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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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


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