Notable Birthdays for September 29
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- Spanish poet-novelist Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, in 1547
- Italian artist Caravaggio in 1571
- Adm. Horatio Nelson, British naval hero, in 1758
- pioneer nuclear physicist Enrico Fermi in 1901
- actor Greer Garson in 1904
- singing movie cowboy Gene Autry in 1907
- film director Michelangelo Antonioni in 1912
- film director Stanley Kramer in 1913
- actor Trevor Howard in 1913
- British writer Colin Dexter in 1930 (age 86)
- actor Anita Ekberg in 1931
- rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis in 1935 (age 81)
- former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in 1936 (age 80)
- actor Larry Linville in 1939
- singer/songwriter Tommy Boyce in 1939
- actor Madeline Kahn in 1942
- actor Ian McShane in 1942 (age 74)
- Polish leader/Nobel Peace Prize laureate Lech Walesa in 1943 (age 73)
- composer Mike Post in 1944 (age 72)
- TV personality Bryant Gumbel in 1948 (age 68)
- rock guitarist Mark Farner in 1948 (age 68)
- Olympic gold medal-winning runner Sebastian Coe in 1956 (age 60)
- former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard in 1961 (age 55).
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