Famous Birthdays for April 29Alexander II (Alexander the Liberator) 1745 - Czar of the Russian Empire from 1855 to 1881 William Randolph Hearst 1863 - American newspaper magnate, newspaper publisher, Sir Thomas Beecham 1879 - British conductor Duke Ellington (Edward Kennedy) 1899 - Composer, pianist, big band leader Hirohito (Emperor Showa) 1901 - 124th Japanese emperor, emperor from 1926 to 1989 Tom Ewell 1909 - Actor ("The Girl Can't Help It," "The Tom Ewell Show," "Baretta") Richard Carlson 1912 - Actor, director, screenwriter Donald Mills 1915 - Musician (The Mills Brothers) Celeste Holm 1919 - Actress Danny Davis 1925 - Musician (The Nashville Brass) Carl Gardner 1928 - Musician (The Coasters) Lonnie Donegan 1931 - Musician Rod McKuen 1933 - Poet Keith Baxter 1933 - Actor Willie Nelson 1933 - Musician, singer - his family cites April 29, his birth certificate says April 30 at 12:30am Otis Rush 1934 - Musician Luis Aparicio 1934 - Baseball player Lane Smith 1936 - Actor ("Red Dawn," "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") April Stevens 1936 - Singer Zubin Mehta 1936 - Conductor Duane Allen 1943 - Singer (The Oak Ridge Boys) Richard Kline 1944 - Actor ("Three's Company") Tammi Terrell 1945 - Singer Tommy James 1947 - Musician (The Shondells) Dale Earnhardt 1951 - Father of race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kate Mulgrew 1955 - Actress ("Star Trek: Voyager") Jerry Seinfeld 1955 - Comedian, actor ("Seinfeld") Daniel Day-Lewis 1957 - Actor Michelle Pfeiffer 1957 - Actress Eve Plumb 1958 - Actress ("The Brady Bunch") Mark Kendall 1958 - Musician (Great White) Stephanie Bentley 1963 - Country musician Carnie Wilson 1968 - Singer (Wilson Phillips) Michael Timmins 1969 - Musician (Cowboy Junkies) Master P (Percy Miller) 1970 - Rapper Uma Thurman 1970 - Actress ("Pulp Fiction") Andre Agassi 1970 - Tennis player James Bonamy 1972 - Country Musician Mike Hogan 1973 - Musician (Cranberries) Tommie Harris 1983 - Football player Zane Carney 1985 - Actor |
