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January 29, 1980 Jason James Richter, Medford OR, actor, Free Willy January 29, 1979 Andrew Keegan, actor, Step by Step, Party of Five January 29, 1978 LaToya London, American Musician January 29, 1977 Martin Hohenberger, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 January 29, 1976 Ilmira Shamsutdinova, Miss Universe-Russia/best costume 1996 January 29, 1976 Anna Faris, American Actress January 29, 1975 Hendrik Dreekmann, Germany, tennis star January 29, 1975 Kelly Packard, born in Glendale California, actress, Tiffani Smith-California Dreams January 29, 1975 Lorraine Magwenzi, Miss Zimbabwe Universe 1997 January 29, 1975 Maarten Kerkhof, soccer player, Vitesse, De Graafschap January 29, 1975 Sara Gilbert, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Melissa-Roseanne January 29, 1974 David LaFleur, tight end for the Dallas Cowboys January 29, 1974 Jeff Mitchell, corner for the Baltimore Ravens January 29, 1974 Kris Burley, Truro Nova Scotia, gymnist 1996 Olympics January 29, 1974 Pat Walsh, WLAF Tackle for the London Monarchs January 29, 1973 Darnell Stephens, NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 29, 1973 Jason Schmidt, Lewiston ID, pitcher, Atlanta Braves January 29, 1973 Scott Milanovich, quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers January 29, 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh Athlete January 29, 1972 Hessley Hempstead, NFL guard, Detroit Lions January 29, 1972 Scott Davis, Great Falls Mont, figure skater 1994 Olympics January 29, 1972 Simon Cook, cricketer, Victorian pace bowler joined NSW 1995-96 January 29, 1972 Jude Law, British Actor January 29, 1972 Gabrielle Union, American Actress January 29, 1971 Chris Vargas, CFL quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers January 29, 1971 Jamal Fountaine, NFL defensive end, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons January 29, 1970 Eric Gouka, cricketer, Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup January 29, 1970 Heather Graham, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actress, Drugstore Cowboy, Diggstown January 29, 1970 Scott Davis, guard for the Atlanta Falcons January 29, 1970 Paul Ryan, American Politician January 29, 1969 Aeneas Williams, cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals January 29, 1969 Flora Perfetti, Faenza Italy, tennis star, 1995 Futures-Reims-FRA January 29, 1969 Karen Fonteyne, Calgary Alberta, synchro swimmer, 1996 Olympics silver January 29, 1969 Robert Young, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams January 29, 1969 Thomas Jane, American Actor January 29, 1968 Aeneas Williams, NFL cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals January 29, 1968 Chris Pringle, New Zealand cricket pace bowler, since 1990 January 29, 1968 Ed Burns, director/actor, Brothers McMullen January 29, 1968 Harold Green, NFL running back, Cin Bengals, Atlanta Falcons January 29, 1968 John Hudson, NFL center/guard, New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles January 29, 1968 Kevin Roberson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs January 29, 1968 Edward Burns, American Actor January 29, 1967 David Pitcher, CFL fullback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers January 29, 1967 Khalid Skah, Midelt Morocco, 5k/10k runner January 29, 1967 Sean Burke, Windsor, NHL goalie, Hartford Whalers January 29, 1967 Stacey King, NBA forward and center for the Miami Heat January 29, 1967 Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian Journalist January 29, 1965 Dominik Hasek, Pardubice CZE, NHL goalie, Czech Oly-Gold-98, Buffalo January 29, 1965 Peter Lundgren, Sweden, tennis star January 29, 1965 Tim Johnson, NFL defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins January 29, 1964 Andre Reed, NFL wide receiver for the Buffalo Bills January 29, 1964 John Gallagher, rugby league player January 29, 1964 John