September 5 - Happy Birthday!

Famous people with your birthday
* Bob Newhart, actor and comedian
* Cathy Guisewite, cartoonist
* Frank Yerby, novelist
* Freddie Mercury, singer and songwriter
* George Boateng, footballer
* Jesse James, outlaw
* John Cage, American composer
* Michael Keaton, American actor

This day in history
* 1661 - Fall of Nicolas Fouquet: Louis XIV Superintendent of Finances is arrested in Nantes by D'Artagnan, captain of the king's musketeers.
* 1882 - The first United States Labor Day parade is held in New York City.
* 1960 - The poet Léopold Sédar Senghor is elected as the first President of Senegal.

Holidays and interesting facts
* India - The birthdate of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan is celebrated as Teacher's Day in India.

Make the day meaningful (Brought to you by So what can I do?)
* Each one teach one, celebrate a teacher.