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Birthdays:

• Isaac Manuel Francisco Albéniz, pianist and composer, May 29, 1860 – May 18, 1909


• Gilbert Keith [G.K.] Chesterton, writer, May 29, 1874 – June 14, 1936


• Oswald Arnold Gottfried Spengler, historian and philosopher, best known for his book The Decline of the West, May 29, 1880 – May 8, 1936


• Beatrice Gladys Bea Lillie, Lady Peel, comedic actress, May 29, 1894 – January 20, 1989


• Josef Sternberg, aka Josef von Sternberg, film diretor, May 29, 1894 – December 22, 1969


• Erich Wolfgang Korngold, composer, May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957


• Leslie Townes BOB Hope KBE, KCSG, entertainer, May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003


• Terence Hanbury [T.H.] White, writer, May 29, 1906 – January 17, 1964


• Karl Münchinger, conductor, May 29, 1915 – March 13, 1990


• John Fitzgerald Kennedy, former president of the United States, awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal during WWII, assassinated in Dallas, May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963


• Helmuth Rilling, conductor, 1933


• Francis Thomas FAY Vincent, Jr., former entertainment lawyer and sports executive who, from September 13, 1989 to September 7, 1992, served as Major League Baseball Commissioner, 1938


• Kevin Conway, actor and film director, 1942


• Gary Brooker, MBE, singer, songwriter, pianist, and founder of Procol Harum, 1945


• Daniel Robert DANNY Elfman, pop musician, composer, and writer of film scores, 1953


• Annette Bening, actress, 1958


• Rupert James Hector Everett, actor, 1959


• Adrian Paul Hewett, aka Adrian Paul, actor, 1959


• Melissa Lou Etheridge, musician, 1961


• Eric Keith Davis, former MLB centre fielder, 1962


• Lisa Whelchel, actress, 1963

RIP:

• Bartolomeu Dias, aka Bartholomew Diaz, explorer, c. 1450 - May 29, 1500


• Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev, composer, January 2, 1837 – May 29, 1910


• Sir William Schwenck Gilbert, dramatist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with composer Sir Arthur Sullivan, November 18, 1836 – May 29, 1911


• Josef Suk, composer and violinist, pupil and son-in-law of Antonín Dvořák, January 4, 1874 - May 29, 1935


• John Sidney Blythe Barrymore, nicknamed "The Great Profile", stage and film actor, February 15, 1882 – May 29, 1942


• Fania Borach, aka FANNY or FANNIE Brice, comedienne, singer, and entertainer, October 29, 1891 – May 29, 1951


• Frank Simmons Leavitt, aka Man Mountain Dean, professional wrestler, June 30, 1891 – May 29, 1953


• Gladys Louise Smith, aka Mary Pickford, Academy Award-winning film actress, and co-founder of United Artists, April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979


• Rosemarie Magdalena Albach-Retty, aka Romy Schneider-Albach, aka Romy Schneider, actress, September 23, 1938 - May 29, 1982


• John Cipollina, lead guitarist for Quicksilver Messenger Service, August 24, 1943 – May 29, 1989


• William David BILLY Conn, World's Light-Heavyweight Boxing Champion, October 8, 1917 - May 29, 1993


• Barry Morris Goldwater, politician, January 1, 1909 – May 29, 1998