My 21st

Today I turn 21! I cannot believe it. I've lived 21 years. Wow....

Now for something interesting, besides my birthday of course, that will happen today. Are you guys ready? Ok, set your watches and alarms to go off at one o'clock today. Make sure that you are ready at 1:02PM and 3 seconds. Why you ask? Because at exactly that time it will be 01:02.03 of 04/05/06! Isn't that awesome!? Too bad I'm not turning 7! Ok..ok if that wasn't amazing enough then you may like reading through this list famous people that were born on April 5th. I hadn't realized all the artists and composers before.

1588 Thomas Hobbes England, philosopher (Leviathan)
1595 John Wilson composer
1598 Laurentius Erhard composer
1626 Jan van Kessel Flemish painter
1643 Charles V Leopold Duke of Lorraine/fieldmarshal in Austria
1649 Elihu Yale England, philanthropist founded Yale
1698 Georg Gottfried Wagner composer
1725 Giacomo Casanova Italian writer/philanderer/adventurer (uncertain)
1727 Pasquale Ankossi composer
1732 Jean-Honoré Fragonard France, painter
1752 Sébastien Erard piano/harp manufacturer
1784 Ludwig [Louis] Spohr Germany, violin virtuoso/composer (Faust)
1788 Franz Pforr German painter/cartoonist (Lukasbund)
1795 Sir Henry Havelock British soldier (War in Afghánistán 1838-39)
1799 Vincenzo Fioravanti composer
1811 Jules Dupré landscape painter
1818 Lewis Baldwin Parsons Brevet Major General (Union volunteers)
1820 Nadar [Félix Tournachon] French painter/cartoonist/author/ballonist
1822 James Nagle Brigadier General (Union volunteers), died in 1866
1824 Sydney Thompson Dobell poet (The Roman)
1825 David Rumph "Neighbor" Jones Major General (Confederate Army)
1827 Joseph Lister England, physician (founded aseptic surgery)
1828 Pietro Plantania composer
1830 Alexander Muir Lesmahagow Scotland, poet (The Maple Leaf Forever)
1832 Jules-François Camille Ferry French statesman
1837 Algernon Charles Swinburne England, poet (Atalanta in Calydon)
1838 Alpheus Hyatt US, invertebrate paleontologist
1839 Robert Smalls Beaufort SC, black congressman 1875-87 (Representative-SC)
1839 Stanislaw Pilinski composer
1845 Jules M Cambon French Governor-General of Algeria/ambassador
1853 Alfonso Randano composer
1854 Vicente Goicoechea Errasti composer
1856 Booker Taliaferro Washington pioneer educator (1st black on US stamp)
1857 Alexander-Jozef von Battenberg ruler of Bulgaria (1879-86)
1859 Wilhelm Harteveld composer
1862 Louis Ganne composer
1868 J F "Flooi" Du Toit cricketer (one Test South Africa 1892)
1869 Albert Roussel Tourcoing France, composer (Rapsodie Flamande)
1869 Karl Wagenfeld Low German writer (Daud un Düwel)
1871 Jeanne Bougeois [La Mistinguette], artist (French revue)
1876 Viktor Patrick Vretblad composer
1882 Don Blackie cricketer (Australian off-spinner in 1928-29 yes, age 46)
1885 Dimitrie Cuclin composer
1886 Jacques Handschin Swiss musicologist (Der Toncharakter)
1890 Fie Carelsen Dutch actress (Malle Gervallen)
1893 Clas Thunberg Finland, speed skater (Olympics-gold-1924, 28)
1893 Pál Szabó Hungarian farmer/author (Talpalatnyi Föld)
1899 William Hornby Steer barrister/judge
19-- Chao Li Chi actor (Falcon Crest)
19-- Cindy Weintraub New York NY, actress (Terry-Baker's Dozen)
19-- Shawn Stevens Morristown NJ, actor (Oliver Martin-Days of Our Lives)
19-- Willy Chirino Spanish singer
1900 Spencer Tracy Milwaukee WI, actor (Father's Little Dividend, Adam's Rib)
1901 Chester Bowles Massachusetts, ambassador/writer (Conscience of a Liberal)
1901 Melvyn Douglas [Hesselberg] Macon GA, actor (Hud, Ghost Story)
1901 Alexander Alexeieff Russian/French painter/graphic artist
1903 Thomas Baron Pitfield composer
1905 Bill Raisch one armed actor (Fred Johnson-Fugitive)
1905 Jef Maes composer
1906 Arthur Guy Clutton-Brock English agronomist
1907 J Zeldenrust Dutch pathologist/anatomist
