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Super Today in Birthdays and Deaths by Age for August 29

Last Updated 04-13-2024

🎨💰Iris Apfel -- is 103 in the year 2024 and 104 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1921 N.S.
Interior Designer (f), Entrepreneur

David H. Pryor -- is 90 in the year 2024 and 91 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1934
Senator (m)

⛪🎭Elliott Gould -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1938
Jewish, Actor, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Brooklyn; RLN:Goldstein; Barbara Streisand's hubby 1960s
TV Shows: E/R (as Dr. Howard Sheinfield), Friends (as Ross's dad Jack Geller), Baby Bob (as Sam)
Movie Titles: American History X, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Thirteen, The Ten Commandments, M*A*S*H (as Trapper John in movie)

🎨Nathan Jackson -- is 86 in the year 2024 and 87 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1938 N.S.
Artist, Alaskan
Misc: Tlingit artist, best known for totem poles, canoes, jewelry, and other creations.

🎨Jack Thornell -- is 85 in the year 2024 and 86 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1939
Photographer (m)

🎵🎷Bennie Maupin -- is 84 in the year 2024 and 85 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1940 N.S.
Reeds, Jazz Musician

✍🎭Ellen Geer -- is 83 in the year 2024 and 84 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1941
Screenwriter, Professor (m), Actress, Movie Director (m), Stage Director (m)
Names/Places: Herta Ware and Will's daughter
TV Shows: Jimmy Stewart Show

🏆🏁🏃Wyomia Tyus -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1945 N.S.
Sprinter, Runner, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: the first woman sprinter to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in 100m (1964-68), 3 in all.

🎵🎸Chris Copping -- is 79 in the year 2024 and 80 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1945
Songwriter, Organist, Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Group Names: Procol Harum

🏆Bob Beamon -- is 78 in the year 2024 and 79 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1946
Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Misc: long jumper won the 1968 Olympic gold medal in long jump with world record (29-ft, 2 1/2 in.) that shattered old mark by nearly 2 feet; record finally broken by 2 inches in 1991 by Mike Powell.

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Temple Grandin -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1947 N.S.
Scientist (m)
Misc: Professor of animal science and advocate for better conditions for livestock.

🏆🎾Bob Lutz -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1947
Tennis Player

🎵🎸Dave Jenkins -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1947
Bassist, Rock and Roll Singer/Guitarist
Group Names: Pablo Cruise

🎵Tony Eyers -- is 77 in the year 2024 and 78 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1947
Music Producer, Songwriter, British

🎭Sam Freed -- is 76 in the year 2024 and 77 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1948
Actor
TV Shows: Kate and Allie (as Bob Barsky), All My Children, One Life to Live
Movie Titles: American Gangster, Thinner, Coneheads

🏆🏈Tony Greene -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1949
NFL Safety

🏆🥊Stan Hansen -- is 75 in the year 2024 and 76 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1949 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Wrestler
Names/Places: RN:John Stanley Hansen II

🏆⚾Doug DeCinces -- is 74 in the year 2024 and 75 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1950
MLB Third Baseman

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🎭Ben Harney -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952
Actor, Dancer (m)

🎭Deborah Van Valkenburgh -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952
Actress
TV Shows: Too Close for Comfort (as Jackie Rush)
Movie Titles: The Warriors, The Devil's Rejects, Streets of Fire

🏆Falk Hoffman -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Diver, Olympic Athlete, East German

🎵Don Schlitz -- is 72 in the year 2024 and 73 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1952
Hall of Famer, Country Music Songwriter

🎵🎸Rick Downey -- is 71 in the year 2024 and 72 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1953
Drummer, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: Blue Oyster Cult

🎵🎷Julio Fernández -- is 70 in the year 2024 and 71 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1954
Jazz Guitarist, Cuban
Group Names: Spyro Gyra

Jacob Lew -- is 69 in the year 2024 and 70 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1955
Government Official (m)
Names/Places: RN: Jacob Joseph Lew; NN: Jack
Misc: former Treasury Secretary; White House Chief of Staff

🎭Mark Morris -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1956
Choreographer (m), Dancer (m)

🏆🏈Eddie Murray -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1956
NFL Player

🎵Dan Truman -- is 68 in the year 2024 and 69 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1956
Country Keyboardist
Group Names: Diamond Rio

🏆🏁🏇Jerry Bailey -- is 67 in the year 2024 and 68 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1957
Hall of Famer, Sports Analyst, Horse Jockey

🎭🎵Lenny Henry -- is 66 in the year 2024 and 67 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1958
Actor, Comedian, TV Host, Cartoon Voice Actor, Musician, English
TV Shows: Chef! (as Gareth), Big and Small (as Big and Small), Tinga Tinga Tales (as Elephant)
Movie Titles: Bernard and the Genie, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Mirrormask

🎭Akkineni Nagarjuna -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m), India

🎭Rebecca de Mornay -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959
TV/Movie Actress, Producer (m)
Names/Places: b. in Santa Rosa, CA; Jane Patricia Edgar & Wally George's daughter, Richard's stepdaughter
Misc: some list Aug 29 but Parade listed Nov 29.
TV Shows: ER (as Elaine Nichols)
Movie Titles: Wedding Crashers, Flipped, Runaway Train, The Trip to Bountiful, Backdraft, Risky Business, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

🏆Milivoj Bebić -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959 N.S.
Hall of Famer, Olympic Athlete, Water Polo Player, Croatian

Chris Hadfield -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959 N.S.
Astronaut, Canadian
Misc: the first Canadian to walk in space

