Political Birthdays: August 5

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Today’s Political Birthday · August 5

France A. Córdova

Born August 5, 1947. Turns 79 today.

France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist who served as the 11th president of Purdue University from 2007 to 2012. She was the 14th director of the National Science Foundation from 2014 to 2020 and currently serves as president of the Science Philanthropy Alliance.

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Neil Armstrong

Born August 5, 1930. Died August 25, 2012 at age 82.

Born August 5, 1930, Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and aeronautical engineer, Apollo 11 commander and the first person to walk on the Moon; died 2012.

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Shirley Ann Jackson

Born August 5, 1946. Turns 80 today.

Born Aug 5, 1946, Shirley Ann Jackson is an American physicist and university president; she was the first African American woman to earn a physics doctorate at MIT.

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Mary Ritter Beard

Born August 5, 1876. Died August 14, 1958 at age 82.

Born August 5, 1876, Mary Ritter Beard was an American historian, women's suffrage activist and women's history archivist; she died in 1958.

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Naum Gabo

Born August 5, 1890. Died August 23, 1977 at age 87.

Born August 5, 1890, Naum Gabo was a Russian-born American constructivist sculptor and theorist, noted for kinetic works; he died in 1977.

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