MILESTONES: October 5, birthdays for Neil deGrasse Tyson, Grant Hill, Dillon Francis
NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actress KAREN ALLEN, who was born in 1951; racecar driver MICHAEL ANDRETTI, who was born in 1962; author CLIVE BARKER, who was born in 1952; actress JOSIE BISSETT, who was born in 1970; Hall of Fame golfer LAURA DAVIES, who was born in 1963; actor JESSE EISENBERG, who was born in Queens in 1983; singer and social activist BOB GELDOF, who was born in 1951; former basketball player GRANT HILL, who was born in 1972; actress GLYNIS JOHNS, who was born in 1923; Hall of Fame hockey player and executive MARIO LEMIEUX, who was born in 1965; actress PARMINDER NAGRA, who was born in 1975; hockey manager and former player PATRICK ROY, who was born in 1965; astrophysicist NEIL deGRASSE TYSON, who was born in 1958; and Oscar Award-winning actress KATE WINSLET, who was born in 1975.
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SHAWNEE INDIAN CHIEF TECUMSEH DIED ON THIS DAY IN 1813. Tecumseh came to prominence between 1799 and 1804 as a powerful orator, defending his people against whites. He denounced as invalid all treaties by which tribes ceded their lands and condemned the chieftains who had entered into such agreements. Although he advocated peaceful methods and negotiation, he did not rule out war as a last resort as he visited tribes throughout the country to speak about stopping white encroachment. He was killed at the Battle of the Thames.