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🎵Eddi Reader -- is 65 in the year 2024 and 66 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1959
Folk Singer, Scottish
Group Names: Fairground Attraction, soloist

🏆⚾Bill Latham -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1960
MLB Player

🏆⚾Reggie (Baseball) Williams -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1960
MLB Player

🏆⚾Rusty Tillman -- is 64 in the year 2024 and 65 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1960
MLB Player

🏆🏀Rodney McCray -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1961
NBA Forward

🎵🎸Tony MacAlpine -- is 63 in the year 2024 and 64 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1961
Keyboardist, Heavy Metal Guitairst

🏆🏈Carl Banks -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1962
NFL Linebacker
Sports Teams: New York Giants

📰🏆🏈Vai Sikahema -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1962
Correspondent, NFL Runningback
Names/Places: b. in Tonga

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🏆🏒Jon Casey -- is 62 in the year 2024 and 63 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1962 N.S.
NHL Goaltender, American

🎵🎸Liz Fraser -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1963
Modern Rock Singer, Scottish
Names/Places: RN: Elizabeth Davidson Fraser
Group Names: Cocteau Twins

🎵🎸Greg Steele -- is 61 in the year 2024 and 62 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1963
Heavy Metal Guitairst
Group Names: Faster Pussycat

🎵Pebbles -- is 60 in the year 2024 and 61 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1964
Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: RN:Perri McKissack

🏆🏀William Edward Perdue -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1965
NBA Center
Sports Teams: Chicago Bulls

🏆🏒Peter Andersson -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1965
NHL Player

🎭🎵Frances Ruffelle -- is 59 in the year 2024 and 60 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1965
Stage Actress, Singer, English

🏆🏀Greg Grant -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1966
NBA Guard

🎵Shawn Camp -- is 58 in the year 2024 and 59 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1966
Songwriter, Country Performer

Neil Gorsuch -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1967 N.S.
Supreme Court Justice

🏆🏒Shaun Van Allen -- is 57 in the year 2024 and 58 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1967
NHL Player, Canadian

🎵🎸Me'Shell NdegeOcello -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1968
Songwriter, Bassist, Modern Rock Singer

🎵🎸Michael "Mike" Gilbert -- is 56 in the year 2024 and 57 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1968 N.S.
Rock and Roll Guitarist
Group Names: Flotsam & Jetsam

🏆🏒Pierre Turgeon -- is 55 in the year 2024 and 56 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1969
NHL Center, Canadian

🎵Carl Martin -- is 54 in the year 2024 and 55 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1970
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Group Names: Shai

🎭Candis Cayne -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1971 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Dirty Sexy Money
Movie Titles: Meth Head, Stonewall, "To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar"

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🎭Carla Gugino -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1971 N.S.
Actress, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Spin City (as Ashley Schaeffer), Karen Sisco (star), Roadies (as Shelli), Entourage (as Amanda Daniels)
Movie Titles: American Gangster, Night at the Museum, Watchmen, San Andreas, Sin City, Spy Kids (series), Race to Witch Mountain

🏆⚾Henry Blanco -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1971
MLB Coach, MLB Player, Venezuelan

🎵Alex -- is 53 in the year 2024 and 54 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1971
Music Figure
Group Names: Ned's Atomic Dustbin

🏆🏈Michael Roan -- is 52 in the year 2024 and 53 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1972
NFL Tight End

🎭Robert Cuthill -- is 51 in the year 2024 and 52 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1973
Actor
Movie Titles: Raw Footage

🎭Dante Basco -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1975 N.S.
Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, Producer (m)
Movie Titles: Hook, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Blood and Bone

🎵🎸Kyle Cook -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1975
Alternative Rock Guitarist
Group Names: Matchbox 20

🏆⚾John Riedling -- is 49 in the year 2024 and 50 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1975
MLB Player

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🎭Chris Johnson -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1977 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m)
TV Shows: Against the Wall, The Vampire Diaries, Betrayal (as Drew Stafford)
Movie Titles: Behind Enemy Lines: Colombia

🎭John Hensley -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1977
Actor, Director (m)
TV Shows: Nip/Tuck (as Matt McNamara)
Movie Titles: Peoples, Fifty Pills, Teeth, Shutter

🏆⚾Aaron Rowand -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1977 N.S.
MLB Outfielder
Misc: 2x World Series champion, Gold Glove
Sports Teams: Chicago White sox, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants

🏆⚾Roy Oswalt -- is 47 in the year 2024 and 48 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1977 N.S.
MLB Pitcher
Misc: NL LCS MVP 2005
Sports Teams: Houston Astros

🎭🎮Kate Simses -- is 45 in the year 2024 and 46 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1979 N.S.
Actress, Producer (m), Video Game Voice Actress
TV Shows: Dr. Ken (as Julie)
Movie Titles: What's Your Numner?, That Awkward Moment, Confessions of a Shopaholic
Video Games: Red Dead Redemption

🎭William Levy -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1980 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m), Cuban
Movie Titles: The Single Moms Club

🏆🏀David West -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1980 N.S.
NBA Player

🎵🎸David Desrosiers -- is 44 in the year 2024 and 45 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1980
Punk Rock Bassist, Canadian
Group Names: Simple Plan

🎭Emily Hampshire -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1981 N.S.
Actress

🎭Jay Ryan -- is 43 in the year 2024 and 44 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1981 N.S.
Actor, Producer (m), New Zealand
Names/Places: RN:Jay Bunyan
TV Shows: Neighbours, Beauty and the Beast, Go Girls, Sea Patrol

🏆🏉Mike Phillips -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1982 N.S.
Rugby Player, Welsh (Wales)

