May 29 – Famous Birthdays
John F. Kennedy (US PRESIDENT) 1917 – 1963
Mel B. (POP SINGER) 1975
Riley Keough (MOVIE ACTRESS) 1989
May 29 – Famous Birthdays
1627 Anne of Orléans duchess of Montpensier (Grand Mademoiselle)
1630 Charles II king of England (1660-85)
1673 Cornelis van Bijnkershoek lawyer/president of High Council
1716 Louis J M Daubenton French zoologist
1730 William Jackson composer
1731 Orazio Mei composer
1736 Patrick Henry US, patriot “Give me liberty or give me death”
1741 Johann Gottfried Krebs composer
1791 Pietro Romani composer
1810 Erasmus Darwin Keyes Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1895
1810 Juan B Alberdi [Figarillo] Argentina politician/writer
1810 Solomon Meredith Brevet Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1875
1824 Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox Major General (Confederate Army)
1825 David Bell Birney Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1864
1826 Ebenezer Butterick inventor (tissue paper dress pattern)
1827 Reuben Lindsay Walker Brigadier General (Confederate Army), died in 1890
1837 Alexander F de Savornin Lohmann Dutch minister/party leader (CHU)
1837 Luca Fumagalli composer
1839 Ned Gregory cricketer (brother of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test)
1840 Hans Makart Austrian painter (Plague in Florenz)
1843 Emile Pessard composer
1846 Albert György earl Apponyi Hungarian minister of Education
1851 Léon Bourgeois French premier (1895-96, Nobel 1920)
1852 Jindrich z Albestu Kaan composer
1860 Isaac [Manuel F] Albéniz Spanish pianist/composer (Iberia)
1864 A H Borgesius Dutch amateur astronomer
1868 Fréderic baron d’Erlanger French composer/banker
1874 Gilbert Keith Chesterton England, journalist/poet/critic/novelist (Man Who Made Gold)
1880 Oswald Spengler Germany, philosopher (Decline of the West)
1881 Frederik Septimus Kelly composer
1883 William Beatton Moonie composer
1885 Erwin F Finlay-Freundlich British astronomer (theory of relativity)
1890 Francis de Bourguignon composer
1892 Alfonsina Storni Argentine poet (La inquietud del rosal)
1894 Beatrice Lillie Toronto, comedian/actress (Around World in 80 Days)
1894 Josef von Sternberg Austrian director (Der blaue Engel)
1896 George L Funke botanist (Flower Physiology)
1897 Erich Wolfgang Korngold Brno Austria, movie composer (Violanta)
1897 Ignace Lilien composer
19– Donna Jean Young East McKeesport PA, comedienne (Laugh-in)
19– Roya Megnot Southfield MI, actress (Ava-Loving)
19– Sandy Helberg Frankfurt Germany, actor (Flatbush, 79 Park Ave)
1903 Bob Hope [Leslie Townes] Kent England, entertainer/comedian (famous profile)
1904 Robert Knox bacteriologist
1905 Fela Sowande composer
1905 Jan [Johannes] Teulings Dutch actor/director (That Joyous Eve)
1905 Sebastian Shaw Holt England, actor (Return of Jedi, Chimera, High Season, Spy in Black)
1906 Hans Joachim Schaeuble composer
1906 Terence Hanbury White Bombay India, novelist (England Have My Bones)
1907 Desmond Shawe-Taylor critic
1909 Neil R[onald] Jones US, sci-fi author (Space War, Twin Worlds)
1910 Agnes Beatrice Read medical social worker
1911 James Marjoribanks British ambassador
1911 Louis Wain agricultural scientist
1912 John Hanlo Dutch poet (Go to the Mosque)
1913 Douglas Black physician
1913 Iris Adrian Los Angeles CA, actress (Blue Hawaii, Bluebeard)
1915 David Jenklins librarian (National Library of Wales)
1915 Igor Buketoff Hartford CT, conductor (Iceland Symphony 1964-65)
1915 Lord Huntingfield British agent to UN Secreteriat
1916 Carl M Story fiddler
