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History Births on April 29

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History Births on April 29

Claus Jensen, Danish footballer and sportscaster

#Claus_Jensen

In 1977

Carnie Wilson, American singer-songwriter

#Carnie_Wilson

In 1968

Federico Castelluccio, Italian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Federico_Castelluccio

In 1964

Joy Clements, American soprano and actress (d. 2005)

#Joy_Clements

In 1932

Kelly Shoppach, American baseball player

#Kelly_Shoppach

In 1980

Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter and academic (d. 1906)

#Raja_Ravi_Varma

In 1848

Harold Urey, American chemist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1981)

#Harold_Urey

In 1893

Walter Kempowski, German author and academic (d. 2007)

#Walter_Kempowski

In 1929

Tom Ewell, American actor (d. 1994)

#Tom_Ewell

In 1909

Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman and lawyer (d. 1930)

#Harry_Payne_Whitney

In 1872

Tommie Harris, American football player

#Tommie_Harris

In 1983

John Holmes, English diplomat, British Ambassador to France

#John_Holmes_(British_diplomat)

In 1951

Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, English politician, Lord Great Chamberlain (d. 1742)

#Peregrine_Bertie,_2nd_Duke_of_Ancaster_and_Kesteven

In 1686

Tommy James, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Tommy_James

In 1947

Lee Chae-young, South Korean actress

#Lee_Chae-young

In 1986

Duke Ellington, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (d. 1974)

#Duke_Ellington

In 1899

Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (d. 997)

#Minamoto_no_Mitsunaka

In 912

Amelia Best, Australian politician, one of the first women elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly (d. 1979)

#Amelia_Best

In 1900

Constantine P. Cavafy, Egyptian-Greek journalist and poet (d. 1933)

#Constantine_P._Cavafy

In 1863

Jerry Seinfeld, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Jerry_Seinfeld

In 1954

Celeste Holm, American actress and singer (d. 2012)

#Celeste_Holm

In 1917

Aleksander Wolszczan, Polish astronomer

#Aleksander_Wolszczan

In 1946

Jean-Georges Noverre, French actor and dancer (d. 1810)

#Jean-Georges_Noverre

In 1727

Michelle Pfeiffer, American actress

#Michelle_Pfeiffer

In 1958

Anggun, Diva Indonesia

#Anggun

In 1974

Uma Thurman, American actress

#Uma_Thurman

In 1970

George Allen, American football player and coach (d. 1990)

#George_Allen_(American_football_coach)

In 1918

Maya Deren, Ukrainian-American director, poet, and photographer (d. 1961)

#Maya_Deren

In 1917

Hirohito, Japanese emperor (d. 1989)

#Hirohito

In 1901

Bruce Driver, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Bruce_Driver

In 1962

Vladimir Propp, Russian scholar and critic (d. 1970)

#Vladimir_Propp

In 1895

Knut Børsheim, Norwegian golfer

#Knut_Børsheim

In 1987

Infanta Sofía of Spain, Spanish princess

#Infanta_Sofía_of_Spain

In 2007

Alfred Hui, Hong Kong singer

#Alfred_Hui

In 1988

Alexander II of Russia (d. 1881)

#Alexander_II_of_Russia

In 1818

Kimberly Birrell, Australian tennis player

#Kimberly_Birrell

In 1998

William Randolph Hearst, American publisher and politician, founded the Hearst Corporation (d. 1951)

#William_Randolph_Hearst

In 1863

Zizi Jeanmaire, French ballerina and actress

#Zizi_Jeanmaire

In 1924

Sisa Waqa, Fijian rugby league player

#Sisa_Waqa

In 1986

Mark Eyskens, Belgian economist and politician, 61st Prime Minister of Belgium

#Mark_Eyskens

In 1933

Frank Auerbach, British-German painter

#Frank_Auerbach

In 1931

Auguste Herbin, French painter (d. 1960)

#Auguste_Herbin

In 1882

Robert J. Sawyer, Canadian author and academic

#Robert_J._Sawyer

In 1960

Bob Bryan, American tennis player

#Bob_Bryan

In 1978

Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, French general and politician, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (d. 1833)

#Jean-Baptiste_Jourdan

In 1762

Zubin Mehta, Indian bassist and conductor

#Zubin_Mehta

In 1936

Byun Yo-han, South Korean actor

#Byun_Yo-han

In 1986

Sadok Bar?cz, Galician religious leader, historian, folklorist, archivist (d. 1892)

#Sadok_Bar?cz

In 1814

Helmut Krackowizer, Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist (d. 2001)

