Cornelius Ryan
Cornelius Ryan was an Irish-American journalist and author known mainly for writing popular military history. He was especially known for his histories of World War II events: The Longest Day: 6 June 1944 D-Day (1959), The Last Battle (1966), and A Bridge Too Far (1974).
5 June 1920
Born on the same birth date (5 June 1920): Marion Motley
Born on the same birth day (5 June): Alexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee • Bill Moyers • Christian Lobeck • Fernando Meira • Johan Gadolin • Kathleen Kennedy (producer) • Marcus Thornton (basketball, born 1987) • Mike Fisher (ice hockey) • Moira Anderson • Paul Soros • Ron Livingston • Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo • Tom Evans (musician) • Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Born in the same month (June 1920): Alberto Sordi • Aster Berkhof • César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920) • Dave Berg (cartoonist) • David Snellgrove • Fernando Riera • Georges Marchais • Hans Gerschwiler • Hazel Scott • Hemant Kumar • Iosif Vorovich • Isabelle Holland • James H. Pomerene • Jean-Pierre Roy • Jovito Salonga • Lassie Lou Ahern • Marcel Reich-Ranicki • Marion Motley • Peter Jones (actor) • Raymond Lemieux • Rolf Huisgen • Saleh Ajeery • Sam Sniderman • Thomas Jefferson (musician)