Historical Births Today: 29 September

Births

• 106 BC - Pompey the Great, consul of Rome (d. 48 BC)


• 1240 - Margaret of England, Queen consort of Scotland, (d. 1275)


• 1321 - John of Artois, Count of Eu, French soldier (d. 1387)


• 1328 - Joan of Kent, wife of Edward, the Black Prince (d. 1385)


• 1388 - Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Henry IV of England (d. 1421)


• 1511 - Miguel Servet, Spanish humanist (d. 1553)


• 1547 - Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (d. 1616)


• 1548 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)


• 1561 - Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (d. 1615)


• 1571 - Caravaggio, Italian artist (d. 1610)


• 1636 - Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1715)


• 1639 - Lord William Russell, English politician (d. 1683)


• 1640 - Antoine Coysevox, French sculptor (d. 1720)


• 1678 - Adrien-Maurice, 3rd duc de Noailles, French soldier (d. 1766)


• 1691 - Richard Challoner, English Catholic prelate (d. 1781)


• 1703 - François Boucher, French painter (d. 1770)


• 1725 - Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, British general and statesman (d. 1774)


• 1758 - Horatio Nelson, British admiral (d. 1805)


• 1766 - Charlotte, Princess Royal, German queen (d. 1828)


• 1786 - Guadalupe Victoria, 1st President of Mexico (d. 1843)


• 1803 - Jacques Charles François Sturm, French mathematician (d. 1850)


• 1803 - Mercator Cooper, American sea captain (d. 1872)


• 1808 - Henry Bennett, American politician (d. 1868)


• 1810 - Elizabeth Gaskell, British novelist (d. 1865)


• 1842 - Louis J. Weichmann, chief witness in the trial of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln (d. 1902)


• 1843 - Mikhail Skobelev, Russian general (d. 1882)


• 1853 - Princess Thyra, daughter of Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1933)


• 1863 - Hugo Haase, German politician and jurist (d. 1919)


• 1864 - Alexandra Kitchin, British model for Lewis Carroll (d. 1925)


• 1864 - Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish writer and philosopher (d. 1936)


• 1881 - Ludwig von Mises, Austrian Economist


• 1895 - J.B. Rhine, American parapsychologist (d. 1980)


• 1895 - Roscoe Turner, American aviator and racer (d. 1970)


• 1897 - Herbert Agar, American journalist and historian (d. 1980)


• 1898 - Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist (d. 1976)


• 1901 - Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1954)


• 1900 - Miguel Alemán Valdés, President of Mexico (d. 1983)


• 1901 - Lanza del Vasto, Italian philosopher and activist (d. 1981)


• 1904 - Greer Garson, British actress (d. 1996)


• 1907 - Gene Autry, American actor, singer, and businessman (d. 1998)


• 1907 - George W. Jenkins, American businessman (d. 1996)


• 1908 - Eddie Tolan, American athlete (d. 1967)


• 1910 - Virginia Bruce, American actress (d. 1982)


• 1912 - Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director (d. 2007)


• 1913 - Trevor Howard, English actor (d. 1988)


• 1913 - Stanley Kramer, American film director (d. 2001)


• 1915 - Vincent DeDomenico, American entrepreneur (d. 2007)


• 1915 - Brenda Marshall, American film actress (d. 1992)


• 1920 - Peter D. Mitchell, English chemist, Nobel laureate


• 1922 - Lizabeth Scott, American actress


• 1923 - Stan Berenstain, American children's author (d. 2005)


• 1924 - Steve Forrest, American actor


• 1930 - Colin Dexter, British author of Inspector Morse novels


• 1931 - Anita Ekberg, Swedish actress


• 1931 - James Watson Cronin, American nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate


• 1932 - Robert Benton, American screenwriter and director


• 1932 - Mehmood, Indian actor (d. 2004)


• 1934 - Lance Gibbs, Guyanese West Indies cricketer,


• 1934 - Mihály Csíkszentmihályi, Psychology professor


• 1935 - Jerry Lee Lewis, American musician


• 1936 - Silvio Berlusconi, former Prime Minister of Italy


• 1938 - Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the Netherlands


• 1939 - Tommy Boyce, American songwriter


• 1939 - Molly Haskell, American film critic


• 1939 - Larry Linville, American actor (d. 2000)


• 1939 - Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer (d. 2001)


• 1940 - Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer


• 1941 - Fred West, British serial killer (d. 1995)


• 1942 - Madeline Kahn, American actress (d. 1999)