#Helmut_Krackowizer

In 1922

Monique Alfradique, Brazilian actress

#Monique_Alfradique

In 1986

Gérard Oury, French actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2006)

#Gérard_Oury

In 1919

Rick Burleson, American baseball player

#Rick_Burleson

In 1951

Jasper Wood, Canadian violinist and educator

#Jasper_Wood

In 1974

Fethi Okyar, Turkish military officer, diplomat and politician (d. 1943)

#Fethi_Okyar

In 1880

Samuel Turell Armstrong, American publisher and politician, 14th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)

#Samuel_Turell_Armstrong

In 1784

Michel Bussi, French geographer, author, and academic

#Michel_Bussi

In 1965

Fabio Liverani, Italian footballer and manager

#Fabio_Liverani

In 1976

Maurice Strong, Canadian businessman and diplomat (d. 2015)

#Maurice_Strong

In 1929

Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

#Richard_Carlson_(actor)

In 1912

George McCartney, Northern Irish footballer

#George_McCartney

In 1981

Henri Poincaré, French mathematician, physicist, and engineer (d. 1912)

#Henri_Poincaré

In 1854

Charles Nodier, French librarian and author (d. 1844)

#Charles_Nodier

In 1780

Georgia Hopley, American journalist, temperance advocate, and the first woman prohibition agent (d. 1944)

#Georgia_Hopley

In 1858

Jean Rochefort, French actor and director (d. 2017)

#Jean_Rochefort

In 1930

Rob Druppers, Dutch runner

#Rob_Druppers

In 1962

Paulius Jank?nas, Lithuanian basketball player

#Paulius_Jank?nas

In 1984

Rafael Betancourt, Venezuelan baseball player

#Rafael_Betancourt

In 1975

Craig Gower, Australian rugby player

#Craig_Gower

In 1978

Jean-François Jacques, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jean-François_Jacques

In 1985

Hugh Hopper, English bass guitarist (d. 2009)

#Hugh_Hopper

In 1945

Mike Bryan, American tennis player

#Mike_Bryan

In 1978

Johnny Miller, American golfer and sportscaster

#Johnny_Miller

In 1947

Thomas Beecham, English conductor (d. 1961, March 8)

#Thomas_Beecham

In 1879

William II, Landgrave of Hesse (d. 1509)

#William_II,_Landgrave_of_Hesse

In 1469

Friedrich Adler, Jewish-German academic, artist and designer (d.1945)

#Friedrich_Adler_(artist)

In 1878

Georges Ernest Boulanger, French general and politician, French Minister of War (d. 1891)

#Georges_Ernest_Boulanger

In 1837

Curtis Joseph, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Curtis_Joseph

In 1967

Radek Jaroš, Czech mountaineer and author

#Radek_Jaroš

In 1964

Rafael Sabatini, Italian-English novelist and short story writer (d. 1950)

#Rafael_Sabatini

In 1875

Joachim Andersen, Danish flautist, composer, conductor, and co-founder of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (d. 1907)

#Joachim_Andersen

In 1847

Katherine Langford, Australian actress

#Katherine_Langford

In 1996

Jim Ryun, American runner and politician

#Jim_Ryun

In 1947

Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, English banker and philanthropist

#Jacob_Rothschild,_4th_Baron_Rothschild

In 1936

Gary Cohen, American baseball play-by-play announcer (New York Mets)

#Gary_Cohen

In 1958

Jung Hye-sung, South Korean actress

#Jung_Hye-sung

In 1991

Elmer Kelton, American journalist and author (d. 2009)

#Elmer_Kelton

In 1926

Chiyotaikai Ry?ji, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Chiyotaikai_Ry?ji

In 1976

Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman, Dutch printer, typographer, and Nazi resister (d. 1945)

#Hendrik_Nicolaas_Werkman

In 1882

Dustin McDaniel, American lawyer and politician, 55th Arkansas Attorney General

#Dustin_McDaniel

In 1972

Jack Mackenroth, American swimmer, model, and fashion designer

#Jack_Mackenroth

In 1969

Stephan Burger, German Catholic archbishop

#Stephan_Burger

In 1962

Paul Holmes, New Zealand journalist (d. 2013)

#Paul_Holmes_(broadcaster)

In 1950

Stephanos of Tallinn, Estonian metropolitan

#Stephanos_of_Tallinn

In 1940

Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech, English lawyer and academic

#Ruth_Deech,_Baroness_Deech

In 1943

Esaias Reusner, German lute player and composer (d. 1679)

#Esaias_Reusner

In 1636

Ryan Sharp, Scottish race car driver and manager

#Ryan_Sharp

In 1979

Heinz Wolff, German-English physiologist, engineer, and academic (d. 2017)

#Heinz_Wolff

In 1928

Sara Errani, Italian tennis player

#Sara_Errani

In 1987

Klaus Voormann, German artist, bass player, and producer

#Klaus_Voormann

In 1938

Don McKinnon, Australian rugby league player

#Don_McKinnon_(rugby_league)

In 1955

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovi?, 4th President of Croatia (2015-)

#Kolinda_Grabar-Kitarovi?

