This Day in Showbiz History… October 5

ON THIS DAY IN 2025:

Oscar-winner Kate Winslet (pictured) turns 50 today while actor Jesse Eisenberg turns 39 and the Aussie star of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Guy Pearce, turns 58.

Actor Daniel Baldwin turns 65 today, Boomtown Rats singer Bob Geldof turns 74 and award-winning, Durban-based actor Bryan Hiles turns 48. Comedian Roger Dangerfield died on this day in 2004.

The film The Ten Commandments, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner, opened in America on this day in 1956.

Topping the South African singles chart on this day in 1980 was Can’t Stop The Music by Village People. It spent three weeks at No 1. Just saying…