1908 Bette Davis Lowell MA, famous eyes (Of Human Bondage, Jezebel)
1908 George Schick Prague Czechoslovakia, conductor (Chicago Symphony)
1908 Grady Sutton Chattanooga TN, actor (Pruitts of South Hampton)
1908 Herbert von Karajan Austria, Berlin Philharmonic conductor/Nazi
1908 Mary Hemingway writer (Ernest Hemmingway Biography)
1909 Alberto Romero "Cubby" Broccoli New York NY, film producer (James Bond)
1909 Gerald Bond cricketer (one Test South Africa vs England 1938, 0 & 0-16)
1911 Goddard Lieberson Hanley Staffordshire England, recording exec
1911 Gordon Jones Alden IA, actor (Mike the Cop-Abbott & Costello)
1912 John Le Mesurier Bedford England, actor (Jabberwocky, Dad's Army)
1913 Alan Cheales dominican priest
1914 Frederick Angus Armstrong journalist
1916 Gregory Peck La Jolla CA, actor (To Kill a Mockingbird, MacArthur)
1916 Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn
1916 Bernard Baily comic artist
1917 Richard Yardumian Philadelphia PA, composer (Come Creator Spirit)
1917 Robert [Albert] Bloch US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Psycho)
1919 Sir Douglas Henley British auditor-general
1920 Arthur Hailey Luton England, novelist (Hotel, Airport)
1920 Barend Biesheuvel Dutch premier (1971-73)
1921 Lady Fisher founder (British Women Caring Trust)
1921 Robert Q Lewis New York NY, TV host (Masquerade Party, Robert Q Lewis Show)
1921 Les Jackson cricket bowler (England twice, 1949 & 1961)
1922 Christopher Hewett Worthing Sussex England, actor (Mr Belvedere, The Producers)
1922 Gale Storm Bloomington TX, actress (My Little Margie, Gale Storm Show)
1922 Tom Finney British soccer star
1922 Harry Freedman composer
1923 Nguyen Van Thieu president of South Vietnam (1965-75)
1923 Stanley Orme chairman (British Labour Party)
1923 Ernest Mandel Belgian philosopher/economist
1923 Michael V Gazzo Hillside NJ, actor (Cookie, Fear City)
1924 Mart Kempers Dutch graphic artist/sculptor
1925 Oldrich Flosman composer
1926 Roger Corman Detroit MI, producer/director (Little Shop of Horrors)
1926 Milton O Thompson astronaut (Dynasoar, X-15)
1927 John Gilbert MP
1928 Will Gaines jazz dancer
1928 David Farquhar Andress composer
1928 Michael Bryant London England, actor (Sakharov, Girly)
1928 Peter Moore Principal (London Business School)
1928 Tony Williams Elizabeth NJ, singer (Platters-Only You, Harbor Lights)
1929 Nigel Hawthorne actor (Tartuffe, Pope John Paul II)
1929 Hugo Claus Flemish writer/director (Cool Lover, Sugar)
1931 Denis Lawton director (London University Institute of Education)
1934 Frank Gorshin Pittsburgh PA, impressionist/actor (Riddler-Batman)
1934 Tina Maria Stone runner (1 year distance record of 15,472 miles)
1934 Stanley Turrentine jazz saxophonist (Wonderland)
1935 Donald Lynden-Bell British astronomer
1935 Peter Grant rock band manager
1936 John Albert professor (Master of University College Oxford)
1936 John White composer
1936 Michael Livesay British Admiral/president (RN College Greenwich)
1937 Colin Powell Bronx NY, General/advisor to President George Bush (Nat Security Affairs)/Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1989-93)/Secretary of State (2001- )
1937 Stuart May senior partner (Theodore Goddard)
1938 Colin Bland cricketer (South African bat Maybe the best cover field)
1938 Ronald Anthony White Jr singer
1939 David Winters London England, choreographer (Steve Allen Comedy Hour)
1939 Lonnie White vocalist (Smokey Robinson & Miracles-Shop Around)
1939 Andrew Buxton CEO (Barclays Bank)
1940 Aliza Kashi Israel, actress/singer (Merv Griffin regular)
1941 David LaFlamme New Britain CT, electric violinist (It's a Beautiful Day)
1941 Michael Moriarty Detroit MI, actor (Ben Stone-Law & Order, Bang the Drum Slowly, Q, Stuff)
1941 Dave Swarbrick rocker (Fairport Convention)
1941 Eric Burdon England, rocker (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