🎵A Plus -- is 42 in the year 2024 and 43 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1982
Rap Music Performer
Misc: actually spelled "A+", but my computer database wouldn't accept that for a name

🎭Jennifer Rachel Landon -- is 41 in the year 2024 and 42 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1983 N.S.
Actress
Names/Places: Cindy & Michael's daughter
TV Shows: Yellowstone, Banshee, House

🎵Paul McDonald -- is 40 in the year 2024 and 41 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1984 N.S.
Songwriter, Pop Singer
Group Names: The Grand Magnolias
TV Shows: American Idol (#8 in 2010)

🎭Jeffrey Licon -- is 39 in the year 2024 and 40 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1985 N.S.
Actor
TV Shows: The Brothers Garcia (as Carlos Garcia), Second Noah (as Luis)
Movie Titles: Mysterious Skin, Alien Raiders, Wednesday Afternoon

🎭Lauren Collins -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1986 N.S.
Actress, Producer (m), Canadian
TV Shows: Degrassi: The Next Generation (as Paige), Kroll Show
Movie Titles: Take the Lead

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🎭Nicole Byer -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1986 N.S.
Actress, Comedienne

🎭🎵Lea Michele -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1986
Actress, Singer
Names/Places: RN: Lea Sarfati
TV Shows: Glee (as Rachel Berry), Scream Queens (as Hester Ulrich)
Movie Titles: New Year's Eve, Legends of Oz: Dororthy's Return

🎨Hajime Isayama -- is 38 in the year 2024 and 39 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1986 N.S.
Cartoonist, Japanese
Misc: Attack on Titan (series)

🎵Matt Cahill -- is 36 in the year 2024 and 37 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1988 N.S.
Pop Singer, English

🎭🎮Charlotte Ritchie -- is 35 in the year 2024 and 36 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1989 N.S.
Actress, Video Game Voice Actress, English
TV Shows: Call the Midwife (as Nurse Barbara Gilbert), Fresh Meat (as Oregon), Siblings (as Hannah)
Video Games: Dreamfall Chapters

🎭Nicole Gale Anderson -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1990 N.S.
Actress
TV Shows: Beauty and the Beast (as Heather Chandler), Jonas (as Macy Misa), Ravenswood (as Miranda)
Movie Titles: Red Line, Mean Girls 2

🏆⚾Chris (Baseball) Taylor -- is 34 in the year 2024 and 35 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1990 N.S.
MLB Player
Misc: NLCS MVP (2017)

🏆⚾Noah Syndergaard -- is 32 in the year 2024 and 33 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1992 N.S.
MLB Pitcher, American

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🎵Liam James Payne -- is 31 in the year 2024 and 32 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1993 N.S.
Pop Singer, English
Misc: AP says b. in 1990
Group Names: One Direction

🎭Eduardo Franco -- is 30 in the year 2024 and 31 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1994 N.S.
Actor

🏆Kailey Maurer -- is 28 in the year 2024 and 29 in the year 2025; b.8/29/1996 N.S.
Gymnast

Axl Jack Duhamel -- is 11 in the year 2024 and 12 in the year 2025; b.8/29/2013
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Fergie and Josh's son

Monte Pearce -- is 8 in the year 2024 and 9 in the year 2025; b.8/29/2016 N.S.
Celebrity Son
Names/Places: Carice van Houten and Guy's son

Jean Baptiste Colbert -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1619 N.S. d.9/6/1683 N.S. (64)
Politician (m), French
Misc: Controller general of finance (from 1665) and secretary of state for the navy (from 1668) under King Louis XIV of France. He carried out the program of economic reconstruction that helped make France the dominant power in Europe.

✍⚛John Locke -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1632 J-LD d.10/28/1704 J-LD (72)
Philosopher (m), Physician (m), English
Names/Places: b. in Somerset

🎨Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1780 d.1/14/1867 (86)
Painter (m), French

Jean Lafitte -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1780 d.??/??/1826
Adventurer (m), Pirate
Misc: b. ca 1776, d. ca. 1823

✍⚛⚖Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1809 N.S. d.10/7/1894 N.S. (85)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Novelist, Poet (m), Physician (m), Judge/Jurist (m)
Names/Places: b. in Cambridge, MA; Old Ironsides

💰Henry Bergh -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1813 N.S. d.3/12/1888 N.S. (74)
Philanthropist, Humanitarian (m)
Misc: ASPCA founder 1866 and the first prez

Anna Ella Carroll -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1815 N.S. d.2/19/1894 N.S. (78)
Writer (m)

🎨John Leech -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1817 d.10/29/1864 (47)
Editorial Cartoonist, Illustrator (m), English
Misc: Punch Magazine

George Frisbie Hoar -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1826 d.9/30/1904 (78)
Politician (m)
Misc: one of the leading organizers of the Republican Party and a lifelong crusader for good government.

