February 5th Birthdays

American singer, Cory Wells, was born on this day in 1941 as Emil Lewandowski in Buffalo, NY. Wells was one-third of the popular 70’s group, Three Dog Night. He sang lead on their first No. 1 hit, “Mama Told Me Not to Come,” among others. Wells passed away in his sleep at his home on October 20, 2015.

  • 1929
    Al Worthington, American baseball player
  • 1941
    David Selby, American actor
  • 1942
    James B. Cobb, Jr., American guitarist
    Roger Staubach, American football player
  • 1943
    Craig Morton, American football player
  • 1944
    Al Kooper, American musician
  • 1946
    Charlotte Rampling, British actress
  • 1948
    Christopher Guest, American actor
    Barbara Hershey, American actress
  • 1950
    Jonathan Freeman, American actor
  • 1953
    John Beilein, American basketball coach
  • 1954
    Cliff Martinez, American musician
  • 1955
    Mike Heath, American baseball player
  • 1962
    Jennifer Jason Leigh, American actress
  • 1964
    Laura Linney, American actress
    Duff McKagan, American musician
  • 1965
    Keith Moseley, American musician
  • 1967
    Chris Parnell, American actor
  • 1969
    Bobby Brown, American singer
    Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
  • 1971
    Sara Evans, American singer
  • 1972
    Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark
  • 1975
    Adam Carson, American musician
  • 1976
    Brian Moorman, American football player
  • 1977
    Adam Everett, American baseball player
    Ahmad Merritt, American football player
  • 1978
    Shawn Reaves, American actor
    Brian Russell, American football player
  • 1980
    Prince Peter, American-born Yugoslav royalty
  • 1981
    Nora Zehetner, American actress
  • 1982
    Kevin Everett, American football player
  • 1984
    Nate Salley, American football player
  • 1985
    Laurence Maroney, American football player
    Crystal Hunt, American actress
    Lindsey Cardinale, American singer
  • 1987
    Darren Criss, American actor, singer
  • 1988
    Johnathan Haggerty, American football player
  • 1989
    Jeremy Sumpter, American actor
  • 2002
    Davis Cleveland, American actor
  • 2016
    Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese prince

February Birthday Calendar



Died on February 5th:

  • 1881
    Thomas Carlyle, Scottish philosopher, historian (age 85)
  • 1946
    George Arliss, English actor, playwright (age 77)
  • 1967
    Leon Leonwood Bean, American businessman, L.L.Bean founder (age 94)
  • 1969
    Thelma Ritter, American actress (age 66)
  • 1976
    Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (Bill Haley & His Comets), (age 51)
  • 1991
    Dean Jagger, American actor (age 87)
  • 1993
    Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American director, screenwriter (age 83)
  • 1995
    Doug McClure, American actor (age 59)
  • 1998
    Tim Kelly, American guitarist (Slaughter), (age 35)
  • 2008
    Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Indian guru (age 90)
  • 2012
    Sam Coppola, American actor (age 79)
  • 2020
    Kirk Douglas, American actor (age 103)
  • 2021
    Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor (age 91)
  • 2024
    Toby Keith, American country singer, actor (age 62)
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