• 1942 - Felice Gimondi, Italian cyclist


• 1942 - Ian McShane, British actor


• 1942 - Bill Nelson, American politician


• 1942 - Jean-Luc Ponty, French jazz violinist


• 1942 - Steve Tesich, Serbian screenwriter (d. 1996)


• 1943 - Mohammad Khatami, former President of Iran


• 1943 - Gary Boyd Roberts, American genealogist


• 1943 - Lech Wałęsa, President of Poland, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize


• 1944 - Mike Post, American composer


• 1945 - Kyriakos Sfetsas, Greek composer


• 1947 - Martin Ferrero, American actor


• 1948 - Bryant Gumbel, American television personality


• 1948 - Mark Farner, American guitarist Grand Funk


• 1948 - Theo Jörgensmann, German jazz clarinetist


• 1949 - George Dalaras, Greek singer


• 1951 - Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile


• 1951 - Andrés Caicedo, Colombian writer (d. 1977)


• 1951 - Maureen Caird, Australian hurdler


• 1951 - Mike Enriquez, Philippine broadcaster


• 1952 - Gabor Csupo, Hungarian-born animator


• 1952 - Max Sandlin, American politician


• 1953 - Warren Cromartie, American baseball player


• 1953 - Drake Hogestyn, American actor


• 1953 - Jean-Claude Lauzon, Canadian film director (d. 1997)


• 1955 - Benoît Ferreux, French actor


• 1956 - Sebastian Coe, British athlete


• 1957 - Andrew Dice Clay, American comedian and actor


• 1957 - Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer


• 1957 - Chris Broad, former English cricketer and current match referee


• 1960 - Alan McGee, British music industry mogul and musician


• 1961 - Julia Gillard, Australian politician


• 1961 - Stephanie Miller, American comedian and talk radio host


• 1962 - Roger Bart, American actor


• 1962 - Al Pitrelli, American musician, guitarist


• 1963 - Dave Andreychuk, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1963 - Les Claypool, American bassist (Primus)


• 1966 - Jill Whelan, American actress


• 1967 - Brett Anderson, British musician/singer (Suede, The Tears)


• 1968 - Patrick Burns, American television presenter


• 1968 - Samir Soni, Indian film actor


• 1969 - Erika Eleniak, American actress and Playboy Playmate


• 1969 - Aleks Syntek, Mexican singer


• 1969 - Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver


• 1970 - Yoshihiro Tajiri, Japanese professional wrestler


• 1970 - Natasha Gregson Wagner, American actress


• 1970 - Emily Lloyd, British actress


• 1970 - Nicolás Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player


• 1971 - Sibel Tüzün, Turkish singer


• 1971 - Mackenzie Crook, British actor and comedian


• 1972 - Robert Webb, British actor, comedian, and writer


• 1972 - Oliver Gavin, British racing car driver


• 1973 - Joe Hulbig, American ice hockey player


• 1973 - Athanasios Michalopoulos, Greek volleyball player


• 1973 - Scout Niblett, British singer/songwriter


• 1974 - Brian Ash, American film producer


• 1974 - Alexis Cruz, American actor


• 1975 - Albert Celades, Spanish football player


• 1976 - Andriy Shevchenko, Ukrainian football player


• 1976 - Darren Byfield, English football player


• 1976 - Oscar Sevilla, Spanish cyclist


• 1977 - Won Bin, South Korean actor


• 1977 - Wade Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1977 - Debelah Morgan, American R&B singer


• 1977 - Jake Westbrook, American baseball player


• 1978 - Kurt Nilsen, Norwegian singer


• 1978 - Mohini Bhardwaj, American gymnast


• 1978 - Gunner McGrath, American guitarist (Much the Same)


• 1979 - Shelley Duncan, American Baseball Player


• 1979 - Takumi Beppu, Japanese cyclist


• 1980 - Dallas Green, Canadian musician (Alexisonfire,City and Colour)


• 1980 - Zachary Levi, American actor


• 1980 - Patrick Agyemang, English footballer


• 1981 - Siarhei Rutenka, Belarusian handball player


• 1982 - Ariana Jollee, American pornographic actress


• 1982 - Rob Smith, Irish musician and songwriter


• 1984 - Per Mertesacker, German football player


• 1986 - Benoît Pouliot, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1986 - Mark Fraser, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1988 - Kevin Durant, American basketball player


• 1988 - Justin Nozuka, singer/songwriter


• 1999 - Juan Valentín Urdangarín y de Borbón, Spanish royal