Today in History
5 April
554 births · 243 deaths recorded
Notable Births
All 554 ›
Pharrell Williams
b. 1973
American musician (born 1973)
Colin Powell
b. 1937
American general, diplomat and statesman (1937–2021)
Roger Corman
b. 1926
American film director, producer, and actor (1926–2024)
Gregory Peck
b. 1916
American actor (1916–2003)
Bette Davis
b. 1908
American actress (1908–1989)
Herbert von Karajan
b. 1908
Austrian conductor (1908–1989)
Spencer Tracy
b. 1900
American actor (1900–1967)
Booker T. Washington
b. 1856
American educator, author, orator and adviser
Notable Deaths
All 243 ›
C. J. Snare
d. 2024
American rock singer (1959–2024)
Nehemiah Persoff
d. 2022
American actor and painter (1919–2022)
Jimmy Wang Yu
d. 2022
Taiwanese actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (1943–2022)
Paul Ritter
d. 2021
English actor (1966–2021)
Kurt Cobain
d. 1994
American rock musician (1967–1994)
Sam Walton
d. 1992
American business magnate (1918–1992)
Howard Hughes
d. 1976
American aviator, aerospace engineer and business magnate (1905–1976)
Douglas MacArthur
d. 1964
American general (1880–1964)