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What happened in history on this day: May 5?
On May 5 in ...
- 1969 - NBC airs "The Best On Record: The GRAMMY Awards Show", the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presentation of the 11th Annual Grammy Awards. Some winners:
Record of the year: Simon And Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson";
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Female: Dionne Warwick for "Do You Know The Way To San Jose?";
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Performance, Male: Jose Feliciano for "Light My Fire";
Best Contemporary Pop Performance - Vocal Duo or Group: Simon And Garfunkel for "Mrs. Robinson";
Best Contemporary Pop Performance, Instrumental: Mason Williams for "Classical Gas";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Chain Of Fools";
Best Rhythm and Blues Vocal Performance, Male: Otis Redding for "(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Female: Jeannie C. Riley for "Harper Valley P.T.A.";
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male: Johnny Cash for "Folsom Prison Blues".
- 1979 - The 300 episode of the Soul Train TV show airs in the US.
- 1988 - NBC airs the 100th episode of Night Court TV show.
- 1993 - NBC airs the final episode of Quantum Leap TV show.
- 1997 - Fox TV airs the final episode of sitcom Married With Children.
- 2000 - ABC airs the final episode of TV show Boy Meets World.
- 2000 - DreamWorks releases the film Gladiator to theaters.
- 2001 - CBS airs the 200th episode of Walker, Texas Ranger TV show.
- 2006 - Paramount releases the film Mission: Impossible III to theaters.
Births on May 5
- 1894 - Birth of Kit Guard in Denmark; actor (El Diablo Rides, Kid Courageous).
- 1906 - Birth of Ursula Jeans in Simla, India; actress (I Lived With You, Over the Moon).
- 1907 - Birth of Benny Baker in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; actor (18 Again, Sting II, Thunderbirds).
- 1908 - Birth of Reginald Carey Harrison AKA Rex Harrison in Huyton, Lancashire, England; actor (My Fair Lady, Doctor Dolittle, Cleopatra, Ed Sullivan Show, The US Steel Hour, The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries, Omnibus).
- 1912 - Birth of Alice Faye [Ann Jeanne Leppert] in New York City, New York, USA; actress (Barricade, State Fair).
- 1913 - Birth of Tyrone Power in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; actor (Mark of Zorro, Alexander's Ragtime Band).
- 1915 - Birth of Alice Faye AKA Alice Jeanne Leppert in New York City, New York, USA; actress/singer (NBC Radio's Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show, The Dean Martin Show TV show, Hollywood Palace TV show).
- 1922 - Birth of Phil Gordon in Meridian, Mississippi, USA; actor/singer (Jasper - The Beverly Hillbillies, Green Acres).
- 1923 - Birth of Godfrey Quigley; actor (Barry Lyndon, Educating Rita, Rooney).
- 1924 - Birth of Leopoldo Torre Nilsson in Buenos Aires, Argentina; director (Monday's Child).
- 1925 - Birth of Monica Lewis; actress (Box Office).
- 1926 - Birth of Ann B Davis in Schenectady, New York, USA; actress (Bob Cummings Show, The Brady Bunch).
- 1927 - Birth of Pat Carroll in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA; comedienne/actress (Make Room for Daddy, Laverne and Shirley, She's the Sheriff, Red Buttons Show).
- 1929 - Birth of John S Ragin in Newark, New Jersey, USA; actor (Dr Astin - Quincy ME).
- 1930 - Birth of Richard Schaal in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actor (Leo - Phyllis, Trapper John MD).
- 1932 - Birth of Will Hutchins in Atwater, California, USA; actor (Sugarfoot, Hey Landlord, Blondie).
- 1935 - Birth of Douglas Marland in West Sand Lake, New York, USA; soap opera writer (General Hospital).
- 1938 - Birth of Jerzy Skolimowski in Warsaw, Poland; film director (Hands Up, Deep End).
- 1938 - Birth of Michael Murphy in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (McCabe and Mrs Miller, Unmarried Woman, The Bridge, This is Wonderland, Tanner '88, Tilt).
- 1939 - Birth of Lance Henriksen; actor (Millennium, B.A.D. Cats).
- 1940 - Birth of Lance Henriksen in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Aliens, Pumpkinhead, Knights, Hard Target).
- 1942 - Birth of Amy Hill; actress (Grandma - Seinfeld, Pauly Shore).
- 1943 - Birth of Michael Palin in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; comedian (Monty Python's Flying Circus, A Fish Called Wanda).
- 1944 - Birth of Jean-Pierre Leaud in Paris, France; actor (Detective).
- 1944 - Birth of John Rhys-Davies in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England; actor (Sir Edward - The Quest, Sliders, Lord of the Rings, The Untouchables).
- 1944 - Birth of Roger Raised; English actor (Nicholas Nickleby).
- 1944 - Birth of Roger Rees; actor (The West Wing, Boston Common, Cheers).
- 1946 - Birth of Stefania Sandrelli in Viareggio, Italy; actress (Lie, Conformist, 1900).
- 1949 - Birth of Anna Bergman in Stockholm, Sweden; actress (Agent 69).
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Murphy in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Dr Art Armstrong - Two Marriages).
- 1955 - Birth of Melinda Culea in Western Springs, Illinois, USA; actress (The A-Team, Brotherly Love, Glitter).
- 1957 - Birth of Lisa Eilbacher in Dharan, Saudi Arabia; actress (Beverly Hills Cop, An Officer and a Gentleman).
- 1970 - Birth of Kyan Douglas; TV personality (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy).
- 1972 - Birth of Brigitta Boccoli in Milan, Italy; actress (Manhattan Baby).
- 1973 - Birth of Tina Yothers in Whittier, California, USA; actress (Jennifer - Family Ties).
- 1976 - Birth of Sage, Stallone Sylvester's son/actor (Rocky V).
- 1981 - Birth of Danielle Christine Fishel in Mesa, Arizona; American actress (Topanga - Boy Meets World).
Deaths on May 5
- 1969 - Ben Alexander, actor (Frank Smith - Dragnet), dies at age 57.
- 1971 - Alice Tissot, actress (Italian Straw Hat), dies of cancer at age 81.
- 1979 - Shirley O'Hara, actress (Wild Party), dies at age 68.
- 1983 - Death of John Williams at age 80 of an aneurism; actor (French - Family Affair TV show, Dial M for Murder).
- 1988 - George Rose, actor (Devil's Disciple, Hideaways), dies at age 68.
- 1988 - Death of Frank Gallop at age 87; announcer (Amanda of Honeymoon Hill TV show, Hilltop House TV show, When A Girl Marries TV show, Stella Dallas TV show, Gangbusters TV show, The Perry Como Show, The Ballad of Irving record).
- 1992 - Jean-Claude Pascal, French actor (Golden Salamander), dies at age 64.
- 1994 - Joe Layton, director (Richard Pryor Live on Sunset Strip), dies at age 63.
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