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History Births on July 29

Johannes Schmidt, German linguist and academic (d. 1901)

#Johannes_Schmidt_(linguist)

In 1843

Wilson Palacios, Honduran footballer

#Wilson_Palacios

In 1984

Bruce R. McConkie, American colonel and religious leader (d. 1985)

#Bruce_R._McConkie

In 1915

Eyvind Johnson, Swedish novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1976)

#Eyvind_Johnson

In 1900

Maria Ouspenskaya, Russian-American actress and acting teacher (d. 1949)

#Maria_Ouspenskaya

In 1876

Doug Ashdown, Australian singer-songwriter

#Doug_Ashdown

In 1942

David Warner, English actor

#David_Warner_(actor)

In 1941

Wil Wheaton, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Wil_Wheaton

In 1972

Tarjei Bø, Norwegian biathlete

#Tarjei_Bø

In 1988

Samm Sinclair Baker, American author (d. 1997)

#Samm_Sinclair_Baker

In 1909

J. R. D. Tata, French-Indian pilot and businessman, founded Tata Motors and Tata Global Beverages (d. 1993)

#J._R._D._Tata

In 1904

Benito Mussolini, Italian journalist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1945)

#Benito_Mussolini

In 1883

Andi Peters, English journalist, actor, and producer

#Andi_Peters

In 1970

Jerious Norwood, American football player

#Jerious_Norwood

In 1983

Simon Santoso, Indonesian badminton player

#Simon_Santoso

In 1985

Jennifer Dunn, American engineer and politician (d. 2007)

#Jennifer_Dunn_(politician)

In 1941

Melvin Belli, American lawyer (d. 1996)

#Melvin_Belli

In 1907

Gerhard Armauer Hansen, Norwegian physician (d. 1912)

#Gerhard_Armauer_Hansen

In 1841

Max Nordau, Hungarian physician, author, and critic, co-founded the World Zionist Organization (d. 1923)

#Max_Nordau

In 1849

Sigmund Romberg, Hungarian-American pianist and composer (d. 1951)

#Sigmund_Romberg

In 1887

Theda Bara, American actress (d. 1955)

#Theda_Bara

In 1885

Ryan Braun, Canadian-American baseball player

#Ryan_Braun_(pitcher)

In 1980

Edgar Cortright, American scientist and engineer (d. 2014)

#Edgar_Cortright

In 1923

Jim Marshall, English businessman, founded Marshall Amplification (d. 2012)

#Jim_Marshall_(businessman)

In 1923

Carl Cox, English DJ and producer

#Carl_Cox

In 1962

Philip II, duke of Pomerania-Stettin (d. 1618)

#Philip_II,_Duke_of_Pomerania

In 1573

Ronnie Musgrove, American lawyer and politician, 62nd Governor of Mississippi

#Ronnie_Musgrove

In 1956

William Powell, American actor and singer (d. 1984)

#William_Powell

In 1892

Harry Mulisch, Dutch author, poet, and playwright (d. 2010)

#Harry_Mulisch

In 1927

Ximena Armas, Chilean painter

#Ximena_Armas

In 1946

Adele Griffin, American author

#Adele_Griffin

In 1970

Jean-Hugues Anglade, French actor, director, and screenwriter

#Jean-Hugues_Anglade

In 1955

Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, English politician, 8th Governor of Queensland (d. 1940)

#Charles_Cochrane-Baillie,_2nd_Baron_Lamington

In 1860

Eric Alfred Knudsen, American author, lawyer, and politician (d. 1957)

#Eric_Alfred_Knudsen

In 1872

Julie Elliott, English politician

#Julie_Elliott

In 1963

Oh Beom-seok, South Korean footballer

#Oh_Beom-seok

In 1984

Lou Albano, Italian-American wrestler, manager, and actor (d. 2009)

#Lou_Albano

In 1933

Philip Charles Durham, Scottish admiral and politician (d. 1845)

#Philip_Charles_Durham

In 1763

Martin Körber, Baltic German pastor, composer, and conductor (d. 1893)

#Martin_Körber

In 1817

J. S. Woodsworth, Canadian minister and politician (d. 1942)

#J._S._Woodsworth

In 1874

Dean Haglund, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Dean_Haglund

In 1965

Sharon Creech, American author and educator

#Sharon_Creech

In 1945

Lloyd Bochner, Canadian-American actor (d. 2005)

#Lloyd_Bochner

In 1924

Stephen Dorff, American actor and producer

#Stephen_Dorff

In 1973

Martina McBride, American singer-songwriter and producer

#Martina_McBride

In 1966

Thelma Todd, American actress and singer (d. 1935)

