Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of April 29:
1584 Melchior Teschner composer
1636 Esaias Reusner composer
1642 Christian Weise German writer (Niederländische Bauer)
1660 Matthias Henriksen Schacht composer
1667 John Arbuthnot Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)
1727 Jean-Georges Noverre French dancer/choreographer (ballet d'action)
1745 Oliver Ellsworth 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)
1771 Matthaus Stegmayer composer
1780 Charles Nodier French writer (La fée aux miettes)
1783 David Cox English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)
1806 Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben Austria, physician/philosopher
1808 Hermann Schulze-Delitzsch German politician/reformer [or 1883]
1815 Abram Duryee Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1890
1818 Alexander II [N Romanov] Tsar of Russia (1855-81)
1830 Adolph Sutro San Francisco mayor, built Cliff House, railways, tunnels
1842 Karl Millöcker Austria conductor/composer (Beggar Student)
1854 Henri Poincaré France, mathematician/astronomer/philosopher
1855 Anatol K Liadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake)
1855 Edmund van der Straeten composer
1857 Edouard Rod France/Swiss writer (Mishel' Tes'e)
1857 Frantisek Ondricek composer
1860 Lorado Taft US, sculptor (Black Hawk)
1862 Vittorio Mario Vanzo composer
1863 William Randolph Hearst publisher (San Francisco Examiner, Seattle P-I)
1871 Louis William Stern German/US philosopher (Intelligence of Children)
1872 Eyvind Alnaes composer
1873 Alida J M Tartaud-Klein actress/stage star (Rotterdam Stage)
1879 Sir Thomas Beecham England, composer, founded London Philharmonic
1882 Hendrik N Werkman painter/printer/resistance fighter (Hot printing)
1885 Wallingford Riegger Albany GA, composer (Bacchangle)
1885 Egon E Kisch Czechoslovakia, writer/journalist (Rasende Reporter)
1893 Elisaveta Bagrjana [Beltsheva], Bulgaria, poet
1893 Harold C Urey Walkerton IN, physicist (discovered Deuterium, Nobel 1934)
1894 Paul Hörbiger Budapest Hungary, actor (Liebelei)
1895 Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts)
1896 Jacques Leon Wolfe composer
1896 Walter Mehring writer
1899 Duke [Edward Kennedy] Ellington Washington DC, bandleader (Take the A Train, It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing))
1899 Karl Yngve Skold composer
1899 Natalie Talmadge actress (Our Hospitality)
19-- Greg Christian rocker (Testament-Souls of Black)
19-- Mark Kendall rocker (Great White-Twice Shy)
19-- Richard Kline New York NY, actor (Larry-3's Company, Dr. Mark Benson-Bold & the Beautiful)
1901 Emperor Hirohito of Japan (1926-89)
1901 George Osborne Sayles historian
1902 Theodore Chanler composer
1903 Frank Parker New York NY, singer (Arthur Godfrey Show, Masquerade Party)
1904 Russ Morgan Scranton PA, orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard)
1904 Enrico Mattei Italian oil magnate
1907 Fred Zinnemann Vienna Austria, movie director (From Here to Eternity, Day of the Jackal, Julia)
1907 Tino Rossi Ajaccio France, singer (Deux Amours, Marlene)
1908 Jack [Stewart] Williamson US, sci-fi author (Firechild, Golden Blood, Cometeers)
1908 Philippe Brun jazz trumpeter
1909 Daniel Raphael Mayer journalist/resistance leader
1909 Tom Ewell [S Yewell Tompkins] Owensboro KY, actor (Tom Ewell Show, 7 Year Itch, Adam's Rib)
1910 John Beavan newspaper editor
1912 Richard Carlson Albert Lea MN, actor (All I Desire, Flat Top, Valley of Gwangi)
1912 Italo Valenti Italian sculptor
1912 Terence de Vere White novelist/critic
1913 Jack Alexander Bently trombonist
1913 Thomas Chalmers broadcaster
1914 Ewan Roberts Edinburgh Scotland, actress (Pvt Benjamin)
1915 Donald Mills singer (Mills Brothers)
1918 Mervyn Roye Harvey cricketer (brother of Neil, Test for Australia)
1919 Celeste Holm New York NY, actress (Gentleman's Agreement, All About Eve)
1920 Edward Blishen writer teacher/broadcaster
1920 Harold Samuel Shapero Lynn MA, composer (9 Minute Opera)
1921 Cornelis de Jager Dutch astronomer (Sun)
