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On April 29th, many interesting things have happened throughout history! From ancient battles to modern discoveries and important events, this day has seen a lot. People have been born and passed away, and special holidays are celebrated around the world.

Events

Long Ago (Before 1600)

Later Years (1601–1900)

Recent Times (1901–present)

Births

Long Ago (Before 1600)

  • 1469 – William II, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1509)
  • 1587 – Sophie of Saxony, Duchess of Pomerania (died 1635)

Later Years (1601–1900)

Recent Times (1901–present)

  • 1901 – Hirohito, the Japanese emperor (died 1989)
  • 1907 – Fred Zinnemann, an Austrian-American director (died 1997)
  • 1908 – Jack Williamson, an American author (died 2006)
  • 1909 – Tom Ewell, an American actor (died 1994)
  • 1912 – Richard Carlson, an American actor and director (died 1977)
  • 1915 – Henry H. Barschall, a German-American physicist (died 1997)
  • 1917 – Maya Deren, a Ukrainian-American director and photographer (died 1961)
  • 1917 – Celeste Holm, an American actress and singer (died 2012)
  • 1918 – George Allen, an American football coach (died 1990)
  • 1919 – Gérard Oury, a French actor and director (died 2006)
  • 1920 – Edward Blishen, an English author (died 1996)
  • 1920 – Harold Shapero, an American composer (died 2013)
  • 1922 – Parren Mitchell, an American politician (died 2007)
  • 1922 – Toots Thielemans, a Belgian guitarist and harmonica player (died 2016)
  • 1923 – Irvin Kershner, an American director (died 2010)
  • 1924 – Zizi Jeanmaire, a French ballerina and actress (died 2020)
  • 1925 – John Compton, the first Prime Minister of Saint Lucia (died 2007)
  • 1925 – Iwao Takamoto, an American animator and director (died 2007)
  • 1926 – Elmer Kelton, an American journalist and author (died 2009)
  • 1927 – Dorothy Manley, an English sprinter (died 2021)
  • 1927 – Bill Slater, an English footballer (died 2018)
  • 1928 – Carl Gardner, an American singer (died 2011)
  • 1928 – Heinz Wolff, a German-English physiologist and engineer (died 2017)
  • 1929 – Walter Kempowski, a German author (died 2007)
  • 1929 – Peter Sculthorpe, an Australian composer (died 2014)
  • 1929 – April Stevens, an American singer (died 2023)
  • 1929 – Maurice Strong, a Canadian businessman and diplomat (died 2015)
  • 1929 – Jeremy Thorpe, an English lawyer and politician (died 2014)
  • 1930 – Jean Rochefort, a French actor (died 2017)
  • 1931 – Frank Auerbach, a British-German painter
  • 1931 – Lonnie Donegan, a Scottish-English singer-songwriter (died 2002)
  • 1931 – Chris Pearson, the first Premier of Yukon (died 2014)
  • 1932 – David Tindle, an English painter
  • 1932 – Dmitry Zaikin, a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut instructor (died 2013)
  • 1933 – Ed Charles, an American baseball player (died 2018)
  • 1933 – Rod McKuen, an American singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015)
  • 1933 – Willie Nelson, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1934 – Luis Aparicio, a Venezuelan-American baseball player
  • 1934 – Pedro Pires, the third President of Cape Verde
  • 1935 – Otis Rush, an American blues singer-songwriter (died 2018)
  • 1936 – Adolfo Nicolás, a Spanish priest (died 2020)
  • 1936 – Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, an English banker (died 2024)
  • 1937 – Jill Paton Walsh, an English author (died 2020)
  • 1938 – Steven Bach, an American writer and educator (died 2009)
  • 1938 – Bernie Madoff, an American businessman (died 2021)
  • 1939 – Klaus Rinke, a German contemporary artist
  • 1940 – George Adams, an American musician (died 1992)
  • 1940 – Peter Diamond, an American economist
  • 1941 – Hanne Darboven, a German painter (died 2009)
  • 1942 – Dick Chrysler, an American politician
  • 1942 – Rennie Fritchie, Baroness Fritchie, an English civil servant
  • 1943 – Duane Allen, an American country singer
  • 1943 – Brenda Dean, Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde, an English union leader (died 2018)
  • 1943 – Ruth Deech, Baroness Deech, an English lawyer
  • 1944 – Francis Lee, an English footballer (died 2023)
  • 1945 – Hugh Hopper, an English bass guitarist (died 2009)
  • 1945 – Catherine Lara, a French singer-songwriter