Habyan, U.S. baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals January 29, 1964 Roddy Frame, rock vocalist and guitarist, Aztec Camera-Stray January 29, 1963 Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ January 29, 1962 Nicholas Turturro, Queens, New York, actor, James Martinez-NYPD Blue January 29, 1962 Lee Terry, American Politician January 29, 1961 Mike Aldrete, U.S. baseball infielder, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees January 29, 1960 Cho-Liang Lin, Taiwan, violinist, Queen Sophia 1st prize January 29, 1960 Eddie Jackson, bassist, Queensryche-Breaking the Silence January 29, 1960 Gregory Efthimos Louganis, born in San Diego, California, diver, Olympics gold 1984, 88 January 29, 1960 Matthew Ashford, Davenport, Iowa, actor, Jack Devaraux-Days of Our Lives January 29, 1960 Sean Kerly, hockey player January 29, 1960 Steve Sax, 2nd baseman, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox January 29, 1960 Dave Pelzer, American Writer January 29, 1959 Paul McGann, actor, Dr. Who January 29, 1959 Patricia Clarkson, American Actress January 29, 1959 Rahm Emanuel, American Politician January 29, 1958 Judy Norton-Taylor, born in Santa Monica, California, actress, Mary Ellen-Waltons January 29, 1958 Ole Mortensen, cricketer, pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark January 29, 1957 Irlene Mandrell, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, country singer, Mandrell Sisters January 29, 1957 Jac Bico, Dutch guitarist/singer, Tambourine January 29, 1955 John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze January 29, 1954 Alejandro Casanas, Havana Cuba, 110m hurdler, Olympic-silv-1976, 80 January 29, 1954 Dick Manitoba, vocalist, Dictators January 29, 1954 Oprah Winfrey, born in Mississippi, actress/TV host, Color Purple, Oprah January 29, 1953 Dalila di Lazzaro, Udine Italy, covergirl/model, Vogue January 29, 1952 Tommy Ramone, [Erdelyi], Hungary, rock drummer/bassist [Ramones January 29, 1951 Andy Roberts, cricketer, brilliant WI quickie with 202 wickets 74-84 January 29, 1951 Earl Howe January 29, 1950 Ann Jillian, Cambridge Massachusetts, actress, Mr Mom, Jennifer Slept Here January 29, 1950 Jody Schecter, South African auto maker, World Driver's 1979 January 29, 1950 Tom Brown, Jr., American Celebrity January 29, 1949 Tommy Ramone, [Thomas Erdelyi], Budapest, rock drummer, Ramones January 29, 1949 Jerry Lawler, American Entertainer January 29, 1948 Bill Kirchen, singer/guitarist, Commander Cody and Lost Planet Airmen January 29, 1948 Felice Taylor, R&B singer, I Feel Love Comin' On January 29, 1948 Marc Singer, Vancouver Canada, actor, V, Dallas January 29, 1947 David Byron, vocalist, Uriah Heep January 29, 1947 Israel Wetrin, managing director, Elonex January 29, 1947 Michael Mavor, Head Master, Rugby School January 29, 1945 Donna Marie Caponi Young, Detroit, LPGA golfer, U.S. Open 1969, 70 January 29, 1945 James Nicholson, British MEP January 29, 1945 Tom Selleck, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Lance-Rockford Files, Magnum PI January 29, 1944 Barbara Moore, Wardell, Missouri, actress, Lisa Rogers-Man From UNCLE January 29, 1944 Hans Plomp, Dutch writer/poet, Venus in Holland January 29, 1943 Charles Fitzgerald-Lombard, Abbot of Downside January 29, 1943 Timothy Andrew James Souster, composer January 29, 1942 Arnaldo Tamayo-Mendez, Cuba, cosmonaut, Soyuz 38 January 29, 1942 Claudine Longet, France, former Mrs. Andy Williams/singer January 29, 1942 F R Hartley, Vice-Chancellor, Cranfield University January 29, 1942 Katharine Ross, Hollywood Cal, actress, Graduate, Francesca-Colbys January 29, 1942 Richard Needham, British MP January 29, 1942 Robin Morgan, Lake Worth, Florida, actress, Dagmar-Mama January 29, 1939 Germaine Greer, born in Melbourne, Australia, feminist/author, Female Eunich January 29, 1939 O P Kolomitsev, cosmonaut January 29, 1938 Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold January 29, 1937 Bobby Scott, jazz singer January 29, 1936 Malcolm