1922 George Allen football coach (Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins)
1922 Parren J Mitchell (Representative-Democrat-MD, 1971- )
1922 Tommy Noonan Bellingham WA, actor (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Promises Promises)
1922 Toots [Jean] Thielemans Belgian/US jazz musician/composer
1923 Irvin Kershner Philadelphia PA, director (Never Say Never Again)
1923 Maxine Audley London, actress (Peeping Tom, Ricochet, House of Cards)
1924 Al Balding Toronto Ontario Canada, Canadian Tour golfer (Québec Open-1952)
1924 Renée Jeanmaire Paris France, dancer (Hans Christian Anderson)
1925 Ab Abspoel Dutch actor/director (Surprise Attack, Elevator)
1925 Danny Davis rocker (Nashville Brass
1926 Carie Meek (Representative-Democrat-FL)
1927 Dorothy Manley England, 100 meter sprint (Olympics-silver-1948)
1927 Betsy Ancker-Johnson physicist/auto company exec
1928 Big Jay McNeely rocker
1928 Carl Gardner Tyler TX, rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin)
1929 [John] Jeremy Thorpe British MP (Liberal)
1929 Peter Joshua Sculthorpe composer
1929 Vaclav Kucera composer
1929 Walter Kempowski German writer (Tadellöser & Wolff)
1930 Alf[red Lewis] Valentine Jamaican cricket player (great West Indian lefty spinner)
1931 Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev USSR, cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28)
1931 Anthony "Lonnie" Donegan Glasgow Scotland, skiffle vocalist/guitarist
1931 William Ball actor (Suburban Commando)
1932 Alexei A Gubarev cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28)
1932 King Hu film director
1932 Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup)
1933 Keith Baxter South Wales, actor (Barretts at Wimpole Street)
1933 Darijan Bozic composer
1933 Raymond Earl Hill saxophonist
1933 Rod [Marvin] McKuen Oakland CA, singer/composer (Alone, Beatsville)
1934 Pedro Pires premier (Cape Verde, 1975-91)
1935 Len Weinrib New York NY, comedian (Spike Jones Show)
1935 Otto M Zykan composer
1936 April Stevens Niagara Falls NY, rock vocalist (Deep Purple)
1936 Lane Smith Memphis TN, actor (Perry-Lois & Clark, Chiefs, Nathan-V)
1936 Richard Lynch actor (Xavier-Battlestar Galactica)
1936 Zubin Mehta Bombay India, conductor (New York Philharmonic)
1936 Jacob Rothschild English banker/multi-millionaire
1940 Brian Taber cricket wicket-keeper (Australian between Grout & Marsh)
1941 Jonah Barrington British World champion squash player (1966-73)
1942 Galina Kulakova USSR, skier (Olympics-3 golds-1972)
1942 Klaus Voorman rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn)
1943 Duane Allen Taylortown TX, country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
1944 Jim Hart Evanston IL, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals)
1944 Benedikte Danish princess/daughter of Frederik IX
1945 [Thomasina] Tammi Terrell [Montgomery] singer (Ain't No Mountain High Enough)
1945 Hugh Hopper rocker (Soft Machine)
1945 Richard Warwick actor (Johnny Dangerously, Sebastine, If)
1946 Franc Roddam director (K2, Bride, Aria, Quadrophenia)
1946 John Waters Baltimore MD, director (Hairspray)
1947 Jim Ryun US, 1500 meter runner/broke 4 minute mile (Olympics-silver-1968)
1947 Tommy James singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver)
1947 John[ny Laurence] Miller San Francisco CA, golfer (US Open 1973, 1974 PGA Player of the Year, British Open 1976)
1948 Reb Brown Los Angeles CA, actor (Cage, Yor, Captain America, Fast Break)
1949 Anita Dobson England, actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders)
1949 Eddie Hart US, 100 meter runner (Olympics-1972)
1949 Susan Pratt actress (Barbara Montgomery-All My Children, Claire Ramsey-Guiding Light)
1951 [Ralph] Dale Earnhardt Kannapolis NC, NASCAR driver/"The Intimidator"
1952 Deborah Van Valkenburgh Schnectady, actress (Too Close for Comfort)
1952 Nora Dunn Chicago IL, comedienne (Saturday Night Live, Miami Blues, Working Girl)
1953 Dale Earnhardt auto racer (6-time NASCAR national champion)
1953 Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin Kirya Russia, cosmonaut (STS 71, TM-27)
