Notable Birthdays for August 29
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- British King Henry V in 1387
- English philosopher John Locke in 1632
- author/poet Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. in 1809
- Henry Bergh, founder of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, in 1813
- automotive inventor Charles Kettering in 1876
- actress Ingrid Bergman in 1915
- actor Isabel Sanford in 1917
- jazz saxophonist Charlie Bird Parker in 1920
- NASCAR racer Wendell Scott in 1921
- British filmmaker Richard Attenborough in 1923
- jazz/pop singer Dinah Washington in 1924
- filmmaker William Friedkin in 1935 (age 85)
- U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in 1936
- actor Elliott Gould in 1938 (age 82)
- TV personality Robin Leach in 1941
- scientist Temple Grandin in 1947 (age 73)
- entertainer Michael Jackson in 1958
- Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield in 1959 (age 61)
- actor Rebecca De Mornay in 1959 (age 61)
- actor Carla Gugino in 1971 (age 49)
- actor Lea Michele in 1986 (age 34)
- pop singer Liam Payne in 1993 (age 27).
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