Binns, concert pianist January 29, 1936 William L. Jenkins, American Politician January 29, 1934 Paul Gutama Soegijo, composer January 29, 1933 A C Alston, bibliographer January 29, 1933 Margaret Laird, Commissioner, Third Church Estates January 29, 1932 Clyde, Lord January 29, 1932 Raman Subba Row, CEO, Test/County Cricket Board January 29, 1932 Derek Bailey, English Musician January 29, 1931 Leslie Bricuse, English/US composer, Stop the world I want to get off January 29, 1931 Ferenc Madl, Hungarian Statesman January 29, 1930 John Junkin, actor and writer, A Hard Day's Night January 29, 1929 Elio Petri, Italy, director, Property is no theft January 29, 1928 Bengt Hambraeus, composer January 29, 1928 Marinus Peijnenburg, Dutch politician January 29, 1928 Peter Byrne, actor, Postcards from America, Carry on Cabby January 29, 1927 Edward Abbey, U.S. author, Desert Solitaire January 29, 1927 Vin Scully, American Celebrity January 29, 1926 Abdus Salam, theoretical physicist January 29, 1926 Bob Berry, cricketer, England slow lefty 1950 January 29, 1925 Anthony George, Endicott, New York, actor, Untouchables, Checkmate January 29, 1925 Lane of Horsell, Lord January 29, 1925 Pier Tania, Meinte Piet, radio/TV host, ANP, De Bezetting January 29, 1924 Brian Trubshaw, British test pilot January 29, 1924 Gregson, Lord January 29, 1924 Luigi Nono, Venice Italy, composer, Canonic Variations January 29, 1924 Marcelle Ferron, Canadian Artist January 29, 1923 Paddy Chayevsky, [Sydney], U.S., dramatist, Marty, Hospital January 29, 1923 Desmond Bagley, British Journalist January 29, 1922 William Gaddis, American Novelist January 29, 1920 Alec Coppen, psychiatrist January 29, 1919 Norman F Simpson, British playwright, One Way Pendulum January 29, 1919 James Patrick Murray, American Journalist January 29, 1918 John Forsythe, born in New Jersey, actor, Bachelor Father, Charlie's Angels, Dynasty January 29, 1918 William Rigney, baseball manager for the San Francisco Giants January 29, 1917 John Raitt, born in Santa Ana California, actor/singer, Chevy Show, Pajama Game January 29, 1916 Barbara Skelton, writer January 29, 1915 Frederic Ramsey, Jr., folklorist/author January 29, 1915 Halfdan Rasmussen, Danish poet/WWII resistance fighter, Skoven January 29, 1915 Victor Mature, born in Louisville, Kentucky, actor, 1 Million BC, Samson and Delilah January 29, 1912 "Professor" Irwin Corey, born in Brooklyn, New York, comedian, Car Wash, Doc January 29, 1912 Jacob "Jaap" Balk, journalist, AH, Onder de Keizerskroon January 29, 1911 Bernard Herrmann, New York City, composes film music January 29, 1910 Henri Queffelec, French writer, Au bout du monde January 29, 1910 Paul Hodder-Williams, publisher January 29, 1909 Alan Marshal, Sydney Aust, actor, White Cliffs of Dover, Lydia January 29, 1909 Tonypandy, Viscount January 29, 1908 Adam Clayton Powell, Rep-D-NY, 1945-70 January 29, 1906 Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman, Olympics gold 1920 January 29, 1906 Joe Primeau, NHL center January 29, 1905 Barnett Newmann, U.S. painter, postpainterly abstraction January 29, 1905 Henry Green, English Novelist January 29, 1905 Barnett Newman, American Artist January 29, 1903 Cornelis H Edelman, Dutch geologist January 29, 1901 Allen B DuMont, inventor, perfected coml practical cathode ray tube January 29, 1900 Marco Tajcevic, composer January 29, 1900 Willem F K Hussem, Dutch painter and poet, Coastline, Lookout on Sea January 29, 1898 Fernand Quinet, Belgian cellist/ composer and conductor, La Guerre January 29, 1898 Karl Bjarnhof, Danish blind journalist and writer, History of Sascha January 29, 1896 Teddy Hoad, cricketer, pioneering West Indian Test batsman January 29, 1893 Edric Cundell, composer January 29, 1893 Martian Negrea, composer January 29, 1892 Clifford Gray, U.S., bobsled 1928 Olympics gold January 29, 1891 R N Williams II, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1914 January 29, 1890 Marguerite Canal, composer January 29, 1889 Francisco