April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining.
- 1863 - William Randolph Hearst, publisher, subject of film Citizen Kane (+ 1951)
- 1885 - Egon Erwin Kisch[?], journalist and author (+ 1948)
- 1893 - Harold Urey[?], chemist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry (+ 1981)
- 1894 - Paul Hörbiger[?] (+ 1981)
- 1899 - Duke Ellington, pianist, bandleader (+ 1974)
- 1901 - Hirohito, Japanese emperor (+ 1989)
- 1907 - Fred Zinnemann, film director (+ 1997)
- 1909 - Tom Ewell[?], actor (+ 1994)
- 1919 - Celeste Holm[?], actress
- 1922 - George Allen[?], American football coach
- 1929 - Walter Kempowski[?], author
- 1931 - Frank Auerbach, painter
- 1931 - Lonnie Donegan, musician (+ 2002)
- 1933 - Rod McKuen[?], poet, composer
- 1936 - Zubin Mehta[?], musician
- 1937 - Jill Paton Walsh[?], writer
- 1938 - Larry Niven, science fiction author
- 1942 - Klaus Voormann, illustrator
- 1946 - John Waters, director, writer
- 1947 - Tommy James, musician
- 1951 - Dale Earnhardt, NASCAR racer (+ 2001)
- 1954 - Jerry Seinfeld, comedian, actor, writer, producer
- 1955 - Kate Mulgrew, actress
- 1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis, actor
- 1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer, actress
- 1968 - Carnie Wilson[?], singer
- 1969 - Master P, rap musician,, composer, actor, athlete, sports agent
- 1969 - Ludwig Chincarini[?], renaissance man
- 1970 - Andre Agassi, tennis player
- 1970 - Uma Thurman, actress
See Also:
April 28 - April 30 - March 28 - May 28 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December