In 1968

Bharathidasan, Indian poet and activist (d. 1964)

#Bharathidasan

In 1891

Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania (d. 1635)

#Sophie_of_Saxony,_Duchess_of_Pomerania

In 1587

Kate Mulgrew, American actress

#Kate_Mulgrew

In 1955

Javier Colon, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Javier_Colon

In 1978

Ron Washington, American baseball player and manager

#Ron_Washington

In 1952

Jonathan Toews, Canadian ice hockey player

#Jonathan_Toews

In 1988

Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan-American baseball player

#Luis_Aparicio

In 1934

Eve Plumb, American actress

#Eve_Plumb

In 1958

Rod McKuen, American singer-songwriter and poet (d. 2015)

#Rod_McKuen

In 1933

Catherine Lara, French singer-songwriter and violinist

#Catherine_Lara

In 1945

Ed Charles, African-American baseball player and coach (d. 2018)

#Ed_Charles

In 1933

Willie Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor

#Willie_Nelson

In 1933

Victoria Sinitsina, Russian ice dancer

#Victoria_Sinitsina

In 1995

Tyler Labine, Canadian actor and comedian

#Tyler_Labine

In 1978

Lee Dong-gook, South Korean footballer

#Lee_Dong-gook

In 1979

Fred Zinnemann, Austrian-American director and producer (d. 1997)

#Fred_Zinnemann

In 1907

Mickey McDermott, American baseball player and coach (d. 2003)

#Mickey_McDermott

In 1929

Pedro Pires, Cape Verdean politician, 3rd President of Cape Verde

#Pedro_Pires

In 1934

Thomas Adolphus Trollope, English journalist and author (d. 1892)

#Thomas_Adolphus_Trollope

In 1810

Mike Babcock, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Mike_Babcock

In 1963

Oliver Ellsworth, American lawyer and politician, 3rd Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1807)

#Oliver_Ellsworth

In 1745

Younha, South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer

#Younha

In 1988

Carl Millöcker, Austrian composer and conductor (d. 1899)

#Carl_Millöcker

In 1842

Otis Rush, American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2018)

#Otis_Rush

In 1935

Duane Allen, American country singer (The Oak Ridge Boys)

#Duane_Allen

In 1943

Debbie Stabenow, American social worker and politician

#Debbie_Stabenow

In 1950

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Irish general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1745)

#James_Butler,_2nd_Duke_of_Ormonde

In 1665

Andre Agassi, American tennis player

#Andre_Agassi

In 1970

Daniel Day-Lewis, British-Irish actor

#Daniel_Day-Lewis

In 1957

Phil Tufnell, English cricketer and radio host

#Phil_Tufnell

In 1966

Elías Hernández, Mexican footballer

#Elías_Hernández

In 1988

Titus O'Neil, American football player and wrestler

#Titus_O'Neil

In 1977

David Icke, English footballer and sportscaster

#David_Icke

In 1952

Artem Yashkin, Ukrainian footballer

#Artem_Yashkin

In 1975

John Arbuthnot, Scottish-English physician and polymath (d. 1735)

#John_Arbuthnot

In 1667

Adolfo Nicolás, Spanish priest, 13th Superior General of the Society of Jesus

#Adolfo_Nicolás

In 1936

Adam Smith, English footballer

#Adam_Smith_(footballer,_born_1991)

In 1991

April Stevens, American pop singer

#April_Stevens

In 1936

David Lee, American basketball player

#David_Lee_(basketball)

In 1983

Phillip Noyce, Australian director and producer

#Phillip_Noyce

In 1950

Rob Nicholson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 11th Canadian Minister of Foreign Affairs

#Rob_Nicholson

In 1952

David Cox, English landscape painter (d. 1859)

#David_Cox_(artist)

In 1783

Toots Thielemans, Belgian guitarist and harmonica player (d. 2016)

#Toots_Thielemans

In 1922

Irvin Kershner, American actor, director, and producer (d. 2010)