#Thelma_Todd

In 1906

Okinoumi Ayumi, Japanese sumo wrestler

#Okinoumi_Ayumi

In 1985

Neil Ritchie, Guyanese-English general (d. 1983)

#Neil_Ritchie

In 1897

Bernhard Zondek, German-Israeli gynecologist and academic (d. 1966)

#Bernhard_Zondek

In 1891

Jamil Mahuad, Ecuadorian lawyer and politician, 51st President of Ecuador

#Jamil_Mahuad

In 1949

Patti Scialfa, American musician

#Patti_Scialfa

In 1954

Foster Furcolo, American lawyer and politician, 60th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1995)

#Foster_Furcolo

In 1911

Liam O'Brien, Canadian ice hockey player

#Liam_O'Brien_(ice_hockey)

In 1994

Paavo Lötjönen, Finnish cellist and educator

#Paavo_Lötjönen

In 1968

Scott Steiner, American wrestler

#Scott_Steiner

In 1962

Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Colombian poet and author (d. 1942)

#Porfirio_Barba-Jacob

In 1883

Fernando Alonso, Spanish race car driver

#Fernando_Alonso

In 1981

Mike Adams, American baseball player

#Mike_Adams_(pitcher)

In 1978

Teresa Noce, Italian labor leader, activist, and journalist (d. 1980)

#Teresa_Noce

In 1900

Isabel, Brazilian princess (d. 1921)

#Isabel,_Princess_Imperial_of_Brazil

In 1846

Troy Perkins, American soccer player

#Troy_Perkins

In 1981

Chester Himes, American-Spanish author (d. 1984)

#Chester_Himes

In 1909

Geddy Lee, Canadian musician

#Geddy_Lee

In 1953

Stephen Timms, English politician, Minister of State for Competitiveness

#Stephen_Timms

In 1955

Johann Theile, German organist and composer (d. 1724)

#Johann_Theile

In 1646

Erich Priebke, German war criminal, leader of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre (d. 2013)

#Erich_Priebke

In 1913

Mahasi Sayadaw, Burmese monk and philosopher (d. 1982)

#Mahasi_Sayadaw

In 1904

Dag Hammarskjöld, Swedish economist and diplomat, 2nd Secretary-General of the United Nations, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1961)

#Dag_Hammarskjöld

In 1905

Elise Testone, American singer-songwriter

#Elise_Testone

In 1983

Ivan Aivazovsky, Armenian-Russian painter and illustrator (d. 1900)

#Ivan_Aivazovsky

In 1817

Don Redman, American composer, and bandleader (d. 1964)

#Don_Redman

In 1900

Daniel Drew, American businessman and financier (d. 1879)

#Daniel_Drew

In 1797

Charlie Christian, American guitarist (d. 1942)

#Charlie_Christian

In 1916

John Sykes, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#John_Sykes

In 1959

Paul Taylor, American dancer and choreographer

#Paul_Taylor_(choreographer)

In 1930

Sally Gunnell, English hurdler and sportscaster

#Sally_Gunnell

In 1966

Elizabeth Dole, American lawyer and politician, 20th United States Secretary of Labor

#Elizabeth_Dole

In 1936

Ronald Murray, American basketball player

#Ronald_Murray

In 1979

Mircea Lucescu, Romanian footballer, coach, and manager

#Mircea_Lucescu

In 1945

John Morris, Australian rugby league player

#John_Morris_(rugby_league)

In 1980

Karim Essediri, Tunisian footballer

#Karim_Essediri

In 1979

Richard Egan, American actor (d. 1987)

#Richard_Egan_(actor)

In 1921

Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig, Scottish physician, academic, and politician (d. 2015)

#Robert_Kilpatrick,_Baron_Kilpatrick_of_Kincraig

In 1926

Robert Fuller, American actor and rancher

#Robert_Fuller_(actor)

In 1933

Jenny Holzer, American painter, author, and dancer

#Jenny_Holzer

In 1950

Goenawan Mohamad, Indonesian poet and playwright

#Goenawan_Mohamad

In 1941

Ruud Janssen, Dutch blogger and illustrator

#Ruud_Janssen

In 1959

Alexei Kaigorodov, Russian ice hockey player

#Alexei_Kaigorodov

In 1983

Ralph Austin Bard, American financier and politician, 2nd Under Secretary of the Navy (d. 1975)

#Ralph_Austin_Bard

In 1884

Stig Blomqvist, Swedish race car driver

#Stig_Blomqvist

In 1946

David Taylor, English snooker player and sportscaster

#David_Taylor_(snooker_player)

In 1943

Martin the Elder, king of Aragon, Valencia and Majorca (d. 1410)

