29 August Births

Published : 29 Aug 2018, 10:36

Sahos Desk

August 29 is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar.

Births

979 – Otto (or Eudes), French nobleman (d. 1045)
1321 – John of Artois, French nobleman (d. 1387)
1347 – John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (d. 1375)
1434 – Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (d. 1472)
1514 – García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish noble and admiral (d. 1577)
1534 – Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (d. 1572)
1597 – Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (d. 1645)
1619 – Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1683)
1628 – John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1701)
1632 – John Locke, English physician and philosopher (d. 1704)
1724 – Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (d. 1803)
1725 – Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1767)
1728 – Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, electress of Bavaria (d. 1797)
1756 – Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1830)
1756 – Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (d. 1845)
1773 – Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
1777 – Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (d. 1853)
1780 – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (d. 1867)
1792 – Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (d. 1875)
1805 – Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (d. 1872)
1809 – Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (d. 1894)
1810 – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian theorist and diplomat (d. 1884)
1811 – Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (d. 1888)
1842 – Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (d. 1907)
1843 – David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910)
1844 – Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (d. 1929)
1857 – Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
1861 – Byron G. Harlan, American singer (d. 1936)
1862 – Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)
1862 – Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
1871 – Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (d. 1950)
1875 – Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (d. 1962)
1876 – Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)
1876 – Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
1887 – Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (d. 1978)
1888 – Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician (d. 1964)
1891 – Marquis James, American journalist and author (d. 1955)
1898 – Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959)
1901 – Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1986)
1904 – Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
1905 – Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (d. 1979)
1905 – Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (d. 1941)
1910 – Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (d. 1985)
1911 – John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (d. 1982)
1912 – Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
1912 – Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
1912 – Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016)
1913 – Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
1915 – Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
1915 – Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (d. 1985)
1916 – Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008)
1916 – George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer (d. 2000)
1917 – Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
1920 – Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1955)
1920 – Herb Simpson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
1920 – Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (d. 1982)
1922 – Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
1922 – John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)
1922 – Arthur Anderson, American actor (d. 2016)
1923 – Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
1924 – Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963)
1926 – Helene Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic
1926 – Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (d. 2016)
1926 – Betty Lynn, American actress
1927 – Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
1928 – Charles Gray, English actor (d. 2000)
1928 – Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator
1929 – Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (d. 2004)
1930 – Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)
1930 – Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
1931 – Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (d. 2001)
1931 – Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician
1933 – Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (d. 2014)
1933 – Arnold Koller, Swiss politician
1934 – Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (d. 2004)
1935 – Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (d. 2014)
1935 – William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1935 – László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar
1936 – John McCain, American captain and politician (d. 2018)
1937 – James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey
1938 – Elliott Gould, American actor and producer
1938 – Angela Huth, English journalist and author
1938 – Christian Müller, German footballer and manager
1938 – Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
1939 – Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter
1939 – Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter
1940 – James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (d. 2014)
1940 – Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. 1984)
1941 – Robin Leach, English journalist and television host (d. 2018)
1942 – James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006)
1942 – Gottfried John, German actor (d. 2014)
1943 – Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
1943 – Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer
1943 – Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
1945 – Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1945 – Wyomia Tyus, American runner
1946 – Bob Beamon, American long jumper
1946 – Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic
1946 – Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus
1946 – Giorgio Orsoni, Italian lawyer and politician, 17th Mayor of Venice
1947 – Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author
1947 – James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1993)
1948 – Robert S. Langer, American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic
1949 – Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor
1950 – Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
1950 – Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter
1950 – Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician
1951 – Geoff Whitehorn, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Karen Hesse, American author and poet
1952 – Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1952 – Don Schlitz, American Hall of Fame country music songwriter
1953 – David Boaz, American businessman and author
1953 – Richard Harding, English rugby player
1953 – James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic
1954 – Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American journalist, author, and academic
1955 – Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1955 – Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
1956 – Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer
1956 – Eddie Murray, American football player
1956 – Charalambos Xanthopoulos, Greek footballer
1956 – Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer
1957 – Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster
1957 – Grzegorz Ciechowski, Polish singer-songwriter, film music composer (d. 2001)
1958 – Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
1958 – Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (d. 2009)
1959 – Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
1959 – Ramón Díaz, Argentinian footballer and manager
1959 – Ray Elgaard, Canadian football player
1959 – Chris Hadfield, Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
1959 – Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1959 – Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist
1959 – Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician
1960 – Todd English, American chef and author
1960 – Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
1961 – Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
1961 – Chuwit Kamolvisit Thai politician, businessman and TV host
1961 – Rodney McCray, American basketball player
1962 – Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster
1962 – Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese game designer and composer
1962 – Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author
1962 – Simon Thurley, English historian and academic
1963 – Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter
1964 – Perri "Pebbles" Reid, American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter
1964 – Zisis Tsekos, Greek footballer
1965 – Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster
1966 – Jörn Großkopf, German footballer and manager
1967 – Neil Gorsuch, American judge
1967 – Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1968 – Meshell Ndegeocello, German-American singer-songwriter
1969 – Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player
1969 – Jennifer Crittenden, American screenwriter and producer
1971 – Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
1971 – Alex Griffin, English bass player
1971 – Carla Gugino, American actress
1972 – Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer-songwriter
1972 – Bae Yong-joon, South Korean actor
1973 – Vincent Cavanagh, English singer and guitarist
1973 – Olivier Jacque, French motorcycle racer
1974 – Kumi Tanioka, Japanese keyboard player and composer
1975 – Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1976 – Stephen Carr, Irish footballer
1976 – Phil Harvey, English businessman
1976 – Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player
1976 – Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
1976 – Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager
1976 – Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager
1977 – Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer
1977 – Devean George, American basketball player
1977 – John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player
1977 – Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
1977 – Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian and radio host
1977 – Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster
1978 – Volkan Arslan, German-Turkish footballer
1978 – Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
1979 – Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist
1979 – Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete
1979 – Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
1980 – Chris Simms, American football player
1980 – David West, American basketball player
1981 – Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist
1981 – Jay Ryan, New Zealand-Australian actor and producer
1982 – Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
1982 – Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
1982 – Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
1983 – Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
1986 – Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
1986 – Lea Michele, American actress and singer
1987 – Tony Kane, Irish footballer
1990 – Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
1990 – Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
1991 – Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
1991 – Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
1992 – Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
1992 – Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
1993 – Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter
2001 – Ahmed Mohamed, victim of racial profiling.

Source: wikipedia

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