1954 Bill Paxon (Representative-Republican-NY)
1954 Deborah Iyall rocker (Romeo Void)
1955 Kate Mulgrew Dubuque IA, actress (Captain Janeway-Star Trek Voyager, Heartbeat, Kate Loves a Mystery)
1955 Jerry Seinfeld comedian/actor (Seinfeld)
1956 Ron Verlin rocker (Shooting Star)
1957 Richie C Robertson rock bassist/vocalist (Fabulous Poodles)
1958 Eve Plumb Burbank, actress (Jan-Brady Bunch, I'm Gonna Get You Sucka)
1958 Michelle Pfeiffer Santa Ana CA, actress (What Lies Beneath, Up Close & Personal, Ladyhawke, Married to the Mob, Grease 2)
1958 Simon Edwards rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love)
1958 Daniel Day-Lewis England, actor (Last of the Mohicans, My Left Foot)
1960 Joseph Guzaldo Chicago IL, actor (Stir Crazy)
1960 Gerard Joling Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes)
1960 William Lee Glasson Jr Fresno CA, PGA golfer (1985 Kemper Open)
1962 Bruce Driver Toronto Ontario Canada, NHL defenseman (New York Rangers)
1962 Dieter Hegen Kaufbeuren Germany, hockey forward (Team Germany 1998)
1962 Robert Druppers runner (world record 1 km indoor)
1965 Reggie Miller NBA player (Indiana Pacers)
1966 John VanderWal Grand Rapids MI, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1966 Phil Tufnell cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman)
1967 Curtis Joseph Keswick Ontario Canada, NHL goalie (Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers)
1967 Elizabeth "Betsy" McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Mary (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
1967 Mary McCagg Kirkland WA, rower/twin sister of Elizabeth (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
1967 Rachel Williams Greenwich Village NY, model (Absolut Vodka, Elle)
1968 Browning Nagle NFL quarterback (New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons)
1968 Carnie Wilson Los Angeles CA, rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On)
1969 Arthur Marshall NFL wide receiver (New York Giants)
1970 Andre Agassi Las Vegas NV, tennis star (Olympics-gold-96, US Open-1994 & 1999, Wimbledon-1992)
1970 Arnaud Briand hockey forward (Team France 1998)
1970 Derrick Frazier NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles)
1970 J R Phillips West Covina CA, infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)
1970 Leuea Tagoai CFL defensive end (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1970 Mark McMillian NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs)
1970 Uma Thurman Boston MA, actress (Baron Munchausen, Pulp Fiction)
1970 William Martin III Charleston SC, Finnish yachter (Olympics-23rd-1996)
1971 Sterling Hitchcock Fayetteville NC, pitcher (New York Yankees, Sea Mariners)
1972 Gwendolyn Wentland Flint MI, high jumper
1974 Alana Blahoski ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-98)
1975 John Macready Los Angeles CA, gymnast (Olympics-5th-96)
1976 God Shammgod NBA guard (Washington Wizards)
1976 Nayla Micherif Miss Brazil-Universe (1997)
1978 Mike Bryan Oxnard CA, tennis star (USTA National 18 doubles)
1993 Aurelia Clasina Lucia Wildeboer daughter of Pieter & Mirtle
Deaths which occurred on April 29:
0852 Amalarius/Fortunatus/Symphosius of Metz/Lyon bishop, dies at 76
1499 John IV Dutch army leader/earl of Egmond, dies
1535 John Houghton English, executed
1676 Michiel A de Ruyter Dutch Rear-Admiral, (Newport), killed at 69
1699 Samuel Apostool vicar/theologist (Zonisten), dies at 50
1712 Juan Bautista Jose Cabanilles composer, dies at 67
1813 Christian Danner composer, dies at 55
1841 A Bertrand writer, dies
1864 Charles-Julien Brianchon math (Brianchon's theorem), dies at 80
1871 John Gelinde van Blom Fries notary/author, dies at 75
1905 Ignacio Cervantes composer, dies at 57
1918 Gavrilo Princip Bosnian murderer of arch duke Ferdinand, dies at 22
1921 Arthur Mold British cricket bowler (1893, banished for throwing), dies
1928 Henrich Federer Switzerland, writer (I Switch Off The Light), dies at 61
1935 Leroy Carr blues singer/songwriter/pianist, dies=
1936 Florentinus M Wibaut Amsterdam social alderman, dies at 76