Joseph Jacobs -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1854 d.1/30/1916 (61)
Scholar (m), Australian
Misc: fairy tales

🎭🎵Edward M. Favor -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1856 d.1/10/1936 (79)
Movie/Stage Actor, Novelty Singer

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🎵Byron G. Harlan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1861 d.9/11/1936 (75)
Songwriter, Pop Singer

Count Maurice Maeterlinck -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1862 d.5/6/1949 (86)
Dramatist/Playwright (m), Poet (m), Philosopher (m), Belgiumese
Misc: Blue Bird, Nobel 1911

🎨Jack Butler Yeats -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1871 N.S. d.3/28/1957 N.S. (85)
Painter (m), Irish

Albert Lebrun -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1871 d.3/6/1950 (78)
Head of State (m)
Misc: of France 1932-40

🎭Walter Field -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1874 d.6/5/1976 (101)
Entertainment Figure

Charles F. Kettering -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1876 d.11/25/1958 (82)
Engineer (m), Inventor (m)
Misc: automobile self-starter

🎭🎵Lucien Muratore -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1876 d.7/16/1954
Actor, Opera Singer, French

Marie-Louise Meilleur -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1880 d.4/16/1998 (117)
Misc: world's oldest documented living person after Jeanne Calment died in 1997

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Elisabeth Antoinette Irwin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1880 d.10/16/1942 (62)
Educator (m)

Valery Nicolas Larbaud -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1881 d.2/2/1957 (75)
Novelist, Essayist, Translator, French

✍🎭Michael Chekhov -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1891 d.9/30/1955 (64)
Author (m), Actor, Movie Director (m), American, Russian

✍📰Marquis James -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1891 d.11/19/1955 (64)
Author (m), Journalist, Biographer (m)

🎭Diana Norwich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1892 N.S. d.6/16/1986 N.S. (93)
Actress, English

🎭🎵Sylvia Fine -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1893 d.10/28/1991 (98)
Producer (m), Lyricist, Songwriter
Names/Places: Danny Kaye's wife

✍🎭Alexander Dovzhenko -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1894 O.S. or 9/10/1894 N.S. d.11/25/1956 (62)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director (m), Russian, Ukrainian

🎭Frank Lackteen -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1897 N.S. d.7/8/1968 N.S. (70)
Actor

🎵Helge Roswaenge -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1897 d.6/17/1972 (74)
Opera Singer, Danish (Denmark)

✍🎭Preston Sturges -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1898 d.8/6/1959 (60)
Screenwriter, Satirist (m), Movie Actor, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: RN:Edward P. Biden

🎭George MacReady -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1899 d.7/2/1973 (73)
TV/Movie Actor
Misc: Hollywood villian actor
TV Shows: Peyton Place (as Martin Peyton), Alfred Hitchcock (guest), Perry Mason (guest)

🎖⚖Lyman Louis Lemnitzer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1899 d.11/12/1988 (89)
General, Presidential Aide
Misc: WWII hero, Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

🎵Buell H. Kazee -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1900 d.8/31/1976 (76)
Folk Singer

🏆⛸Sherwin Badger -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1901 d.4/8/1972 (70)
Hall of Famer, Figure Skater

🏆🏒Aurele Joliat -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1901 d.6/2/1986 (84)
Hall of Famer, NHL Left Wing, NHL Right Wing, Canadian
Names/Places: RN:Aurele Emile "Mighty Atom, Little Giant" Joliat
Sports Teams: Montreal Canadiens (possibly 1922-1938)

Werner Forssmann -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1904 d.6/1/1979 (74)
Physician (m), German
Misc: a pioneer in heart research

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🎨Al Taliaferro -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1905 d.2/3/1969 (63)
Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: Donald Duck, Silly Symphonies

🎭Joe Sawyer -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1906 d.4/21/1982 (75)
Actor
TV Shows: The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (as Sgt. Biff O'Hara)

🎭Lurene Tuttle -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1906 d.5/28/1986 (79)
TV/Radio Actress
TV Shows: Life with Father, Father of the Bride, Julia (as Hannah Yarby)

Sir John Charnley -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1911 d.8/5/1982 (70)
Surgeon (m), British
Misc: pioneered the hip replaceent operation

💰Harry Conover -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1911 d.7/21/1965 (53)
Businessperson

🎭Barry Sullivan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1912 d.6/6/1994 (81)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor
Names/Places: b. in New York City; RFN:Patrick Barry
Misc: appeared in hundreds of TV episodes
TV Shows: The Bastard, Once an Eagle, Casino, The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, Rich Man Poor Man

🎭Willard Waterman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1914 d.2/2/1995 (80)
TV/Radio Actor

🎭Jay R. Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1915 d.10/5/2002 (87)
Movie Actor
Misc: was last seen alive on October 1st, his body found October 5th.
Movie Titles: Our Gang (as Pinky)

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🎭Ingrid Bergman -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1915 d.8/29/1982 (67)
Movie/Stage Actress, Swedish
Names/Places: Roberto Rossellini's ex-
Movie Titles: Cactus Flower, Casablanca, Joan of Arc, Spellbound, Anastasia, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Murder on the Orient Express

Nathan Pritikin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1915 d.2/21/1985 (69)
Scientist (m), Nutritionist

🎭🏆🥊George (Actor) Montgomery -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1916 N.S. d.12/12/2000 N.S. (84)
TV/Movie Actor, Stuntman, Movie Director (m), Boxer
Names/Places: b. in Brady, MT; LN:Letz; Dinah Shore's hubby 1943-62
Misc: Hollywood action films include many westerns
TV Shows: Cimarron City

🎭Charles White -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1917 d.6/20/2005 (87)
Actor

🎭Isabel Sanford -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1917 N.S. d.7/9/2004 N.S. (86)
TV Actress
Names/Places: b. in New York City
Misc: some say b. 1933 or 1922
TV Shows: All in the Family (as Louise Jefferson), The Jeffersons (as Louise Jefferson)

🏆⚾Billy Cox -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1919 d.3/30/1978 (58)
MLB Player

🎭Susan Shaw -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1920 d.11/27/1978 (58)
Actress, English

🎵🎷Charlie "Bird" Parker -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1920 N.S. d.3/12/1955 N.S. (34)
Hall of Famer, Composer, Alto-sax, Bandleader, Jazz Performer
Names/Places: aka Yardbird
Misc: bebop co-creator; great jazz improviser

