What happened on May 29 ?

1265 - Dante Alighieri, Florentine poet (d. 1321)

1594 - Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim, Bavarian general (d. 1632)

1627 - Anne, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer (d. 1693)

1630 - King Charles II of England (d. 1685)

1660 - Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, English friend of Queen Anne of England (d. 1744)

1675 - Humphry Ditton, English mathematician (d. 1715)

1716 - Louis-Jean-Marie Daubenton, French naturalist (d. 1800)

1722 - James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, Irish politician (d. 1773)

1736 - Patrick Henry, American patriot (d. 1799)

1823 - John H. Balsley, American carpenter (d. 1895)

1860 - Isaac Albéniz, Spanish composer (d. 1909)

1863 - Arthur Mold, English cricketer (d. 1921)

1874 - G. K. Chesterton, English novelist (d. 1936)

1880 - Oswald Spengler, German philosopher (d. 1936)

1892 - Alfonsina Storni, Argentine writer (d. 1938)

1893 - Max Brand, American author and war correspondent (d. 1944)

1894 - Beatrice Lillie, Canadian actress (d. 1989)

1894 - Josef von Sternberg, Austrian-born writer and film director (d. 1969)

1897 - Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Austrian composer (d. 1957)

1903 - Bob Hope, British-born comedian and actor (d. 2003)

1906 - T.H. White, British author (d. 1964)

1907 - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson) and senator (d. 2002)

1914 - Stacy Keach, Sr., American actor (d. 2003)

1915 - Karl Münchinger, German conductor (d. 1990)

1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)

1920 - John Harsanyi, Hungarian-born economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)

1922 - Iannis Xenakis, Greek composer (d. 2001)

1927 - Jean Coutu (pharmacist), Quebec businessman (Jean Coutu Group)

1932 - Richie Guerin, former basketball player and coach

1933 - Helmuth Rilling, German conductor

1933 - Edward Whittemore, American writer (d. 1995)

1937 - Charles W. Pickering, American judge

1938 - Fay Vincent, baseball commissioner

1939 - Al Unser, American race car driver

1940 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan

1942 - Kevin Conway, American actor

1942 - Pierre Bourque (politician), Mayor of Montreal (1994-2001)

1945 - Gary Brooker, Singer, pianist and songwriter (Procol Harum)

1946 - Fernando Buesa, Basque politician (d. 2000)

1947 - Gene Robinson, American ecclesiastic

1948 - Anthony Geary, American actor

1949 - Brian Kidd, English footballer

1951 - Peter Chernin, President of News Corporation

1953 - Danny Elfman, American composer and musician (Oingo Boingo)

1955 - John Hinckley Jr., American attempted assassin

1956 - LaToya Jackson, American musician

1957 - Jeb Hensarling, American politician

1958 - Annette Bening, American actress

1958 - Willem Holleeder, Dutch criminal

1959 - Rupert Everett, English actor

1959 - Adrian Paul, English actor

1961 - Melissa Etheridge, American musician

1961 - Gregory Williams, American educator and designer

1962 - Eric Davis, baseball player

1962 - John D. LeMay, American actor

1963 - Blaze Bayley, British singer (ex-Iron Maiden)

1963 - Lisa Whelchel, American actress

1967 - Noel Gallagher, English musician (Oasis)

1967 - Mike Keane, Professional ice hockey player

1969 - Chan Kinchla, Canadian musician (Blues Traveler)

1971 - Craig McCracken, American animator

1975 - Melanie Brown, English musician and actress

1976 - David Buckner, American musician (Papa Roach)

1978 - Lorenzo Odone, born with A.L.D

1979 - Brian Kendrick, American professional wrestler

1979 - Arne Friedrich, German footballer

1982 - Ana Beatriz Barros, Brazilian supermodel

1984 - Carmelo Anthony, American basketball player