#Irvin_Kershner

In 1923

Dorothy Manley, English sprinter

#Dorothy_Manley

In 1927

Bob McClure, American baseball player and coach

#Bob_McClure

In 1952

Mathieu Biron, Canadian ice hockey player

#Mathieu_Biron

In 1980

Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001)

#Dale_Earnhardt

In 1951

Galina Kulakova, Russian skier

#Galina_Kulakova

In 1942

Peter Rauhofer, Austrian-American disc jockey and producer (d. 2013)

#Peter_Rauhofer

In 1965

Georg Carl von Döbeln, Swedish general (d. 1820)

#Georg_Carl_von_Döbeln

In 1758

Christina Shakovets, German tennis player

In 1994

Emilio Orozco, American soccer player

In 1992

Jovan Leacock, American football player

In 1988

Viljar Veski, Estonian basketball player

In 1986

Vassilis Xanthopoulos, Greek basketball player

In 1984

Lina Krasnoroutskaya, Russian tennis player

In 1984

Kirby Cote, Canadian swimmer

In 1984

Jay Cutler, American football player

In 1983

Émilie Mondor, Canadian runner (d. 2006)

In 1981

Lisa Allen, English chef

In 1981

Tony Armas, Jr., Venezuelan baseball player

In 1978

Attila Zsivoczky, Hungarian decathlete and high jumper

In 1977

Zuzana Hejdová, Czech tennis player

In 1977

Marcel Albers, Dutch race car driver (d. 1992)

In 1967

Christian Tetzlaff, German violinist

In 1966

Brendon Tuuta, New Zealand rugby league player

In 1965

Larisa Turchinskaya, Russian-Australian heptathlete and coach

In 1965

Bill Glasson, American golfer

In 1960

Mark Kendall, American guitarist and songwriter

In 1957

Karen Barad, American physicist and philosopher

In 1956

Jake Burton Carpenter, American snowboarder and businessman, founded Burton Snowboards

In 1954

Nora Dunn, American actress and comedian

In 1952

Bruce Cutler, American lawyer

In 1948

Serge Bernier, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1947

Tammi Terrell, American soul singer-songwriter (d. 1970)

In 1945

Brian Charlesworth, English biologist, geneticist, and academic

In 1945

Francis Lee, English footballer and businessman

In 1944

Brenda Dean, Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, English union leader and politician (d. 2018)

In 1943

Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie, English civil servant and academic

In 1942

Lynda Chalker, Baroness Chalker of Wallasey, English politician, Minister of State for Europe

In 1942

Hanne Darboven, German painter (d. 2009)

In 1941

Dorothy Edgington, British philosopher

In 1941

Jonah Barrington, English-Irish squash player

In 1941

Brian Taber, Australian cricketer

In 1940

Bernard Madoff, American businessman and financier

In 1938

Jill Paton Walsh, English author

In 1937

Arvo Mets, Estonian-Russian poet and translator (d. 1997)

In 1937

Erika Fisch, German sprinter and hurdler

In 1934

Peter de la Billière, English general

In 1934

David Tindle, English painter and educator

In 1932

Chris Pearson, Canadian politician, 1st Premier of Yukon (d. 2014)

In 1931

Lonnie Donegan, Scottish-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2002)

In 1931

Jeremy Thorpe, English lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

In 1929

Peter Sculthorpe, Australian composer and conductor (d. 2014)

In 1929

Carl Gardner, American R&B/rock & roll singer (The Robins, The Coasters) (d. 2011)

In 1928

Bill Slater, English footballer (d. 2018)

In 1927

Iwao Takamoto, American animator, director, and producer (d. 2007)

In 1925

John Compton, Saint Lucian lawyer and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (d. 2007)

In 1925

Al Balding, Canadian golfer (d. 2006)

In 1924

Harold Shapero, American composer (d. 2013)

In 1920

Edward Blishen, English author and radio host (d. 1996)

In 1920

Henry H. Barschall, German-American physicist and academic (d. 1997)

In 1915

Jack Williamson, American author and academic (d. 2006)

In 1908

Concha de Albornoz, Spanish feminist and intellectual, exiled during the Spanish Civil War (d. 1972)

In 1900

Mary Petty, American illustrator (d. 1976)

In 1899

Malcolm Sargent, English organist, composer, and conductor (d. 1967)

In 1895

Raymond Thorne, American swimmer (d. 1921)

In 1887

Egon Erwin Kisch, Czech journalist and author (d. 1948)

In 1885

Marietta Blau, Austrian physicist and academic (d. 1970)

In 1894

Forest Ray Moulton, American astronomer and academic (d. 1952)

In 1872

Maria Teresia Ledóchowska, Austrian nun and missionary (d. 1922)

In 1863

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