🏆🏁Wendell Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1921 N.S. d.12/23/1990 N.S. (69)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: NASCAR

🎭Arthur Anderson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1922 N.S. d.4/9/2016 N.S. (93)
Commercial Actor
Names/Places: MN: John Miles
Misc: Lucky Charms commercials voicing Lucky the Leprechaun

🎭Lord Richard Attenborough -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1923 d.8/24/2014 (90)
Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Producer/Director (m), English
Names/Places: b. in Cambridge
Movie Titles: Miracle On 34th Street (as Santa Claus), Shadowlands, Gandhi (director)

🏆🏈Clyde Scott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1924 N.S. d.1/30/2018 N.S. (93)
Hall of Famer, NFL Halfback, College Football Player, Olympic Athlete, Track and Field
Names/Places: MN: Luther
Misc: in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions

🎵🎷Dinah Washington -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1924 d.12/14/1963 (39)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer, Jazz Singer, Jazz Pianist
Names/Places: NN:Queen of the Harlem Blues; RN:Ruth Lee Jones

🎭Betty Lynn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1926 N.S. d.10/16/2021 N.S. (95)
Actress
TV Shows: Andy Griffith Show (as Thelma Loy, Barney File's girlfriend)
Movie Titles: Cheaper By The Dozen, Meet Me In Las Vegas

🎵Marion Williams -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1927 d.7/2/1994 (66)
Gospel Singer
Misc: whose music influenced the likes of Aretha Franklin

🎭Dick (Actor) O'Neill -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1928 N.S. d.11/17/1998 N.S. (70)
Actor
Misc: some say b. 1918
TV Shows: Cagney & Lacey (as Charlie Cagney)

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🎭Charles Gray -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1928 d.3/7/2000 (71)
Actor, English
TV Shows: Gunslinger, Rawhide (as Clay Forrester)
Movie Titles: You Only Live Twice, For Your Eyes Only, Diamonds Are Forever, The Rocky Horror Picture Show

🎵Istvan Kertesz -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1929 d.4/16/1973 (43)
Conductor, Israeli
Group Names: The London Symphony (the principal conductor)

Thom Gunn -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1929 d.4/25/2004 (74)
Poet (m), Tribal Chief

🏆⚾Mickey McDermott -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1929 d.8/7/2003 (73)
MLB Pitcher

📰Richard Valeriani -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1932 N.S. d.6/18/2018 N.S. (85)
Newscaster, Journalist

🎵🎷Jerry Dodgion -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1932 N.S. d.2/17/2023 N.S. (90)
Flautist, Jazz Saxophonist

🎵Gene Allison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1934 d.2/28/2004 (69)
Rhythm and Blues Singer

✍🎭William Friedkin -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1935 N.S. d.8/7/2023 N.S. (87)
Screenwriter, Producer/Director (m)
Names/Places: b. in Chicago, Illinois; Jeanne Moreau's, then Kelly Lang's, then Lesley-Anne Down's, then Sherry Lansing's hubby
Movie Titles: Killer Joe, Rules of Engagement, French Connection, The Exorcist, Cruising

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John Sidney McCain III -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1936 N.S. d.8/25/2018 N.S. (81)
Senator (m)

🎭Jackie "Butch" Jenkins -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1937 N.S. d.8/14/2001 N.S. (63)
Actor

James J. "Jim" Florio -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1937 N.S. d.9/25/2022 N.S. (85)
Governor (m)

✍🎭Joel Schumacher -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1939 N.S. d.6/22/2020 N.S. (80)
Screenwriter, Producer/Director (m)
Misc: wrote the screenplay adaption of The Wiz (1978)
Movie Titles: The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Lost Boys (1987), Cousins (1989), Falling Down (1993), The Client (1994), Batman Forever (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Batman & Robin (1997), Flawless (1999), Phone Booth (2003), Veronica Guerin (2003), The Phantom of the Opera (2004), The Number 23 (2007).

🏆🏁Gary Gabelich -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1940 N.S. d.1/26/1984 N.S. (43)
Hall of Famer, Auto Racer
Misc: set a world land speed record of 622.407 miles per hour (1,001.67 km/h) on Oct. 23, 1970 (broken by Stan Barrett in 1979).

James Brady -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1940 d.8/4/2014 (73)
Presidential Aide
Misc: Press Secretary, Secret Service Agent, D.C. police officer

🎵Johnny Paris -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1940 d.5/1/2006 (65)
Saxophonist, Tenor-sax
Group Names: Johnny & the Hurricanes

📰🎭Robin Leach -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1941 N.S. d.8/24/2018 N.S. (76)
Journalist, TV Host, Producer (m), English
Names/Places: b. in London, England
TV Shows: Fame Fortune & Romance, Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous, Runaway with the Rich & Famous
Movie Titles: She-Devil, Maxed Out, Troop Beverly Hills

🎵🎸Sterling Morrison -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1942 d.8/30/1995 (53)
Hall of Famer, Rock and Roll Guitarist, Rock and Roll Bassist
Group Names: The Velvet Underground (founding member)

🎵🎸Dick Halligan -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1943 N.S. d.1/18/2022 N.S. (78)
Composer, Flutist, Keyboardist, Pianist, Trombonist, Rock and Roll Singer
Group Names: "Blood, Sweat & Tears"

🎭🎵Michael Smith -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1945 d.12/3/1982 (37)
Actor, Singer
TV Shows: Mickey Mouse Club

🎭Michael Patrick Bilon -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1947 d.1/27/1983 (35)
Actor

