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December 29 Birthdays in History - December 29 Deaths - December 29 Events
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December 29, 1985 Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley December 29, 1979 Laura Larson, Miss Maine Teen USA 1996 December 29, 1975 Kalin Olson, Hot Springs, Arkansas, playmate, Aug 1997 December 29, 1974 Brad Hodge, cricketer, promising Victorian middle-order batsman December 29, 1974 James Darling, linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles December 29, 1974 Tom Knight, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals December 29, 1973 Tomas Perez, Barquisimeto Venezuela, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays December 29, 1972 Jessica Lee McMinn, Miss North Carolina USA 1996 December 29, 1972 Malcolm Seabron, NFL wide receiver for the Houston Oilers December 29, 1972 Melissa Hall, Miss USA-Minnesota 1997 December 29, 1972 Randy Neal, NFL linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals December 29, 1971 Jay Fiedler, NFL quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles December 29, 1971 Jay Fiedler, WLAF QB for the Amsterdam Admirals December 29, 1971 Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold December 29, 1971 Mark Montreuil, NFL cornerback for the San Diego Chargers December 29, 1971 Toby Mills, WLAF corner for the Frankfurt Galaxy December 29, 1970 Yaroslav Ihorovych Pustovyi, Kostroma Ukraine, cosmonaut December 29, 1968 Carlo H L Ponti, Jr., son of Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren December 29, 1968 Darren Perry, NFL free safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers December 29, 1968 James Mouton, born in Denver, Colorado, outfielder for the Houston Astros December 29, 1968 James Mouton, outfielder for the Houston Astros December 29, 1967 Henry Jones, NFL safety for the Buffalo Bills December 29, 1967 Jason Gould, son of Elliot Gould/Barbra Streisand, Prince of Tides December 29, 1967 Kevin Toth, born in Cleveland, Ohio, shot putter December 29, 1967 Tony Tolbert, NFL defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys December 29, 1966 Bruce Bulina, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Alberta Open December 29, 1966 Drew Hartt, Calgary Alta, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Desert Tour December 29, 1965 David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 December 29, 1964 Craig Grebeck, Cerritos California, infielder for the Florida Marlins December 29, 1964 Kimberly Russell, actress, Sarah-Head of the Class December 29, 1962 Devon White, Kingston Jamacia, outfielder for the Florida Marlins December 29, 1961 Robert Louis Tewdwr Moss, journalist/travel writer December 29, 1960 Dave Gilbert, cricketer, Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86 December 29, 1960 David Boon, cricketer, short backward square from Tasmania December 29, 1959 Leslie Graves, Silver City, New Mexico, actress, Brenda-Capitol December 29, 1959 Paula Poundstone, comedienne, Emmy Awards December 29, 1958 Curt Allen Byrum, Onida, South Dakota, PGA golfer, 1989 Hardee's Golf Classic December 29, 1956 Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger, Josephine December 29, 1955 Jan Pijnenburg, Dutch rock drummer, Doe Maar-Bomb December 29, 1955 Neil Giraldo, rocker, Pat Benatar Band December 29, 1954 Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold December 29, 1954 Roger Voudouris, Sacramento California, rock vocalist December 29, 1953 Kate Schmidt, U.S. javelin thrower 1972 Olympics bronze December 29, 1952 Gelsey Kirkland, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, ballerina/druggie, Nutcracker December 29, 1952 Nikolai Andrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnist, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80 December 29, 1951 Laurel Masse, Holland, Michigan, jazz singer, Manhattan Transfer-Operator December 29, 1951 Yvonne Elliman, U.S. actress and singer, I Don't Know How to Love Him December 29, 1950 Jon Polito, Philadelphia, actor, Fire With Fire, Homicide December 29, 1949 Syed Kirmani, cricketer, Indian keeper after Engineer December 29, 1947 Cozy Powell, England, rock drummer, Jeff Beck Group, Whitesnake, ELP December 29, 1947 Ted Danson, born in San Diego California, actor, Sam Malone-Cheers, 3 Men and a Baby December 29, 1946 Laffit Pincay, Jr., jockey, Ky Derby 1984, Belmont 1982-84, Swale December 29, 1946 Marianne Faithfull, born in Hampstead, England, vocalist, Money December 29, 1946 Paul Trible, Sen-R-Va December 29, 1945 Adje Roland, Dutch disc-jockey December 29, 1944 Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket, opener scored century in Test vs. Pak 1973 December 29, 1943 JHR Maij-Wegge, Dutch traffic minister, 19..