  • 1945 – Tammi Terrell, an American soul singer-songwriter (died 1970)
  • 1946 – Rodney Frelinghuysen, an American politician
  • 1947 – Tommy James, an American singer-songwriter
  • 1947 – Johnny Miller, an American golfer
  • 1947 – Jim Ryun, an American runner and politician
  • 1948 – Edith Brown Clement, an American judge
  • 1950 – Paul Holmes, a New Zealand journalist (died 2013)
  • 1950 – Phillip Noyce, an Australian director
  • 1950 – Debbie Stabenow, an American politician
  • 1951 – Dale Earnhardt, an American race car driver (died 2001)
  • 1951 – Jon Stanhope, an Australian politician
  • 1952 – Geraldine Doogue, an Australian journalist
  • 1952 – Nora Dunn, an American actress and comedian
  • 1952 – Bob McClure, an American baseball player
  • 1952 – Dave Valentin, an American flautist (died 2017)
  • 1953 – Bill Drummond, a British musician
  • 1954 – Mo Brooks, an American attorney and politician
  • 1954 – Jerry Seinfeld, an American comedian and actor
  • 1955 – Leslie Jordan, an American actor and writer (died 2022)
  • 1955 – Kate Mulgrew, an American actress
  • 1957 – Daniel Day-Lewis, a British-Irish actor
  • 1957 – Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, the seventh Prime Minister of Samoa
  • 1957 – Joseph Morelle, an American politician
  • 1958 – Kevin Moore, an English footballer (died 2013)
  • 1958 – Michelle Pfeiffer, an American actress
  • 1958 – Eve Plumb, an American actress
  • 1960 – Robert J. Sawyer, a Canadian author
  • 1962 – Polly Samson, an English novelist and lyricist
  • 1963 – Mike Babcock, a Canadian ice hockey coach
  • 1964 – Federico Castelluccio, an Italian-American actor
  • 1965 – Michel Bussi, a French author
  • 1965 – Amy Krouse Rosenthal, an American author (died 2017)
  • 1966 – Christian Tetzlaff, a German violinist
  • 1968 – Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the fourth President of Croatia
  • 1969 – Paul Adelstein, an American actor
  • 1970 – Andre Agassi, an American tennis player
  • 1970 – Uma Thurman, an American actress
  • 1975 – Garrison Starr, an American singer-songwriter
  • 1975 – April Telek, a Canadian actress
  • 1976 – Micol Ostow, an American author
  • 1976 – God Shammgod, an American basketball player
  • 1977 – Zuzana Hejdová, a Czech tennis player
  • 1977 – Claus Jensen, a Danish footballer
  • 1977 – David Sullivan, an American actor
  • 1978 – Bob Bryan, an American tennis player
  • 1978 – Mike Bryan, an American tennis player
  • 1978 – Javier Colon, an American singer-songwriter
  • 1978 – Tyler Labine, a Canadian actor
  • 1979 – Lee Dong-gook, a South Korean footballer
  • 1979 – Jo O'Meara, an English pop singer
  • 1980 – Bre Blair, a Canadian actress
  • 1981 – George McCartney, a Northern Irish footballer
  • 1983 – Megan Boone, an American actress
  • 1983 – Jay Cutler, an American football player
  • 1983 – Sam Jones III, an American actor
  • 1984 – Kirby Cote, a Canadian swimmer
  • 1984 – Lina Krasnoroutskaya, a Russian tennis player
  • 1986 – Byun Yo-han, a South Korean actor
  • 1986 – Lee Chae-young, a South Korean actress
  • 1987 – Rob Atkinson, an English footballer
  • 1987 – Sara Errani, an Italian tennis player
  • 1987 – Andre Russell, a Jamaican cricketer
  • 1988 – Alfred Hui, a Hong Kong singer
  • 1988 – Taoufik Makhloufi, an Algerian athlete
  • 1988 – Jonathan Toews, a Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1988 – Younha, a South Korean singer-songwriter
  • 1989 – Candace Owens, an American political commentator
  • 1990 – James Faulkner, an Australian cricketer
  • 1990 – Chris Johnson, an American basketball player
  • 1991 – Adam Smith, an English footballer
  • 1991 – Jung Hye-sung, a South Korean actress
  • 1991 – Misaki Doi, a Japanese tennis player
  • 1992 – Alina Rosenberg, a German paralympic equestrian
  • 1994 – Christina Shakovets, a German tennis player
  • 1996 – Katherine Langford, an Australian actress
  • 1998 – Kimberly Birrell, an Australian tennis player
  • 1998 – Mallory Pugh, an American soccer player
  • 2002 – Sinja Kraus, an Austrian tennis player
  • 2007 – Infanta Sofía of Spain, a Spanish princess

Deaths

Long Ago (Before 1600)

Later Years (1601–1900)

Recent Times (1901–present)

Holidays and Observances

See also

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