🏆🏁James Hunt -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1947 d.6/15/1993 (45)
Auto Racer, British

🏆🏁James Simon Wallis Hunter -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1947 d.6/15/1993 (45)
Auto Racer

🎭🎵Michael (Singer) Jackson -- Birth Anniversary -- b.8/29/1958 N.S. d.6/25/2009 N.S. (50)
Hall of Famer, Vegetarian, Actor, Dancer (m), Music Producer, Songwriter, Rhythm and Blues Singer
Names/Places: b. in Gary, Indiana; MN:Joe; Lisa Marie Presley's ex-
Misc: the top multi-platinum record seller of the 1980s; Captain EO in Disneyland; "Weird Al" Yankovic parodied his "Beat It" song into "Eat It" in 1984 and his "Bad" into "Fat in 1988.
Group Names: The Jacksons, soloist
Song Titles: Got To Be There, Rockin' Robin, Ben, Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough, Rock With You, Off The Wall, She's Out of My Life, The Girl Is Mine, Billie Jean, Beat It, Wanna Be Startin' Somethin', Human Nature, P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Thriller, I Just Can't Stop Loving You, Bad, The Way You Make Me Feel, Man in the Mirror, Dirty Diana, Smooth Criminal, Black or White, Remember The Time, You Are Not Alone
Album Titles: Got To Be There, Ben, Off The Wall, Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory: Past Present and Future Book 1, Invincible
TV Shows: The Jackson 5 (animated, voicist), The Simpsons' prison inmate who thinks he's Michael Jackson

🎨Alesso Baldovinetti -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/14/1425 O.S. d.8/29/1499 O.S. (73)
Artist, Italian
Misc: Was an Italian early Renaissance painter.

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Atahualpa -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1497 d.8/29/1533 (36)
Head of State (m)
Misc: The last Sapa Inca or soverign emperor of the Tahuantinsuyu

Edmond Hoyle -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1672 d.8/29/1769
Writer (m)
Book Titles: According to Hoyle

Pope Pius VI -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/25/1717 N.S. d.8/29/1799 N.S. (81)
Pope, Italian
Misc: [Giovanni A Braschi], Italian Pope (1775-99)

Christian Friedrich Schonbein -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/18/1799 d.8/29/1868 (68)
Chemist (m), German
Misc: discovered and named ozone (1840)

⛪⚖Brigham Young -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/1/1801 d.8/29/1877 (76)
Religious Leader, Religionist, Governor (m)
Names/Places: b. in Whitingham, Vermont; d. in Salt Lake City, Utah
Misc: the second president of the Mormon Church

🎨⚛Julius von Payer -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/2/1841 N.S. d.8/29/1915 N.S. (73)
Painter (m), Explorer (m), Austrian
Misc: arctic explorer

💰George Huntington Hartford -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/5/1833 d.8/29/1917 (83)
Businessperson
Misc: founded A&P Grocery chain

🏆🏁🏊Cecil Patrick Healy -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/28/1881 N.S. d.8/29/1918 N.S. (36)
Hall of Famer, Swimmer, Olympic Athlete, Australian

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🎵Paul Anderson "Stump" Evans -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/18/1904 N.S. d.8/29/1928 N.S. (23)
Saxophonist

Reverend William Archibald Spooner -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1844 d.8/29/1930 (86)
Clergyman, Educator (m)
Names/Places: b. in London, England
Misc: transposed words or syllables in his speech (Spoonerisms)

💰David T. Abercrombie -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/6/1867 d.8/29/1931 (64)
Businessperson
Misc: the original founder of Abercrombie and Fitch.

🏆🏈Frank Cavanagh -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/28/1876 d.8/29/1933 (57)
Hall of Famer, College Football Coach, College Football Player
Misc: one of football's coaching greats in the College Football Hall of Fame
Sports Teams: Dartmouth College (player 1896-1897), Cincinnati (coach 1898), Denver Athletic Club (coach 1898-1902), Holy Cross (1903-1905), Worcester Academy (1909-1910), Dartmouth College (coach 1911-1916), Boston College (coach 1919-1926), Fordham (coach 1927-1932)

🏆🏁Roger McCluskey -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/24/1930 d.8/29/1933 (3)
Auto Racer

Bela Kun -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1886 d.8/29/1938 (52)
Communist
Misc: no source agrees on what year he died with years ranging from 1937 to 1939

🏆🥊Manolete -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/4/1917 d.8/29/1947 (30)
Bullfighter, Spanish
Names/Places: RN:Manuel Rodriguez y Sanchez

🎵Lillian Blauvelt -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/16/1873 d.8/29/1947 (74)
Opera Singer, British

🎭Alexander Gauge -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1914 d.8/29/1960 (46)
Actor
TV Shows: The Adventures of Robin Hood (as Friar Tuck)

🏆⚽William J "Tucker" Fryer -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/22/1895 N.S. d.8/29/1960 N.S. (65)
Hall of Famer, Soccer Player, English

Vicki Baum -- Death Anniversary -- b.1/24/1888 d.8/29/1960 (72)
Author (m), Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright (m), Australian

🏆🎳Grazio Castellano -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/2/1917 d.8/29/1964 (47)
Hall of Famer, Bowler
Misc: the first to roll a 300 game on live television on October 4, 1953.

🏆⚾Paul G. Waner -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/16/1903 d.8/29/1965 (62)
Hall of Famer, MLB Right Fielder
Names/Places: NN:Big Poison
Misc: NL League Award Winner 1927; outfielder with 3152 hits
Sports Teams: Pittsburgh Pirates (1926-1940), Brooklyn Dodgers (1941), Boston Braves (1941-1942), Brooklyn Dodgers (1943-1944), New York Yankees (1944-1945)

Charles Darrow -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/10/1889 d.8/29/1967 (78)
Inventor (m)
Misc: invented the Monopoly board game; d. Aug 28?