1917 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Brookline MA, (Senator-D-MA), 35th President (1961-1963)
1918 Herb Shriner humorist/TV host (Herb Shriner Show)
1918 Isabel Dean England, actress (5 Days one Summer, Virgin Island, Ransom)
1920 Robin Haydon British diplomat
1921 Clifton James New York NY, actor (Buster & Billie, David & Lisa)
1921 George Terry chief constable (Sussex England)
1921 James Clifton Spokane WA, actor (Live & Let Die)
1922 Iannis Xenakis Braila Romania, composer/architect/mathematician
1922 John Heerbecq Church commissioner
1923 Earl of Morley Lord Lieutenant (Devon)
1923 Richard Worsley quarter master General
1925 Kenneth Couzens CEO (Coal Products)
1926 Charles Denner Tarnow Poland, actor (And Now My Love)
1926 Iannis Xenakis composer/architect/engineer
1927 Carl Toms stage designer (1 Million BC, Moon Zero Two)
1927 Dick Hillenius Dutch biologist/writer
1927 Trevor Holdsworth CEO (National Power)
1928 Felix Rohatyn Vienna Austria, investment banker (New York Big MAC Bonds)
1929 Anthony Grant British MP
1929 Katie Boyle [Lady Sander Saunders] British broadcaster
1929 Kennetgh Couzens CEO (Coal Products)
1930 Eleanor Fazan opera/show choreographer (Lassiter, Ruling Class)
1931 Carl Toms stage designer
1932 Paul Erlich environmental scientist
1935 André P Brink South African writer (Dry White Season)
1935 Denis J Worrall South African politician/leader (DP)
1935 Martin Garrod Commandant General (Royal Marines)
1936 Arlene McQuade New York NY, actress (Rosalie-Goldbergs)
1937 Alwin Schockemohle horse show jumper
1937 Irmin Schmidt rocker (Can)
1937 Peter Kolman composer
1938 Francis Thomas (Fay) Vincent baseball commissioner
1939 Al Unser auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1970, 71)
1939 Martin Garrod Commandant General Royal Marines
1939 Nanette Newman writer/actress (Endless Game, Of Human Bondage)
1941 Douglas Scott mountaineer
1941 Roy Crewsdon Manchester, rocker (Freddie & The Dreamers)
1942 Kevin Conway New York NY, actor (Flash Point, Cage of Angels)
1943 Bob Edgar (Representative-D-PA, 1975-87)
1943 E Thomas Coleman (Representative-R-MO, 1976- )
1943 Terry Pavey editor (TV Times)
1944 Helmut Berger actor (Ash Wednesday, Damned, Picture of Dorian Gray)
1944 Quentin Davies MP (C)
1945 Lord Fraser of Carmyllie Minister of State (Scotland)
1945 Martin Pipe horse trainer
1945 Mike Rossi rocker (Status Quo)
1946 Robin Johnson Brooklyn NY, actress (Times Square)
1947 Mark Nelson Brooklyn NY, crew member (Biosphere 2)
1948 Anthony Geary Coalville UT, actor (Luke/Bill-General Hospital)
1948 Linda Esther Gray opera singer
1948 Michael Berkley composer/broadcaster
1949 Francis Rossi London England, guitarist/vocalist (Status Quo-Down Down, Picture of a Matchstick Man)
1949 Gary Brooker Essex England, rock keyboardist (Procol Harum)
1950 Rebbie [Maureen] Jackson Gary IN, singer (R U Tuff Enuff)
1950 Talat Ali cricketer (Pakistan opening batsman in ten Tests 1972-80)
1952 Louise Cooper UK, sci-fi author (Nemesis, Inferno, Infanta, Nocturne)
1953 Danny Elfman Los Angeles CA, composer (Simspon Show Theme)
1953 Ranji Nanan cricketer (Trinidad off-spinner, 1 Test vs Pakistan 1981)
1953 Rick Henderson Beaumont TX, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around)
1955 Jerry Dengler Colorado Springs CO, singer (Mason Dixon-Karen Comes Around)
1955 John Hinckley Jr shot & wounded President Reagan in 1981
1955 Mike Porcaro rock bassist (Toto-Roseanna, Africa)
1956 Greg R rocker (Bad)
1956 Larry Blackmon rocker (Cameo-Alligator Woman)
1956 LaToya Yvette Jackson Gary IN, singer (posed in Playboy, Millipede)
