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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Paul Adelstein
Actor
29-Apr-1969   Prison Break
Hasil Adkins
Musician
29-Apr-1937 26-Apr-2005 Rockabilly one man band
Andre Agassi
Tennis
29-Apr-1970   Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles
George Allen
Football
29-Apr-1918 31-Dec-1990 The Future is Now
Gene Allison
Singer
29-Apr-1934 28-Feb-2004 You Can Make It If You Try
Toney Anaya
Politician
29-Apr-1941   Governor of New Mexico, 1983-87
Joachim Andersen
Musician
29-Apr-1847 7-May-1909 Danish flautist and composer for flute
Luis Aparicio
Baseball
29-Apr-1934   Shortstop, MLB Hall of Famer
Dan Ariely
Economist
29-Apr-1968   The Upside of Irrationality
Paul Baran
Engineer
29-Apr-1926 26-Mar-2011 Packet-sharing in computer communications
Thomas Beecham
Conductor
29-Apr-1879 8-Mar-1961 Founder, London and Royal Philharmonics
David Belle
Sports Figure
29-Apr-1973   Founder of Parkour
Georges Boulanger
Military
29-Apr-1837 30-Sep-1891 French general-turned-politician
Mo Brooks
Politician
29-Apr-1954   Congressman, Alabama 5th
Reb Brown
Actor
29-Apr-1948   Space Mutiny
Charles L. Caccia
Politician
29-Apr-1930 4-May-2008 Former Canadian MP, Davenport
Richard Carlson
Actor
29-Apr-1912 24-Nov-1977 The Creature from the Black Lagoon
Federico Castelluccio
Actor
29-Apr-1964   Furio on The Sopranos
Constantine P. Cavafy
Poet
29-Apr-1863 29-Apr-1933 Greek poet in Alexandria
Dick Chrysler
Politician
29-Apr-1942   Congressman from Michigan, 1995-97
Edith Brown Clement
Judge
29-Apr-1948   5th Circuit Court of Appeals
Taylor Cole
Actor
29-Apr-1984   Erika Spalding on Summerland
James M. Collins
Politician
29-Apr-1916 21-Jul-1989 Congressman from Texas, 1968-83
John Compton
Head of State
29-Apr-1925 7-Sep-2007 Many-time Prime Minister of St. Lucia
Judith A. Cowin
Judge
29-Apr-1942   Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Daniel Day-Lewis
Actor
29-Apr-1957   My Left Foot
Peter Diamond
Economist
29-Apr-1940   Diamond paradox in economics
Nora Dunn
Comic
29-Apr-1952   SNL alumna
Dale Earnhardt
Auto Racing
29-Apr-1951 18-Feb-2001 NASCAR driver died in Daytona 500 accident
Duke Ellington
Jazz Musician
29-Apr-1899 24-May-1974 It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Oliver Ellsworth
Judge
29-Apr-1745 26-Nov-1807 US Chief Justice, 1796-1800
Tom Ewell
Actor
29-Apr-1909 12-Sep-1994 The Seven Year Itch
Mark Eyskens
Head of State
29-Apr-1933   Prime Minister of Belgium, 1981
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Politician
29-Apr-1946   Congressman, New Jersey 11th
William Randolph Hearst
Business
29-Apr-1863 14-Aug-1951 Newspaper magnate
Paul Hendrickson
Author
29-Apr-1944   Hemingway's Boat
Emperor Hirohito
Royalty
29-Apr-1901 7-Jan-1989 Emperor of Japan 1926-89
Celeste Holm
Actor
29-Apr-1917 15-Jul-2012 Gentleman's Agreement
John Holmes
Diplomat
29-Apr-1951   UN Under Sec. Gen. for Humanitarian Affairs
Hugh Hopper
Bassist
29-Apr-1945 7-Jun-2009 Soft Machine bassist
Paul Hörbiger
Actor
29-Apr-1894 5-Mar-1981 Liebelei
David Icke
Author
29-Apr-1952   Uncovered global cabal of reptilian ET's
Tommy James
Musician
29-Apr-1947   Crimson and Clover
Leslie Jordan
Actor
29-Apr-1955   Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan
Military