#Martin_of_Aragon

In 1356

Dave Stevens, American illustrator (d. 2008)

#Dave_Stevens

In 1955

Leslie Easterbrook, American actress

#Leslie_Easterbrook

In 1949

Denis Urubko, Kazakh mountaineer

#Denis_Urubko

In 1973

Archbishop Iakovos of America (d. 2005)

#Archbishop_Iakovos_of_America

In 1911

Don Marquis, American author, poet, and playwright (d. 1937)

#Don_Marquis

In 1878

Teddy Atlas, American boxer, trainer, and sportscaster

#Teddy_Atlas

In 1956

Dale Copley, Australian rugby league player

#Dale_Copley

In 1991

George Bradshaw, English cartographer and publisher (d. 1853)

#George_Bradshaw

In 1801

Nicole Melichar, American tennis player

#Nicole_Melichar

In 1993

Sophie Menter, German pianist and composer (d. 1918)

#Sophie_Menter

In 1846

Isidor Isaac Rabi, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1988)

#Isidor_Isaac_Rabi

In 1898

Chad Billingsley, American baseball player

#Chad_Billingsley

In 1984

Rupert Hamer, Australian politician, 39th Premier of Victoria (d. 2004)

#Rupert_Hamer

In 1916

Booth Tarkington, American novelist and dramatist (d. 1946)

#Booth_Tarkington

In 1869

Francesco Mochi, Italian sculptor (d. 1654)

#Francesco_Mochi

In 1580

Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (d. 1659)

#Simon_Dach

In 1605

Gail Dines, English-American author, activist, and academic

#Gail_Dines

In 1958

Robert Horton, American actor (d. 2016)

#Robert_Horton_(actor)

In 1924

Stanley Kunitz, American poet and translator (d. 2006)

#Stanley_Kunitz

In 1905

Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher (d. 1859)

#Alexis_de_Tocqueville

In 1805

Sanjay Dutt, Indian actor, singer, and producer

#Sanjay_Dutt

In 1959

Graham Poll, English footballer, referee, and journalist

#Graham_Poll

In 1963

Yoshihiro Akiyama, Japanese mixed martial artist

#Yoshihiro_Akiyama

In 1975

Chang-Rae Lee, South Korean-American author and academic

#Chang-Rae_Lee

In 1965

Giulio Maria della Somaglia, Italian cardinal (d. 1830)

#Giulio_Maria_della_Somaglia

In 1744

Clara Bow, American actress (d. 1965)

#Clara_Bow

In 1905

Nellie Kim, Russian gymnast and coach

#Nellie_Kim

In 1957

Dave LaPoint, American baseball player and manager

#Dave_LaPoint

In 1959

Alexandra Paul, American actress and producer

#Alexandra_Paul

In 1963

Didier Van Cauwelaert, French author

#Didier_Van_Cauwelaert

In 1960

Randy Sparks, American folk singer-songwriter and musician (The New Christy Minstrels)

#Randy_Sparks

In 1933

Woody Weatherman, American guitarist and songwriter

#Woody_Weatherman

In 1965

Vladimir K. Zworykin, Russian-American engineer, invented the Iconoscope (d. 1982)

#Vladimir_K._Zworykin

In 1888

Gordon Mitchell, American bodybuilder and actor (d. 2003)

#Gordon_Mitchell

In 1923

Dan Driessen, American baseball player and coach

#Dan_Driessen

In 1951

Jakob Mändmets, Estonian writer and journalist (d. 1930)

#Jakob_Mändmets

In 1871

Ken Burns, American director and producer

#Ken_Burns

In 1953

Besart Berisha, Albanian footballer

#Besart_Berisha

In 1985

Irakli Logua, Russian footballer

#Irakli_Logua

In 1991

Peter Jennings, Canadian-American journalist and author (d. 2005)

#Peter_Jennings

In 1938

Peter Schreier, German tenor and conductor

#Peter_Schreier

In 1935

Tim Gunn, American television host and actor

#Tim_Gunn

In 1953

Gale Page, American actress (d. 1983)

#Gale_Page

In 1910

Jim Bridwell, American rock climber and mountaineer

#Jim_Bridwell

In 1944

Fernando González, Chilean tennis player

#Fernando_González

In 1980

Susan Blackmore, English psychologist and theorist

#Susan_Blackmore

In 1951

Mikis Theodorakis, Greek composer

#Mikis_Theodorakis

In 1925

Nancy Kassebaum, American businesswoman and politician

#Nancy_Kassebaum

In 1932

Luis Alicea, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach

#Luis_Alicea

In 1965

Irwin Corey, American actor and activist (d. 2017)

