Hello/Goodbye: May

Born, May 1979

May 2 - Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
May 2 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
May 4 - Wes Butters, British broadcaster
May 4 - Lance Bass, American singer (*NSYNC)
May 5 - Vincent Kartheiser, American actor (Angel, Mad Men)
May 9 - Rosario Dawson, American actress
May 9 - Andrew W.K., American musician
May 9 - Brandon Webb, American baseball player
May 12 - Andre Carter, American football player
May 12 - Steve Smith, American football player
May 13 - Michael Madden, American musician (Maroon 5)
May 14 - Dan Auerbach, American musician – Black Keys, Akron OH
May 16 - Evan Ferrante, actor (Funny or Die)
May 19 - Barbara Nedeljakova, Slovak actress
May 22 - Maggie Q, American actress
May 23 - Brian Campbell, Canadian ice hockey player
May 23 - Rasual Butler, American basketball player
May 24 - Tracy McGrady, NBA forward
May 24 - Frank Mir, American UFC fighter
May 26 - Elisabeth Harnois, American actress
May 26 - Mehmet Okur (Memo), Turkish basketball player
May 28 - Jesse Bradford, American actor
May 28 - Ronald Curry, American football player
May 28 - Monica Keena, American actress
May 29 - Casey Sheehan, American soldier; son of Cindy Sheehan (d. 2004)


Died, May 1979
May 9th - Cyrus S Eaton, Canada/US multi-millionaire, dies at 95
May 9th - Lan Adomian, composer and Lincoln Brigade vet, dies at 73
May 11th - Joan Chandler, actress, dies at 55
May 11th - Lester Raymond Flatt, musician (Flatt and Scruggs), dies at 64
May 16th - Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader & civil rights pioneer, dies at 90
May 24th - Jan Arvan, actor (Red Skelton Show, Zorro), dies
May 25th - John Arthur Spenkelink, American murderer, controversially executed at 30
May 26th - George Brent, actor, dies at 75
May 29th - Mary Pickford, actress, dies at 86