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Famous People Born on July 29

Famous people born on July 29 include Benito Mussolini (1883), Dag Hammarskjöld (1905) and Fernando Alonso (1981).

BORN ON THIS DAY
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini
Born 1883 · Politics & Leadership
Fascist dictator of Italy 1922–1943
MORE FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Dag Hammarskjöld
1905–1961
UN Secretary-General from 1953 to 1961
Fernando Alonso
1981–present
Spanish racing driver (born 1981)
Alexis de Tocqueville
1805–1859
French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859)
Eyvind Johnson
1900–1976
Swedish writer (1900–1976)
Harry Mulisch
1927–2010
Dutch writer
Ivan Aivazovsky
1817–1900
Russian-Armenian marine painter (1817–1900)
Mikis Theodorakis
1925–2021
Greek composer (1925–2021)
Clara Bow
1905–1965
American actress (1905–1965)
Josh Radnor
1974–present
American actor and filmmaker (born 1974)
Daniel McFadden
1937–present
American economist and Nobel Laureate (born 1937)
Mircea Lucescu
1945–2026
Romanian football player and manager (1945–2026)
Sanjay Dutt
1959–present
Indian actor and film producer (born 1959)
Theda Bara
1885–1955
American actress (1885–1955)
Allison Mack
1982–present
American actress (born 1982)
David Warner
1941–2022
British actor (1941–2022)
DIED ON THIS DAY
Robert Schumann
Robert Schumann
Died 1856 · Music
Romantic composer and influential music critic
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Died 1890 · Art
Starry Night, post-Impressionist icon
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
Died 1994 · Science & Invention
Nobel Prize for X-ray crystallography of biochemical substances
MORE FAMOUS DEATHS
Pope Urban II
1035–1099
Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099
Luis Buñuel
1900–1983
Spanish-Mexican filmmaker (1900–1983)
Pope Urban VIII
1568–1644
Head of the Catholic Church from 1623 to 1644
Herbert Marcuse
1898–1979
German–American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)
Umberto I of Italy
1844–1900
King of Italy from 1878 to 1900
Erich Kästner
1899–1974
German author, poet and satirist (1899–1974)
David Niven
1910–1983
English actor, memoirist and novelist (1910–1983)
Pupienus
178–238
Roman emperor in 238
Ronald Fisher
1890–1962
British polymath (1890–1962)
Balbinus
178–238
Roman emperor in 238

Sources

  1. July 29 — Wikipedia. Births and deaths on this date
  2. Benito Mussolini — Wikipedia
  3. Robert Schumann — Wikipedia
  4. Vincent van Gogh — Wikipedia
  5. Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
  6. Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation. Birth years under More famous deaths
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