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In 1996, he became director of the planetarium and oversaw its $210 million reconstruction project, which was completed in 2000.
Famous Birthdays on October 5
1958 — Neil deGrasse Tyson
American astrophysicist, cosmologist, and author
October 5 has 252 recorded notable births across history, from 1274 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on October 5
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- 1944 The Provisional Government of the French Republic enfranchises women. Source
- 1914 World War I: An aircraft successfully destroys another aircraft with gunfire for the first time. Source
- 1988 A Chilean opposition coalition defeats Augusto Pinochet in his re-election attempt. Source
- 1968 A Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association march in Derry is violently suppressed by police. Source
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Bernie Mac's most noted film roles were as Frank Catton in the Ocean's film series from 2001 through 2007 and as the title character of Mr.
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Edwards played a critical role in shaping the First Great Awakening and oversaw some of the first revivals in 1733–35 at his church in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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In 2007, Carroll was named NSF Distinguished Lecturer by the National Science Foundation.
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Barry Switzer won three national championships at Oklahoma, and led the Cowboys to win Super Bowl XXX.
More major people born on October 5
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1957
Bernie Mac
American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (died 2008)
Bernard Jeffrey McCullough, known professionally as Bernie Mac, was an American stand-up comedian, actor and film producer.
1703
Jonathan Edwards
American pastor and theologian (died 1758)
Jonathan Edwards was an American revivalist preacher, philosopher, and Congregationalist theologian. Edwards is widely regarded as one of America's most important and original philosophical theologians.
1966
Sean M. Carroll
American physicist, cosmologist, and academic
Sean Michael Carroll is an American theoretical physicist who specializes in quantum mechanics, cosmology, and the philosophy of science. He is the Homewood Professor of Natural Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University.
1937
Barry Switzer
American football player and coach
Barry Layne Switzer is an American former college and professional football coach.
1728
Chevalier d'Éon
French diplomat and spy (died 1810)
Charlotte d'Éon de Beaumont, usually known as the Chevalière d'Éon or the Chevalier d'Éon, was a French diplomat, spy, and soldier. D'Éon fought in the Seven Years' War, and spied for France while in Russia and England.
1965
Patrick Roy
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Patrick Jacques Roy is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1377
Louis II of Anjou (died 1417)
Louis II was Duke of Anjou and Count of Provence from 1384 to 1417; he claimed the Kingdom of Naples, but only ruled parts of the kingdom from 1390 to 1399.
1987
Brandan Wright
American basketball player
Brandan Keith Wright is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1926
Willi Unsoeld
American mountaineer and educator (died 1979)
William Francis Unsoeld was an American mountaineer who was a member of the first American expedition to summit Mount Everest.
1972
Thomas Roberts
American journalist and actor
Thomas Albert Roberts is an American television journalist who served as a news anchor for MSNBC, a cable-news channel.
1921
Bill Willis
American football player and coach (died 2007)
William Karnet Willis was an American professional football middle guard and guard who played for eight seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and the National Football League…
1964
Korina Sanchez
Filipino journalist
Korina Maria Baluyut Sanchez-Roxas is a Filipino broadcast journalist, television news anchor, senior field reporter, magazine show host, radio anchor, newspaper columnist and musician.
1926
Avraham Adan
Israeli general (died 2012)
Avraham "Bren" Adan was an Israeli major-general and author. Prior to Israel's independence, he served with the Palmach, an elite formation within the Haganah paramilitary force of the Yishuv community in British…
1976
J. J. Yeley
American race car driver
Christopher Beltram Hernandez "J. J." Yeley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No.
1911
Brian O'Nolan
Irish author and playwright (died 1966)
Brian O'Nolan, whose pen names included Flann O'Brien, was an Irish Civil Service official, novelist, playwright and satirist, who is now considered a major figure in twentieth-century Irish literature.
1934
Kenneth D. Taylor
Canadian businessman and diplomat (died 2015)
Kenneth Douglas Taylor was a Canadian diplomat, educator and businessman, best known for his role in the 1979 covert operation called the "Canadian Caper" when he was the Canadian ambassador to Iran.
1901
John Alton
Austrian-American director and cinematographer (died 1996)
John Alton was an American cinematographer of Hungarian-Austrian origin.
1928
Louise Fitzhugh
American author and illustrator (died 1974)
Louise Perkins Fitzhugh was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.
1899
Elda Anderson
American physicist and health researcher (died 1961)
Elda Emma Anderson was an American physicist and health researcher.