau, French soprano
Alfie Turcotte, American ice hockey player
Matt Bullard, American basketball player and sportscaster
Joe DeLoach, American sprinter
Ray Lankford, American baseball player
Ron Livingston, American actor
Ed Vaizey, English lawyer and politician, Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries
Brian McKnight, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
Martin Gélinas, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Susan Lynch, Northern Irish actress
Takaya Tsubobayashi, Japanese race car driver
Mark Wahlberg, American model, actor, producer, and rapper
Yogi Adityanath, Indian priest and politician
Chuck Klosterman, American journalist and author
Paweł Kotla, Polish conductor and academic
Lamon Brewster, American boxer
Daniel Gildenlöw, Swedish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Gella Vandecaveye, Belgian martial artist
Chad Allen, American actor
Mervyn Dillon, Trinidadian cricketer
Scott Draper, Australian tennis player and golfer
Russ Ortiz, American baseball player
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Lithuanian-American basketball player
Duncan Patterson, English drummer and keyboard player
Sandra Stals, Belgian runner
Giannis Giannoulis, Canadian basketball player
Torry Holt, American football player and sportscaster
Aesop Rock, American rapper and producer
Liza Weil, American actress
Fernando Meira, Portuguese footballer
Stefanos Kotsolis, Greek footballer
Matthew Scarlett, Australian footballer
Pete Wentz, American singer-songwriter, bass player, actor, and fashion designer
Jason White, American race car driver
Mike Fisher, Canadian ice hockey player
Chris Flannery, Australian rugby league player
Antonio García, Spanish racing driver
Serhat Akın, Turkish footballer
Sébastien Lefebvre, Canadian singer and guitarist
Ryan Dallas Cook, American trombonist (d. 2005)
Marques Colston, American football player
Robert Barbieri, Canadian-Italian rugby player
Eric Traoré, Senegalese footballer
Yusuf Guney, Turkish singer
Jeremy Abbott, American figure skater
Ekaterina Bychkova, Russian tennis player
Dave Bolland, Canadian ice hockey player
Vernon Gholston, American football player
Marcus Thornton, American basketball player
Alessandro Salvi, Italian footballer
Sam Slocombe, English footballer
Cam Atkinson, American ice hockey player
Megumi Nakajima, Japanese voice actress and singer
Radko Gudas, Czech ice hockey defenceman
Junior Hoilett, Canadian soccer player
DJ Mustard, American record producer and songwriter
Sören Bertram, German footballer
Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer
Emily Seebohm, Australian swimmer
Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player
Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality
Ross Wilson, English table tennis player
Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater