On This Day
This Day in History: (29-August)
John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. 1387)
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (d. 1375)
Janus Pannonius, Hungarian bishop and poet (d. 1472)
García Álvarez de Toledo, 4th Marquis of Villafranca, Spanish noble and admiral (d. 1577)
Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (d. 1572)
Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (d. 1645)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, French economist and politician, Controller-General of Finances (d. 1683)
John Granville, 1st Earl of Bath, English soldier and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1701)
John Locke, English physician and philosopher (d. 1704)
Giovanni Battista Casti, Italian poet and author (d. 1803)
Charles Townshend, English politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (d. 1767)
Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (d. 1797)
Jan Śniadecki, Polish mathematician and astronomer (d. 1830)
Count Heinrich von Bellegarde, Austrian general and politician (d. 1845)
Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
Hyacinth, Russian religious leader, founded Sinology (d. 1853)
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, French painter and illustrator (d. 1867)
Charles Grandison Finney, American minister and author (d. 1875)
Frederick Denison Maurice, English priest, theologian, and author (d. 1872)
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., American physician and author (d. 1894)
Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentinian theorist and diplomat (d. 1884)
Henry Bergh, American activist, founded the ASPCA (d. 1888)
Alfred Shaw, English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (d. 1907)
David B. Hill, American lawyer and politician, 29th Governor of New York (d. 1910)
Edward Carpenter, English anthologist and poet (d. 1929)
Sandford Schultz, English cricketer (d. 1937)
Byron G. Harlan, American singer (d. 1936)
Andrew Fisher, Scottish-Australian politician and diplomat, 5th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1928)
Maurice Maeterlinck, Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)
Albert François Lebrun, French engineer and politician, 15th President of France (d. 1950)
Leonardo De Lorenzo, Italian flute player and educator (d. 1962)
Charles F. Kettering, American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (d. 1958)
Kim Koo, South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (d. 1949)
Jivraj Narayan Mehta, Indian physicians and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Gujarat (d. 1978)
Salme Dutt, Estonian-English politician (d. 1964)
Marquis James, American journalist and author (d. 1955)
Preston Sturges, American director and producer (d. 1959)
Aurèle Joliat, Canadian ice hockey player and referee (d. 1986)
Werner Forssmann, German physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (d. 1979)
Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (d. 1941)
Vivien Thomas, American surgeon and academic (d. 1985)
John Charnley, British orthopedic surgeon (d. 1982)
Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
Barry Sullivan, American actor (d. 1994)
Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (d. 2016)
Len Butterfield, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1999)
Ingrid Bergman, Swedish actress (d. 1982)
Nathan Pritikin, American nutritionist and author (d. 1985)
Luther Davis, American playwright and screenwriter (d. 2008)
George Montgomery, American actor, stuntman, director, and producer (d. 2000)
Isabel Sanford, American actress (d. 2004)
Charlie Parker, American saxophonist and composer (d. 1955)
Herb Simpson, American baseball player (d. 2015)
Otis Boykin, American inventor and engineer (d. 1982)
Richard Blackwell, American actor, fashion designer, and critic (d. 2008)
John Edward Williams, American author and educator (d. 1994)
Arthur Anderson, American actor (d. 2016)
Richard Attenborough, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2014)
Dinah Washington, American singer and pianist (d. 1963)
Helene Ahrweiler, Greek historian and academic
Donn Fendler, American author and speaker (d. 2016)
Betty Lynn, American actress
Jimmy C. Newman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2014)
Charles Gray, English actor (d. 2000)
Herbert Meier, Swiss author and translator
Thom Gunn, English-American poet and academic (d. 2004)
Jacques Bouchard, Canadian businessman (d. 2006)
Carlos Loyzaga, Filipino basketball player and coach (d. 2016)
Stelios Kazantzidis, Greek singer and guitarist (d. 2001)
Lise Payette, Canadian journalist and politician
Sorel Etrog, Romanian-Canadian sculptor, painter, and illustrator (d. 2014)
Arnold Koller, Swiss politician
Dimitris Papamichael, Greek actor and director (d. 2004)
Hugo Brandt Corstius, Dutch linguist and author (d. 2014)
William Friedkin, American director, producer, and screenwriter
László Garai, Hungarian psychologist and scholar
John McCain, American captain and politician
James Florio, American commander, lawyer, and politician, 49th Governor of New Jersey
Elliott Gould, American actor and producer
Angela Huth, English journalist and author
Christian Müller, German footballer and manager
Robert Rubin, American lawyer and politician, 70th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek, Hungarian discus thrower and shot putter
Joel Schumacher, American director, producer, and screenwriter
James Brady, American politician and activist, 15th White House Press Secretary (d. 2014)
Gary Gabelich, American race car driver (d. 1984)
Robin Leach, English journalist and television host
James Glennon, American cinematographer (d. 2006)
Gottfried John, German actor (d. 2014)
Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photographer and journalist (d. 1996)
Dick Halligan, American pianist and composer
Arthur B. McDonald, Canadian astrophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
Chris Copping, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Wyomia Tyus, American runner
Bob Beamon, American long jumper
Francine D. Blau, American economist and academic
Demetris Christofias, Cypriot businessman and politician, 6th President of Cyprus
Giorgio Orsoni, Italian lawyer and politician, 17th Mayor of Venice
Temple Grandin, American ethologist, academic, and author
James Hunt, English race car driver and sportscaster (d. 1993)
Robert S. Langer, American chemical engineer, entrepreneur, and academic
Stan Hansen, American wrestler and actor
Doug DeCinces, American baseball player
Frank Henenlotter, American director and screenwriter
Dave Reichert, American soldier and politician
Geoff Whitehorn, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Karen Hesse, American author and poet
Dave Malone, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Don Schlitz, American Hall of Fame country music songwriter
David Boaz, American businessman and author
Richard Harding, English rugby player
James Quesada, Nicaraguan-American anthropologist and academic
Michael P. Kube-McDowell, American journalist, author, and academic
Diamanda Galás, American singer-songwriter and pianist
Jack Lew, American lawyer and politician, 25th White House Chief of Staff
Mark Morris, American dancer and choreographer
Eddie Murray, American football player
Charalambos Xanthopoulos, Greek footballer
Steve Yarbrough, American novelist and short story writer
Jerry D. Bailey, American jockey and sportscaster
Grzegorz Ciechowski, Polish singer-songwriter, film music composer (d. 2001)
Lenny Henry, English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Michael Jackson, American singer-songwriter, producer, dancer, and actor (d. 2009)
Rebecca De Mornay, American actress
Ramón Díaz, Argentinian footballer and manager
Ray Elgaard, Canadian football player
Chris Hadfield, Canadian colonel, pilot, and astronaut
Eddi Reader, Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Timothy Shriver, American businessman and activist
Stephen Wolfram, English-American physicist and mathematician
Todd English, American chef and author
Tony MacAlpine, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
Carsten Fischer, German field hockey player
Rodney McCray, American basketball player
Carl Banks, American football player and sportscaster
Hiroki Kikuta, Japanese game designer and composer
Ian James Corlett, Canadian voice actor, writer, producer and author
Simon Thurley, English historian and academic
Elizabeth Fraser, Scottish singer-songwriter
Perri "Pebbles" Reid, American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer-songwriter
Zisis Tsekos, Greek footballer
Will Perdue, American basketball player and sportscaster
Jörn Großkopf, German footballer and manager
Neil Gorsuch, American judge
Anton Newcombe, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Meshell Ndegeocello, German-American singer-songwriter
Joe Swail, Northern Irish snooker player
Jennifer Crittenden, American screenwriter and producer
Henry Blanco, Venezuelan baseball player and coach
Alex Griffin, English bass player
Carla Gugino, American actress
Amanda Marshall, Canadian singer-songwriter
Bae Yong-joon, South Korean actor
Vincent Cavanagh, English singer and guitarist
Olivier Jacque, French motorcycle racer
Kumi Tanioka, Japanese keyboard player and composer
Kyle Cook, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
Stephen Carr, Irish footballer
Phil Harvey, English businessman
Kevin Kaesviharn, American football player
Georgios Kalaitzis, Greek basketball player
Pablo Mastroeni, Argentine-American soccer player and manager
Jon Dahl Tomasson, Danish footballer and manager
Cayetano, Greek DJ and producer
Devean George, American basketball player
John Patrick O'Brien, American soccer player
Roy Oswalt, American baseball player
Charlie Pickering, Australian comedian and radio host
Aaron Rowand, American baseball player and sportscaster
Volkan Arslan, German-Turkish footballer
Celestine Babayaro, Nigerian footballer
Stijn Devolder, Belgian cyclist
Kristjan Rahnu, Estonian decathlete
Ryan Shealy, American baseball player
Chris Simms, American football player
David West, American basketball player
Geneviève Jeanson, Canadian cyclist
Jay Ryan, New Zealand-Australian actor and producer
Ruhila Adatia-Sood, Kenyan journalist and radio host (d. 2013)
Carlos Delfino, Argentinian-Italian basketball player
Vincent Enyeama, Nigerian footballer
Antti Niemi, Finnish ice hockey player
Hajime Isayama, Japanese illustrator
Lea Michele, American actress and singer
Tony Kane, Irish footballer
Jakub Kosecki, Polish footballer
Patrick van Aanholt, Dutch footballer
Néstor Araujo, Mexican footballer
Deshaun Thomas, American basketball player
Mallu Magalhães, Brazilian singer-songwriter
Noah Syndergaard, American baseball player
Liam Payne, English singer-songwriter