1958 Annette Bening Topeka KS, actress (American Beauty, Grifters, Bugsy, Valmont)
1958 Ivar Sisniega México, pentathlete (Olympics-1980)
1958 Sam Clancy WLAF defensive assistant coach (Barcelona Dragons)
1959 Mel Gaynor Glasgow Scotland, rock drummer (Simple Minds-Water Front)
1959 Rupert Everett Norfolk England, actor (My Best Friend’s Wedding, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Next Best Thing)
1959 Tamayo Otsuki actress (Mrs Yamagami-Davis Rules)
1960 Adrian Paul London England, actor (Dance to Win, Highlander)
1961 David Palmer heavy metal drummer (ABC, AC/DC)
1961 Melissa Etheridge US singer/songwriter/guitarist (Never Enough)
1961 Todd Boonstra Minneapolis MN, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
1962 Eric Davis Los Angeles CA, outfielder (Cincinnati Reds)
1962 Gerry Norquist Portland OR, Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-5th)
1963 Lisa Whelchel Fort Worth TX, actress (Blair-Facts of Life, Michey Mouse Club)
1963 Tracey E Bregman Recht Munich Germany, actress (Days of Our Life)
1965 Charlie Hayes Hattisburg MS, 3rd baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees)
1965 Emilio Sanchez Madrid Spain, Tennis player (Olympics-bronze-1988)
1965 Jammo Myllys Savonlinna Finland, hockey goalie (Team Finland, Olympics-bronze-98)
1966 Floyd Turner NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
1967 Bill Risley Chicago IL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
1967 Karina Orum Denmark, golfer (Scandinavian champion 1989)
1967 Mike Keane Winnipeg, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
1967 Ray Bernard CFL linebacker (Montréal Alouettes)
1968 Brian Roche NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
1968 Duane Young NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
1969 Toby Borland Quitman LA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
1969 Wiltrud Probst Nuermberg Germany, tennis star (1992 Belgian Open)
1972 Bill Curley NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, Minnesota Timberwolves)
1972 David Hendrix NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers)
1972 Kenny McEntyre WLAF cornerback (London Monarchs)
1972 Kevin McDougal CFL quarterback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1973 Emma Johnson Sydney New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973 Etdrick Bohannon NBA forward (Indiana Pacers)
1973 Jason Dawe North York, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1973 Malcolm Allen Wauchope New South Wales Australia, swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973 Tiffany M Sloan Orange County CA, playmate (October 1992)
1974 Barbara Mulej Kranj Slovenia, tennis star (1992 Futures Germany)
1974 Kenny Bynum running back (San Diego Chargers)
1974 Robyn Petroskey Minneapolis MN, figure skater (1996 Midwest champion)
1975 Alexander Zhurik hockey defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-98)
1975 Bianca Langham Australian field hockey fullback/halfback (Olympics-96)
1975 Melanie Janine Brown “Scary Spice”, Leeds, vocalist (Spice Girls)
1975 Shoshanna Lonstein New York NY, girlfriend (Jerry Seinfeld)
1977 Brent Roberts Leesville LA, diver (Olympics-96)
1977 Danny Gerard Mount Vernon NY, actor (Alan Silver-Brooklyn Bridge)
1979 Luann Roberts Miss Alabama Teen USA (1996)
1980 Valérie Hould-Marchand Riviere-Du-Loup QU, synchronized swim (Olympics-silver-96)
1983 Richard Jackson Redlands CA, actor (Ryan Meyers-Saved by the Bell)
1989 Danielle Riley Keough grand daughter of Elvis Presley
1991 Coral Browne Australian actor (Ruling Class), dies of cancer at 77
