| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Charles Alderton |
Inventor |
21-Jun-1857 |
29-May-1941 |
Invented Dr Pepper |
| John H. Austin |
Doctor |
c. 1944 |
29-May-2009 |
Arcadian Management Services |
| Robert Bacon |
Government |
5-Jul-1860 |
29-May-1919 |
US Ambassador to France, 1909-12 |
| Bahá'u'lláh |
Religion |
12-Nov-1817 |
29-May-1892 |
Founder of Baha'i |
| John Barrymore |
Actor |
15-Feb-1882 |
29-May-1942 |
Romeo and Juliet |
| David Beaton |
Religion |
c. 1494 |
29-May-1546 |
Cardinal, Archbishop of St. Andrews |
| Fanny Brice |
Singer |
29-Oct-1891 |
29-May-1951 |
The Baby Snooks Show |
| Coral Browne |
Actor |
23-Jul-1913 |
29-May-1991 |
The Killing of Sister George |
| Henry Thomas Buckle |
Historian |
24-Nov-1821 |
29-May-1862 |
History of Civilization in England |
| Jeff Buckley |
Singer |
17-Nov-1966 |
29-May-1997 |
Influential rock vocalist |
| Bill Clements |
Politician |
17-Apr-1917 |
29-May-2011 |
Twice Governor of Texas |
| Archibald Cox |
Government |
17-May-1912 |
29-May-2004 |
Target of Watergate Saturday Night Massacre |
| Sam Dash |
Government |
27-Feb-1925 |
29-May-2004 |
Chief counsel, Senate Watergate committee |
| Humphry Davy |
Chemist |
17-Dec-1778 |
29-May-1829 |
Leading early 19th century chemist |
| Bartholomew Diaz |
Explorer |
c. 1450 |
29-May-1500 |
Found the Cape of Good Hope |
| Joseph W. Folk |
Politician |
29-Oct-1869 |
29-May-1923 |
Governor of Missouri, 1905-09 |
| W. S. Gilbert |
Composer |
18-Nov-1836 |
29-May-1911 |
Gilbert & Sullivan |
| Barry Goldwater |
Politician |
1-Jan-1909 |
29-May-1998 |
US Senator from Arizona, 1953-65, 1969-87 |
| John Gunther |
Journalist |
30-Aug-1901 |
29-May-1970 |
Inside Europe |
| Erich Honecker |
Head of State |
25-Aug-1912 |
29-May-1994 |
East German leader, 1971-89 |
| Dennis Hopper |
Actor |
17-May-1936 |
29-May-2010 |
Apocalypse Now |
| Juan Ramón Jiménez |
Poet |
24-Dec-1881 |
29-May-1958 |
Pastorales |
| Josephine |
Royalty |
23-Jun-1763 |
29-May-1814 |
Empress of France |
| Harvey Korman |
Comic |
15-Feb-1927 |
29-May-2008 |
The Carol Burnett Show |
| Salem bin Laden |
Relative |
1946 |
29-May-1988 |
Osama's brother |
| John Lothrop Motley |
Diplomat |
15-Apr-1814 |
29-May-1877 |
The Rise of the Dutch Republic |
| Charley Pell |
Football |
17-Feb-1941 |
29-May-2001 |
Florida Head Coach, 1979-84 |
| Mary Pickford |
Actor |
8-Apr-1892 |
29-May-1979 |
America's Sweetheart |
| Israel Putnam |
Military |
7-Jan-1718 |
29-May-1790 |
Revolutionary War general |
| Richard Ray |
Politician |
2-Feb-1927 |
29-May-1999 |
Congressman from Georgia, 1983-93 |
| Romy Schneider |
Actor |
23-Sep-1938 |
29-May-1982 |
La Passante du Sans-Souci |
| Winfield Scott |
Military |
13-Jun-1786 |
29-May-1866 |
US Army general, Mexican campaign 1847 |
| Michael Seaton |
Astronomer |
16-Jun-1923 |
29-May-2007 |
Opacity Project |
| Margaret Chase Smith |
Politician |
14-Dec-1897 |
29-May-1995 |
US Senator from Maine, 1949-73 |
| Stephen Timoshenko |
Engineer |
23-Dec-1878 |
29-May-1972 |
Mechanical engineering professor at Stanford |
| Jim Unger |
Cartoonist |
21-Jan-1937 |
29-May-2012 |
Herman |
| Doc Watson |
Guitarist |
2-Mar-1923 |
29-May-2012 |
Two Days in November |
| James Whale |
Film Director |
22-Jul-1889 |
29-May-1957 |
Frankenstein |
| May Whitty |
Actor |
19-Jun-1865 |
29-May-1948 |
Night Must Fall |