🎭Victor Sutherland -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/28/1889 d.8/29/1968 (79)
Actor

🎭Mary Clare -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/17/1894 d.8/29/1970 (76)
Actress, English

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🎭Joseph "Joe" Corey -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/26/1927 N.S. d.8/29/1972 N.S. (45)
Actor

🎭🎵Lale Andersen -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/23/1905 N.S. d.8/29/1972 N.S. (67)
Stage Actress, Songwriter, Pop Singer, German

Éamon de Valera -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/14/1882 d.8/29/1975 (92)
Head of State (m), Prime Minister (m)
Misc: Ireland's first Prime minister, active revolutionary, led 1916 Easter Rebellion, founded Fianna Fail Party, took Ireland out of Commonwealth and renamed Eire, born in New York, N.Y.; one of Ireland's most prominent figures in its quest for independence; d. at a nursing home near Dublin

🎭Anissa Jones -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/11/1958 d.8/29/1976 (18)
TV Actress
Names/Places: RFN:Mary
Misc: some say b. 12-13, but she was 18 when she died, so this is the wrong DOB
TV Shows: Family Affair (as Buffy)

🎵Jimmy Reed -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/6/1925 d.8/29/1976 (50)
Hall of Famer, Songwriter, Singer/Guitarist, Harmonicaist, Blues Performer
Names/Places: RN:Mathis James Reed Leland

🎭Jean Hagen -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/3/1923 d.8/29/1977 (54)
Radio Actress, TV/Movie/Stage Actress
Names/Places: RN:Jeannie Shirley Verhagen
Misc: some say b. 1924 or 25
TV Shows: Danny Thomas Show (as Mrs. Margaret Williams)

🎭Mary Marquet -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/14/1895 d.8/29/1979 (84)
Actress, Russian
Names/Places: RN: Micheline Marguerite Delphine Marquet

📰💰Samuel I. Newhouse -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/24/1895 d.8/29/1979 (84)
Publisher (m), Multimillionaire
Misc: communications empire (Parade, Vogue, Glamour)

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✍⚛📰Lowell Thomas -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/6/1892 d.8/29/1981 (89)
Hall of Famer, Author (m), Traveler (m), Newscaster, Journalist, Commentator, Editor (m)
Names/Places: b. in Woodington, Ohio
Misc: Capital Cities Broadcasting Corp. co-founder; Reporter, Broadcaster, Legendary commentator and adventurer; "So Long Until Tomorrow"; Movietone movie news announcer

🎭Ingrid Bergman -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/29/1915 d.8/29/1982 (67)
Movie/Stage Actress, Swedish
Names/Places: Roberto Rossellini's ex-
Movie Titles: Cactus Flower, Casablanca, Joan of Arc, Spellbound, Anastasia, Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Murder on the Orient Express

✍🎵Lehman Engel -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/14/1910 d.8/29/1982 (71)
Author (m), Conductor

🎭Simon Oakland -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/28/1922 d.8/29/1983 (61)
TV/Movie Actor
TV Shows: Toma, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, Baa Baa Black Sheep

🎭Evelyn Ankers -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/17/1918 N.S. d.8/29/1985 N.S. (67)
Movie Actress, British, Chilean
Movie Titles: The Wolf Man

🎭Patrick Burr -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/13/1908 d.8/29/1985 (77)
Movie Actor, British
Movie Titles: Octopussy

⛪🎭Lee Marvin -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/19/1924 d.8/29/1987 (63)
Protestant, TV/Movie Actor
Names/Places: b. in New York City
TV Shows: M Squad (as Lt. Frank Ballinger)
Movie Titles: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

🎭Archie Campbell -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/17/1914 d.8/29/1987 (72)
Comedian
Names/Places: b. in Bulls Gap, Tennessee
TV Shows: Hee Haw

🎨Jean Schlumberger -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/24/1907 d.8/29/1987 (80)
Artist, Jewelry Designer (m), French

🎵Horace Henderson -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/22/1904 d.8/29/1988 (83)
Arranger, Pianist, Bandleader

🎨Giorgio di Sant'Angelo -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/5/1933 d.8/29/1989 (56)
Fashion Designer (m), Argentine

🎭Sandy The Dog -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/???? d.8/29/1990 (16)
Animal Star
Misc: Annie's stray mutt

🎨✍🎭Dallas Adams -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/17/1947 d.8/29/1991 (44)
Painter (m), Writer (m), Actor, British

Mary Norton -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/10/1903 d.8/29/1992 (88)
Children's Author (m), British

🎭Dorian Corey -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1937 d.8/29/1993 (56)
Movie Actor
Misc: no source can find her birthdate

🎭Michael Ende -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/12/1929 d.8/29/1995 (65)
Entertainment Figure

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✍🎭Frank Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1934 d.8/29/1995 (61)
Novelist, Screen/Scriptwriter, Movie Director (m)
Names/Places: Eleanor Perry's, then Barbara Goldsmith's, then Virginia Brush Ford's hubby
Misc: some say b. 1930 or 1931
Book Titles: Mommie Dearest

🎭Richard Beebe -- Death Anniversary -- b.??/??/1930 d.8/29/1998 (68)
Radio Broadcaster (m)
Group Names: The Credibility Gap (co-founder)

🎵🎸Charlie Feathers -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/12/1932 d.8/29/1998 (66)
Songwriter, Guitarist, Rockabilly Singer

🎭Rose Hobart -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/1/1906 d.8/29/2000 (94)
Movie Actress

✍🎭Paul Tripp -- Death Anniversary -- b.2/20/1911 d.8/29/2002 (91)
Children's Author (m), TV Host
Book Titles: Tubby the Tuba
TV Shows: Mr. I Magination (star)

Horace Welcome Babcock -- Death Anniversary -- b.9/13/1912 d.8/29/2003 (90)
Astronomer (m)
Misc: who with his father, Harold Delos Babcock, invented the solar magnetograph.