Santiago, composer January 29, 1889 Rudolf Mauersberger, composer January 29, 1887 Albert Conti, born in Trieste, Austria, actor, Jazz Heaven, Doomed Battalion January 29, 1884 Juhan Aavic, composer January 29, 1880 W. C. Fields, Philadelphia, actor January 29, 1879 Franz von Papen, German Politician January 29, 1878 Barney Oldfield, Ohio, daredevil January 29, 1876 Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer January 29, 1876 Havergal Brian, Dresden Staffordshire, composer January 29, 1874 John David Rockefeller, Jr., born in Cleveland, Ohio, philanthropist January 29, 1874 Robert Lach, composer January 29, 1874 John D. Rockefeller, Jr., American Businessman January 29, 1873 Luigi A, duke of the Abruzzes, Italy, explorer/climber, Mt St. Elias January 29, 1871 Eduardo Lopez-Chavarri y Marco, composer January 29, 1869 Andrey Vladimirovich Scherbachov, composer January 29, 1867 Vicente Blasco Ibanez, Spain, writer, 4 Horsemen of Apocalypse January 29, 1866 Romain Rolland, born in France, writer, Jean-Christophe, Nobel 1915 January 29, 1864 Adolf Philipp, composer January 29, 1862 Frederick Delius, Bradford England, composer, Hiawatha January 29, 1860 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Tagarov Russia, playwright, Cherry Orchard January 29, 1860 Anton Chekhov, Russian Dramatist January 29, 1859 Cass Gilbert, American Architect January 29, 1854 Willem PC Knuttel, Dutch bibliographer/librarian January 29, 1852 Frederick Hymen Cowen, composer January 29, 1852 Ion Luca Caragiale, Romanian actor and playwright, O Noapte Furtunoasa January 29, 1850 Ebenezer Howard, London, pioneer of garden cities January 29, 1850 Lawrence Hargrave, inventor, box kite January 29, 1843 William McKinley, Niles Ohio, R, 25th President, 1897-1901 January 29, 1843 Carmen Sylva, Romanian Royalty January 29, 1841 Henry Morton Stanley, Welsh Explorer January 29, 1836 Benjamin Franklin Potts, Bvt Mjr Gen Union volunteers, died in 1887 January 29, 1836 James Meech Warner, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1897 January 29, 1824 Karl von Perfall, composer January 29, 1823 Franklin Gardner, Major General Confederate Army January 29, 1821 Isaac Ferdinand Quinby, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1891 January 29, 1811 Louis Blanc, French Politician January 29, 1810 Earnest E Kummer, German mathematician January 29, 1809 William E. Gladstone, British Leader January 29, 1803 James Outram, Bulterley Hall Derbyshire, general January 29, 1801 Johannes Bernardus van Bree, Dutch violinist and composer, Felix Meritis January 29, 1798 Henry Neele, London, poet January 29, 1784 Ferdinand Ries, composer January 29, 1783 Vasili A. Zjukovski, Russian folk poet/translator, Homerus January 29, 1782 Daniel-Franeois-Esprit Auber, French opera composer, Fra Diavolo January 29, 1782 Frantiszek Tucek Scigalski, composer January 29, 1763 J G Seume, writer January 29, 1761 Abraham AA "Albert" Gallatin, Switz, U.S. minister of Finance, 1801-14 January 29, 1761 Albert Gallatin, Swiss Statesman January 29, 1756 Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, Rep/Gov-Va, /general January 29, 1748 Daniel Smith, American Politician January 29, 1737 Thomas Paine, political essayist, Common Sense, Age of Reason January 29, 1729 Charles Thomson, American Public Servant January 29, 1727 Ezra Stiles, American Clergyman January 29, 1717 Jeffrey Amherst, English Governor-General of America/fieldmarshal January 29, 1717 Lord Amherst, British Soldier January 29, 1715 Georg Christoph Wagenseil, Austrian, court, composer/pianist January 29, 1711 Giuseppi Bonno, composer January 29, 1703 Carlmann Kolb, composer January 29, 1700 Daniel Bernoulli, Basel Switz, mathematician, 10 time French award January 29, 1689 Hubert K Poot, Dutch poet January 29, 1688 Emmanuel Swedenborg, Sweden, religious leader, Angelic Wisdom January 29, 1688 Emanuel Swedenborg, Swedish Environmentalist January 29, 1584 Frederik Hendrik, count of Nassau/Prince of Orange |