05-18-1921 – 08-16-1963 Joan Eardley – Born at Bailing Hill Farm in Warnham, Sussex, England. She was a British artist noted for her portraiture of street children in Glasgow…
05-17-1895 – 12-26-1984 Gayelord Hauser – Born in Tübingen, Germany. At the age of sixteen, he immigrated to the United States in 1911. He was an American nutritionist and…
05-16-1966 Janet Jackson – Born in Gary, Indiana. She is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is the youngest child of the Jackson family. Having sold over…
05-15-1923 — 10-01-2004 Richard Avedon – Born in New York City, New York. He was an American fashion and portrait photographer. He worked for Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, and Elle. Born…
05-14-1921 – 08-08-1984 Richard Deacon – Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an American television and film actor. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on CBS’s The Dick Van Dyke…
05-13-1944 – 04-25-1988 Carolyn Franklin – Born in Memphis, Tennessee. She was an American singer/songwriter, best known as the younger sister of Aretha Franklin. She earned a Bachelor of…
05-12-1907 – 06-29-2003 Katharine Hepburn – Born in Hartford, Connecticut. She was an American actress and a leading lady in Hollywood for more than 60 years. In 1999, Hepburn was…
05-11-1933 – 09-11-2001 Father Mychal F. Judge (born Robert Emmet Judge) – Born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1992, Father Judge was appointed chaplain for the Fire Department of New…
05-10-1960 – 06-22-2020 Angela Madsen – Born in Xenia, Ohio. She joined the Marine Corps and, at 6’1”, became a member of the women’s Marine Corps basketball team. In…
05-09-1943 – 05-10-2000 Kiyoshi Kuromiya – Born in Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. He was a Japanese-American author and civil and social justice advocate. He was a committed civil right…