📰🎵Jumpin' Gene Simmons -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/10/1933 d.8/29/2006 (73)
Publisher (m), Novelty Singer
Song Titles: Haunted House

Gerald Green -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/8/1922 d.8/29/2006 (84)
Screen/Scriptwriter

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🏆🏁Frank Gardner -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/1/1931 d.8/29/2009 (77)
Auto Racer, Australian

🎵🎷Chris Connor -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/8/1927 d.8/29/2009 (81)
Jazz Singer

🏆🏒Peter Horeck -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/15/1923 d.8/29/2009 (86)
NHL Player, Canadian

🎭David Pressman -- Death Anniversary -- b.10/10/1913 d.8/29/2011 (97)
Actor, Director (m), Russian

🎵David "Honeyboy" Edwards -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/28/1915 N.S. d.8/29/2011 N.S. (96)
Hall of Famer, Blues Singer/Guitarist

🏆⚾John Lester Moss -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/14/1925 d.8/29/2012 (87)
MLB Player

🎵🎸Bobby Woodman -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/13/1940 d.8/29/2014 N.S. (74)
Rock and Roll Drummer, English
Names/Places: aka Bobbie Clarke; RN: Robert William Woodman
Group Names: Deep Purple

🎵🎸Glenn Cornick -- Death Anniversary -- b.4/24/1947 d.8/29/2014 (67)
Rock and Roll Bassist, English
Group Names: Jethro Tull

Wayne Dyer -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/10/1940 d.8/29/2015 N.S. (75)
Author (m)
Misc: Motivational Speaker
Book Titles: Your Erroneous Zones

⛪🎭Gene Wilder -- Death Anniversary -- b.6/11/1933 N.S. d.8/29/2016 N.S. (83)
Jewish, Movie Actor, Comedian
Names/Places: b. in Milwaukee, WI; RN:Jerome Silberman; wed to Gilda Radner
Misc: AP says b. 1933 in 2004
Movie Titles: The Producers, Start The Revolution Without Me, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex But Were Afraid To Ask, Bonnie & Clyde, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, Silver Streak, Stir Crazy, Frisco Kid, The World's Greatest Lover, Hanky Panky, Something Wilder, Silver Streak

🎵Larry Elgart -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1922 d.8/29/2017 N.S. (95)
Alto-sax, Soprano-sax, Bandleader
Misc: 1940s star
Song Titles: Bandstand Boogie (the original rendition for the teen dance show American Bandstand), Hooked on Swing (1982)

🎭Paul (Choreographer) Taylor -- Death Anniversary -- b.7/29/1930 N.S. d.8/29/2018 N.S. (88)
Choreographer (m), Dancer (m)

🎨Marie Severin -- Death Anniversary -- b.8/21/1929 N.S. d.8/29/2018 N.S. (89)
Hall of Famer, Comic Strip Cartoonist
Misc: known for her work at Marvel Comics and the 1950's EC Comics; in the Will Eisner Comics Hall of Fame

🏆🏈Jim Langer -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/16/1948 N.S. d.8/29/2019 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, NFL Center
Misc: Super Bowls VI, VII, VIII
Sports Teams: Miami Dolphins (1970-1979), Minnesota Vikings (1980-1981)

🏆🏁🏇Randy Romero -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/22/1947 N.S. d.8/29/2019 N.S. (71)
Hall of Famer, Horse Jockey

🏆🏀Clifton Ralph "Clifford" Robinson -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/16/1966 N.S. d.8/29/2020 N.S. (53)
NBA Player

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⚛🏆Jacques Rogge -- Death Anniversary -- b.5/2/1942 N.S. d.8/29/2021 N.S. (79)
Physician (m), Sports Executive, Belgiumese
Misc: former International Olympic Committee President

⛪🎭Edward Asner -- Death Anniversary -- b.11/15/1929 N.S. d.8/29/2021 N.S. (91)
Hall of Famer, Jewish, TV/Movie Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor
Names/Places: b. in Kansas City, MO; RFN:Yitzak Eddie
Misc: ex-SAG president
TV Shows: Lou Grant (as Lou Grant), Mary Tyler Moore (as Lou Grant); Roots (as Capt. Davies), Rich Man Poor Man, Captain Planet & the Planeteers, The Bronx Zoo, Trials of Rosie O'Neill (as Walter Kovatch), Fish Police, Hearts Afire (as George Lahti), Thunder Alley (as Gil), The Bachelor, Center of the Universe (as Art Pressman), Up

🎵🎸Ronald Bushy -- Death Anniversary -- b.12/23/1941 N.S. d.8/29/2021 N.S. (79)
Heavy Metal Drummer
Misc: spelled Bushe?
Group Names: Iron Butterfly (the only member of the group to appear in all six of the group's studio albums)

🎵🎸Lee Perry -- Death Anniversary -- b.3/20/1936 N.S. d.8/29/2021 N.S. (85)
Reggae Singer, Jamaican
Names/Places: NN:Scratch

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