29-Apr-1762 23-Nov-1833 Forced Austrians over the Rhine
Elmer Kelton
Novelist
29-Apr-1926 22-Aug-2009 Prolific Western novelist
Irvin Kershner
Film Director
29-Apr-1923 27-Nov-2010 The Empire Strikes Back
Richard Kline
Actor
29-Apr-1944   Larry Dallas on Three's Company
Yusef Komunyakaa
Poet
29-Apr-1947   Neon Vernacular
Tyler Labine
Actor
29-Apr-1978   Bert Wysocki on Reaper
Bernard L. Madoff
Business
29-Apr-1938   Madoff Investment Securities LLC
Mark Martin
Judge
29-Apr-1963   Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court
Master P
Actor
29-Apr-1967   Rapper, CEO of No Limit Records
Dustin McDaniel
Attorney
29-Apr-1972   Attorney General of Arkansas
Rod McKuen
Poet
29-Apr-1933   A Boy Named Charlie Brown
Carrie P. Meek
Politician
29-Apr-1926   Congresswoman from Florida, 1993-2003
Zubin Mehta
Conductor
29-Apr-1936   Conductor, New York Philharmonic
Johnny Miller
Golf
29-Apr-1947   Golf commentator
Parren J. Mitchell
Politician
29-Apr-1922 28-May-2007 Congressman from Maryland, 1971-87
Russ Morgan
Musician
29-Apr-1904 8-Aug-1969 Bandleader, arranger and trombonist
Kate Mulgrew
Actor
29-Apr-1955   Star Trek: Voyager
Rob Nicholson
Politician
29-Apr-1952   Canadian Minister of Justice
Tommy Noonan
Actor
29-Apr-1922 24-Apr-1968 A Star is Born
Phillip Noyce
Film Director
29-Apr-1950   Patriot Games
Bill Paxon
Politician
29-Apr-1954   Congressman from New York, 1989-99
Michelle Pfeiffer
Actor
29-Apr-1958   The Witches of Eastwick
Eve Plumb
Actor
29-Apr-1958   Jan on The Brady Bunch
Henri Poincaré
Mathematician
29-Apr-1854 17-Jul-1912 Poincaré Conjecture
Jean Rochefort
Actor
29-Apr-1930   The Clockmaker of St. Paul
Jacob Rothschild
Business
29-Apr-1936   RIT Capital Partners
Jim Ryun
Politician
29-Apr-1947   Congressman, Kansas 2nd
Malcolm Sargent
Conductor
29-Apr-1895 3-Oct-1967 Conductor, BBC Symphony, 1950-57
L. William Seidman
Economist
29-Apr-1921 13-May-2009 CNBC chief commentator
Jerry Seinfeld
Comic
29-Apr-1954   A show about nothing
Tyler Shields
Photographer
29-Apr-1982   Unsubtle photographer
Lane Smith
Actor
29-Apr-1936 13-Jun-2005 The Final Days
Debbie Stabenow
Politician
29-Apr-1950   US Senator from Michigan
Maurice Strong
Activist
29-Apr-1929   Power executive, environmentalist
John W. Summers
Politician
29-Apr-1870 25-Sep-1937 US Congressman from Washington, 1919-33
Adolph Sutro
Politician
29-Apr-1830 8-Aug-1898 San Francisco mayor, 1895-97
Tammi Terrell
Singer
29-Apr-1945 16-Mar-1970 Singing partner with Marvin Gaye
Toots Thielemans
Musician
29-Apr-1922   Blues harmonica player
Jeremy Thorpe
Politician
29-Apr-1929   Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1967-76
Uma Thurman
Actor
29-Apr-1970   Kill Bill: Vol. 1
Bob Tisch
Business
29-Apr-1926 15-Nov-2005 CEO of Loews, Owner NY Giants
Timothy Treadwell
Naturalist
29-Apr-1957 5-Oct-2003 Consumed by bears
Harold C. Urey
Chemist
29-Apr-1893 5-Jan-1981 Discovered Deuterium
Jürgen Vogel
Actor
29-Apr-1968   Life Is All You Get
Ron Washington
Baseball
29-Apr-1952   Manager, Texas Rangers
Carnie Wilson
Singer
29-Apr-1968   Wilson Phillips
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Historian
29-Apr-1896 16-Mar-1977 Florence Nightingale
Fred Zinnemann
Film Director
29-Apr-1907 14-Mar-1997 From Here to Eternity




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