-94 December 29, 1942 Jerry Summers, rocker December 29, 1941 Ray Thomas, England, rock vocalist, Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin December 29, 1940 Brigitte Kronauer, writer December 29, 1940 Ed Buce, Keiser Ar, country singer, Texas December 29, 1940 Peter Koelewijn, Dutch writer/vocalist, Come off that Roof December 29, 1939 Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives, 1978- December 29, 1938 Jon Voight, born in Yonkers, New York, actor, Deliverance, Midnight Cowboy December 29, 1938 Wayne Huizenga, CEO, Waste Management, Blockbuster, Miami Dolphins December 29, 1937 Mary Tyler Moore, born in Brooklyn, actress, Mary Tyler Moore, Ordinary People December 29, 1936 Ray Nitschke, NFL linebacker for the Green Bay Packers December 29, 1936 Vitaly Alexeyevich Godzyatsky, composer December 29, 1935 Tony Bramall, England, auto dealer/multi-millionaire, Harrogate December 29, 1934 Ed Flanders, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, actor, Dr. Westphall-St. Elsewhere December 29, 1934 Tom Jarriel, LaGrange, Georgia, newscaster, ABC Weekend News, 20/20 December 29, 1933 Prez "Kidd" Kenneth, blues singer/guitarist December 29, 1932 Inga Swenson, Omaha Nebraska, actress, Gretchen-Benson December 29, 1931 Barbara Steele, England, actress, Castle of Blood, Dark Shadows December 29, 1930 Willy Giefer, composer December 29, 1928 Bernard Cribbins, Oldham England, actor, Val Doonican Show December 29, 1927 Jim Simpson, Washington D.C., sportscaster, Monday Night Baseball December 29, 1921 Dobrica Cosic, writer December 29, 1920 Syd Dernley, hangman December 29, 1920 Viveca Lindfors, Uppsala Sweden, actress, Way We Were, Welcome to LA December 29, 1920 Josefa Iloilo, Statesman December 29, 1919 Pieter Terpstra, Dutch journalist and writer, De dei is forroun/Havank-T December 29, 1919 Roman Vlad, composer December 29, 1919 Jim Murray, American Journalist December 29, 1917 Tom Bradley, Mayor-D-LA, 1973- December 29, 1915 Charles L[eonard] Harness, U.S., sci-fi author, Paradox Men, Wolfhead December 29, 1915 John P. W. Meefout, Dutch sculptor, Laying Woman December 29, 1915 Robert Ruark, U.S. writer, Something of Value December 29, 1913 Laurence Gower, academic December 29, 1912 Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Melbourne Australia, composer, Triad December 29, 1908 Claire Dodd, AR, actress, Ex-Lady, In the Navy December 29, 1908 Gerben Sonderman, Dutch test pilot, Fokker December 29, 1907 James Gardner, designer December 29, 1903 Clyde McCoy, jazz trumpeter/bandleader December 29, 1900 Willie Humphrey, jazz Clarinetist December 29, 1898 Jeanne Leleu, composer December 29, 1897 Hermann Heiss, composer December 29, 1896 David Alfaro Siqueiros, Mexico, painter/muralist, Lib of Chile December 29, 1892 Emory Parnell, St. Paul Minnesota, actress, Rocket Man, County Fair December 29, 1890 Jozef Cantre, Flemish sculptor/wood carver December 29, 1888 Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal December 29, 1887 Kiyoshi Nobutoki, composer December 29, 1880 Jean-Fernand Vaubourgoin, composer December 29, 1879 Billy Mitchell, aviation hero Gen, WW I December 29, 1878 Felix M Abel, French bible scholar, Jerusalem Nouvelle December 29, 1876 Pablo Casals, Vendrell Catalonia Spain, violinist, conductor and composer December 29, 1869 Bill Howell, cricketer, Australian bowler at turn of century December 29, 1866 Joseph Limburg, liberal Second-Member of parliament, 1905-19 December 29, 1859 Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico, 1915-20 December 29, 1856 Thomas J Stieltjes, mathematician, Stieltjes integral December 29, 1850 Tomas Breton y Hernandez, composer December 29, 1843 Elisabeth OL, queen of Romania/poet, Rumanische Dichtungen December 29, 1833 John James Ingalls, Rep-Ks December 29, 1831 Adam Badeau, Bvt Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1895 December 29, 1813 Etienne-Joseph Soubre, composer December 29, 1809 Albert Pike, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1891 December 29, 1809 William Ewart Gladstone, Lib, British Prime Minister, 1868-74, '80-86, '92-94 December 29, 1808 Andrew Johnson, born in Raleigh, North Carolina, Unionist, 17th President, 1865-69 December 29, 1808 Gyorgy Apponyi, Hungarian Parliament member December 29, 1800 Charles Goodyear, inventor, vulcanization process for rubber December 29, 1792 Archibald Alison, Scottish historian, History of Europe December 29, 1776 Charles Macintosh, Scotland, patented waterproof fabric December 29, 1767 Aime Ambroise Simon Leborne, composer December 29, 1743 Alexander van Bylandt, Dutch military officer December 29, 1721 Madame De Pompadour, mistress of French King Louis the 15th December 29, 1709 Elisabeth Petrovna, tsarina of Russia/daughter of Peter the Great December 29, 1678 Gotthard Wagner, composer December 29, 1586 Francisco de Moncada, Spanish earl of Osuna/marquis of Aytona December 29, 1563 Francesco Maria Guaitoli, composer |