Notable Birthdays for July 29
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this date include:
- French historian Alexis de Tocqueville in 1805
- novelist Booth Tarkington in 1869
- Italian dictator Benito Mussolini in 1883
- Dag Hammarskjold, second U.N. secretary-general/Nobel Peace Prize laureate, in 1905
- Elizabeth Dole, former U.S. labor secretary and U.S. senator in 1936 (age 81)
- TV anchorman Peter Jennings in 1938
- documentary filmmaker Ken Burns in 1953 (age 64)
- musician Geddy Lee in 1953 (age 64)
- musician Patti Scialfa in 1953 (age 64)
- TV host Tim Gunn in 1953 (age 64)
- country singer Martina McBride in 1966 (age 51)
- actor Wil Wheaton in 1972 (age 45)
- actor Josh Radnor in 1974 (age 43)
- Formula 1 champion driver Fernando Alonso in 1981 (age 36)
- actor Munro Chambers in 1990 (age 27)
- football player Dak Prescott in 1993 (age 24).
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