Birthdays occurring on April, 5

1588

Thomas Hobbes was born on April 5, 1588 English philosopher (Leviathan), 1588-1679 The condition of man . . . is a condition of war of everyone against everyone. More quotations from Thomas Hobbes

1725

Giacomo Casanova was born on April 5, 1725 Italian spy, soldier and writer who made the name Casanova, 1725-1798 I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms More quotations from Giacomo Casanova

1827

Lew Wallace was born on April 5, 1827 American writer and soldier, 1827-1905 I know what I should love to do--to build a study; to write, and to think of nothing else. I want to bury myself in a den of books. I want to saturate myself with the elements of which they are made, and breathe their atmosphere until I am of it. Not a bookworm, being which is to give off no utterances; but a man in the world of writing--one with a pen that shall stop men to listen to it, whether they wish to or not. More quotations from Lew Wallace

1837

Algernon Charles Swinburne was born on April 5, 1837 English poet and critic. 1837-1909 Maiden, and mistress of the months and stars/ Now folded in the flowerless fields of heaven. More quotations from Algernon Charles Swinburne

Deaths occurring on April, 5

1695

George Savile died on April 5, 1695 English statesman and author 1633 - 1695 Education is what remains when we have forgotten all that we have been taught More quotations from George Savile

1765

Edward Young died on April 5, 1765 English literary critic, poet and dramatist, 1683-1765 Wise it is to comprehend the whole. More quotations from Edward Young

1794

Georges Jacques Danton died on April 5, 1794 French revolutionary, 1759-1794 We must dare, and dare again, and go on daring More quotations from Georges Jacques Danton

1928

Chauncey Depew died on April 5, 1928 American industrialist and politician, 1834-1928 A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is one who hopes they are. More quotations from Chauncey Depew

1964

Douglas MacArthur died on April 5, 1964 American general who commanded the Southwest Pacific Theatre in World War II, 1880-1964 The soldier, above all other people, prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. More quotations from Douglas MacArthur