#Irwin_Corey

In 1914

Norman Blackwell, Baron Blackwell, English businessman and politician

#Norman_Blackwell,_Baron_Blackwell

In 1952

Berthold Oppenheim, Moravian rabbi (d. 1942)

#Berthold_Oppenheim

In 1867

Allison Mack, American actress and criminal

#Allison_Mack

In 1982

Neal Doughty, American keyboard player, songwriter, and producer

#Neal_Doughty

In 1946

Grit Šadeiko, Estonian heptathlete

#Grit_Šadeiko

In 1989

Ted Lindsay, Canadian ice hockey player, manager, and sportscaster (d. 2019)

#Ted_Lindsay

In 1925

Karen Torrez, Bolivian swimmer

In 1992

Inés Gómez Mont, Mexican journalist and actress

In 1983

Jason Belmonte, Australian bowler

In 1983

Jônatas Domingos, Brazilian footballer

In 1982

Janez Aljan?i?, Slovenian footballer

In 1982

Andrés Madrid, Argentinian footballer

In 1981

Ben Koller, American drummer

In 1980

Juris Umbraško, Latvian basketball player

In 1979

Marina Lazarovska, Macedonian tennis player

In 1978

Jaanus Sirel, Estonian footballer

In 1975

Corrado Grabbi, Italian footballer

In 1975

Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan cricketer

In 1975

Andrea Philipp, German sprinter

In 1971

John Rennie, Zimbabwean cricketer

In 1970

Gideon Henderson, English geologist and academic

In 1968

Stuart Lampitt, English cricketer

In 1966

Xavier Waterkeyn, Australian author

In 1965

Stan Koziol, American soccer player (d. 2014)

In 1965

Adam Holloway, English captain and politician

In 1965

Jaanus Veensalu, Estonian footballer

In 1964

Azeem Hafeez, Pakistani cricketer

In 1963

Jim Beglin, Irish footballer and sportscaster

In 1963

Hans-Holger Albrecht, Belgian-German businessman

In 1963

Vincent Rousseau, Belgian runner

In 1962

Frank Neubarth, German footballer and manager

In 1962

Cynthia Rowley, American fashion designer

In 1958

Simon Nye, English screenwriter and producer

In 1958

Viktor Gavrikov, Lithuanian-Swiss chess player (d. 2016)

In 1957

Liam Davison, Australian author and educator (d. 2014)

In 1957

Faustino Rupérez, Spanish cyclist

In 1956

Frank McGuinness, Irish poet and playwright

In 1953

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Greek politician

In 1952

Joe Johnson, English snooker player and sportscaster

In 1952

Dean Pitchford, American actor, director, screenwriter, and composer

In 1951

John Clarke, New Zealand-Australian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2017)

In 1948

Dick Harmon, American golfer and coach (d. 2006)

In 1947

Aleksei Tammiste, Estonian basketball player

In 1946

Diane Keen, English actress

In 1946

Alessandro Gogna, Italian mountaineer and adventurer

In 1946

Winnie Monsod, Filipina economist and political commentator

In 1940

Betty Harris, American chemist

In 1940

Jean Rochon, Canadian physician and politician

In 1938

Daniel McFadden, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize Laureate

In 1937

Colin Davis, English race car driver (d. 2012)

In 1933

Leslie Fielding, English diplomat

In 1932

Kjell Karlsen, Norwegian pianist, composer, and bandleader

In 1931

Harold W. Kuhn, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)

In 1925

George Burditt, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2013)

In 1923

Chris Marker, French photographer and journalist (d. 2012)

In 1921

Neville Jeffress, Australian businessman (d. 2007)

In 1920

Mary Lee Settle, American novelist, essayist, and memoirist (d. 2005)

In 1918

Edwin O'Connor, American journalist and author (d. 1968)

In 1918

Don Ingalls, American writer and producer (d. 2014)

In 1918

Rochus Misch, German SS officer (d. 2013)

In 1917

Budd Boetticher, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2001)

In 1916

Francis W. Sargent, American soldier and politician, 64th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1998)

In 1915

Mary V. Austin, Australian community worker and political activist (d. 1986)

In 1900

Walter Beall, American baseball player (d. 1959)

In 1899

Maria L. de Hernández, Mexican-American rights activist (d. 1986)

In 1896

Horace Abbott, American businessman and banker (d. 1887)

In 1806

Pedro Téllez-Girón, Spanish nobleman (d. 1590)

In 1537

Henry II, French nobleman and king of Jerusalem (d. 1197)

In 1166

Fujiwara no Norimichi, Japanese nobleman (d. 1075)

In 996

Muhammad al-Mahdi, Iraqi 12th Imam (d. 941)

In 869

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