1943 Joseph Achron Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56
1943 Karl Adrian Wohlfart composer, dies at 68
1943 Sidney A K Keyes English poet (Foreign Gate), dies at 20
1947 Irving Fisher US economist, dies at 80
1951 Jules Verstraete [Julien G de Graef] actor (Boefje), dies at 67
1951 Ludwig J J Wittgenstein Austria/English philosopher, dies at 62
1953 Moïse Kisling Polish/French painter (La souris boiteuse), dies at 62
1954 Ernst Heldring Dutch merchant/ship owner/financier, dies at 82
1956 Nemesio Otano y Eugenio composer, dies at 75
1957 Otallo Morales composer, dies at 82
1964 Albert Saverys Flemish painter, dies at 77
1966 Eugene O'Brien actor (Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm), dies at 85
1967 Anthony Mann US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60
1968 Frankie Lymon rocker (& Teenagers), dies of a drug overdose at 25
1972 Ntare V deposed King of Burundi, killed in an abortive coup
1973 Manfred Gurlitt composer, dies at 82
1975 Charles McMahon Jr US USMC lance corporal, killed in Vietnam
1975 Darwin Judge USMC-corporal, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet
1975 Michael John Shea USMC-Lieutenant/pilot, 1 of last soldiers killed in Vietnam
1975 William Craig Nystul USMC Captain, 1 of last US soldiers killed in Viet
1976 Wilhelm Maler composer, dies at 73
1979 Julia A Perry US composer/conductor (Soul Symphony), dies at 55
1980 Alfred Joseph Hitchcock British director (Psycho, Birds), dies at 80
1984 Marvin Gaye rocker (Sexual Healing), shot dead by his father at 45
1986 Seamus McElwaine Irish IRA-terrorist, killed at 25
1988 Andrew Cruickshank actor (Body in Library, Murder Most Foul), dies
1988 Jan Kapr composer, dies at 74
1991 Claude Gallimard French publisher, dies
1992 Mae Clarke actress (Public Enemy, Frankenstein), dies at 84
1993 Cy Howard director (Lovers & Other Strangers), dies at 77
1993 Michael Gordon actor/director (Pillow Talk), dies at 83
1993 Mick Ronson English guitarist/producer (Mott the Hoople), dies at 46
1994 Bill Quinn US actor (Quinn Brothers, Birds, Lucky Stiff), dies at 81
1994 Erik Erikson anthropologist, dies at 53
1994 Oscar Sheldon A Williams artist/critic, dies at 74
1995 Robert Gibb zoo/theme park creator, dies at 57
1996 David William Eric Davis broadcaster, dies at 87
1996 Jaime Garcia Terre poet/essayist, dies at 71
1996 Siti Hartinah Suharto wife of President Suharto of Indonesia, dies at 72
1996 Tony Hymphris political activist, dies at 45
1997 Keith Ferguson blues (Fabulous Thunderbirds), dies of overdose at 50
1997 Mike Royko columnist, dies of stroke at 64
1997 Peter Tali Coleman Governor of American Samoa (1956-61, 78-85, 89-93), dies
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 SHELTON CHARLES E. OWENSBORO KY RADIO CONTACT / REPORTED DIED AS POW
1966 BOSTON LEO S. CANON CITY CO
1966 BROWN THOMAS E. DANVILLE IL
1966 BRUCH DONALD W. JR. MONTCLAIR NJ
1966 EGAN WILLIAM P. FORT WORTH TX
1966 MULLEN WILLIAM F. BROCKTON MA
1966 RUNYAN ALBERT E. OAKLAND CA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE IN 98
1967 POLLIN GEORGE J. LAVALLETTE NJ POSS DIED CRASH EJECTION SEAT NEARBY REMAINS RETURNED I.D.12/20/90
1967 SIGLER GARY R. TABLE GROVE IL 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 98
1967 STEPHENSEN MARK L. SALT LAKE CITY UT REMAINS RETURNED 03/06/88 / ID 08/88
1967 TORKELSON LOREN H. CROSBY ND 03/04/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED
1970 BISHOP EDWARD J. JR. HARTFORD CT
1975 COOPER WILLIAM G. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 COWAN KENNETH