1941 Roman Balayan Nerke Azerbaijan, director (Filer, Biryuk)
1942 Allan Clarke Salford Lancashire England, rock vocalist (Hollies-The Air That I Breathe)
1942 Arthur Barrett cricketer (West Indies leggie early 70's)
1943 Jonathan Lynn Bath England, actor (Danny-Doctor in the House)
1943 Max Gail Detroit MI, actor (Barney Miller, Whiz Kids, DC Cab, Normal People)
1944 Dave Holland heavy metal rocker (Judas Priest-Breakin' the Law)
1944 Ann [Elizabeth] Maxwell US, sci-fi author (Jaws of Menx)
1944 Crispian St Peters rocker
1944 James Buckley CEO (Baltic Exchange)
1944 Nicholas Caldwell rocker (Whispers)
1944 Peter T King (Representative-Republican-NY)
1944 Willeke van Ammelrooy Amsterdam, actress (Cidke de Rat, Antonia)
1946 Jane Asher Paul McCartney's former girlfriend/actress (Deep End)
1946 Jennifer Penney ballerina
1946 Larry Frederick Wendt composer
1946 Robert E McKee CEO/managing director (Conoco-UK)
1949 Dr Judith Arlene Resnik Akron OH, astronaut (STS 41D, 51L-Chal disaster)
1950 Agnetha Fältskog Jonkoping Sweden, rocker (ABBA-Waterloo)
1950 Franklin R Chang-Diaz Costa Rica, PhD/astronaut (STS 61C, 34,46,60,75)
1950 Mildred Douglas Surinames/Dutch singer (Mai Tai)
1951 Everett Morton rocker (English Beat)
1951 Roosevelt Ferguson Arkansas, murderer (FBI Most Wanted List)
1953 John Buchanan cricketer (Queensland batsman 78-79, Shield coach 1995)
1954 Christopher S Nelson New Orleans LA, actor (Sons & Daughters)
1954 Stan Ridgeway rocker (Mosquito-Garage Sale)
1955 Janice Long British radio host (Crash FM)
1955 Renate Bruemmer astronaut/cosmonaut
1957 Vince Gill Norman OK, country singer (When I Call Your Name)
1958 Cammie Lusko Los Angeles CA, Guinness' World Strongest Woman
1958 Johan Kriek South Africa, tennis player (US Indoor 1982)
1963 Jimmy Osmond singer (Donny & Marie Show)
1964 Martha Faulconer Indianapolis IN, golfer (1993 ShopRite LPGA-5th)
1964 Robert "Bob" Kaehler Burlingame CA, rower (Olympics-5th-1992, 96)
1966 Brent Hughes New Westminster Canada, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1966 Larry Norman Toronto Ontario Canada, canoeist (Olympics-92, 96)
1966 Scott Dill NFL tackle/guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings)
1968 Gianna Amore Warwick RI, playmate (August, 1989)
1968 Tasia Valenza New York NY, actress (Dottie Thornton Martin-All My Children)
1970 Erlan Sagymbayev hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998)
1970 Tim Jacobs NFL running back (Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins)
1971 Bob Kuberski NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1971 Finidi George soccer player (Ajax)
1971 Stuart Peele Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 Shigemasa Ito WLAF offensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
1973 Ed Hobbs WLAF RB (London Monarchs)
1973 Emile Palmer WLAF DT (London Monarchs)
1973 Estefania Knuth Barcelona Spain, LPGA golfer (1992 French International)
1973 Spencer Folau NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens, Rhein Fire)
1973 Tony Banks quarterback (St Louis Rams)
1973 Yutaka Kawaguchi hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998)
1974 Mike DuHaney New Haven CT, soccer defender (Olympics-gold-96)
1974 Rick Terry NFL defensive tackle (New York Jets)
1975 Nikki Dryden Calgary Alberta, 800 meter swimmer (Olympics-6th-92, 96)
1976 Ike Hilliard NFL wide receiver (New York Giants)
1976 Ryan Drese San Francisco CA, baseball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-96)
1977 JoAnn Sevin Dubois PA, air pistol (Olympics-1996)
1977 Sevilay Ozturk Miss Turkey-Universe (1996)

What?! Miss Turkey-Universe! Ok that just screams for some editing.

1977 Sevilay Ozturk Miss Turkey-Universe (1996)
1985 Steven Michael Held, Artist and blogger extraordinaire

Ah there we go.