1975 DANIEL LEON 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 DAWSON ALAN 09/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 EDIGER MAX 05/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 ESPER GEORGE 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 FAIGAN LARRY 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FILLER FONG DUONG 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FORSYTHE JULIA 10/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 FRANJOLA MATT 05/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 GULDEN FREDERICK 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HEUBECK ELMER K. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HORTON PAUL L. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUGHES JOSEPH 08/12/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUGHES RICHARD 08/07/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HUNTLEY CHAD 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 KAJI ANDREW T. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KALSSEN JAMES 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KIEN CUONG TRIEU 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KIEN NAM BAO
1975 KIEN NGIEP TRIEU 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KING JOHN S. 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KISTNER MITCHELL 08/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 KRISH CLAUDIA 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LAFFIE GEORGE
1975 LAFFIE LINA MARLINE
1975 LAURIE JAMES 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 LECORNEC JOHN GILBERT CLEARLAKE OAKS CA REMAINS RETURNED 08/14/85 A/C TECHNICIAN NOT ON LISTS UNTIL REM RET
1975 LINH DAM 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUNDGREEN KIM DUNG 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUNDGREEN KIM THO 12/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 LUSK ANDRE 08/75 LEFT SAIGON WITH FAKE PASSPORT
1975 MIELKE MADELINE XUAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIELKE RICHARD M. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIELNE MISTY S. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MIKYO MAI LAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 MOSLEY MONIQUE C.
1975 MOSS JAMES
1975 NGUYEN THI THI CHIN
1975 NGUYEN VAN CHIEN
1975 NGUYEN XWAN ANH-TRU
1975 POLARD PERRY 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 POSNER GERALD 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 QUINN JUDGE SOPHIE 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RANDOLPH CLIFFORD 05/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REED THERESA 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REGAN JOHN D. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 REGAN LON THI 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RIOS JOSE 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RIVERA FREDERICK 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 RODILL DANIEL 08/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 SMITH WILLIAM J. 06/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 STARNER FRANCES 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 STEVENS F.
1975 THOMAS FERNANDO K.
1975 THOMASON FORD W. 06/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 THUY NHIEN TRIEU
1975 TO BAO 06/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 TOOP PARTICIA 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 UNDERWOOD F.
1975 VOGEL PAUL 06/75 EXPELLED SAIGON
1975 WILLIAMS DANNY MUY
1975 YEE LEONG CHING 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 ZIMINSKE TOM 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 AGOR VICTOR
1975 BENNETT SHERMAN H. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BERARD ARAM J. 08/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BANHAM MAURICE J. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BRICKMAN JOSEPH 04/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BRINTON KEITH 07/75 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BORDEN HOWARD A.
1975 BAKER JACKY D. 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 BAILEY MICHAEL RELEASED
1975 CANTON SUZAN 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 CHUNG YEN BINH 08/76 LEFT SAIGON
1975 HEUBECK NIBRIT H.
1975 JUDGE DARWIN LEE MARSHALTOWN IA 02/22/76 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1975 MC MAHON CHARLES JR. WOBURN MA 02/22/76 REMAINS RETURNED BY SRV
1975 NYSTUL WILLIAM CRAIG CORONODO CA "KIA, FUEL RAN OUT DURING EVAC"
1975 SHEA MICHAEL J. EL PASO TX "KIA, FUEL RAN OUT DURING EVAC"
