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Emperor Shōwa was Emperor of Japan from 25 December 1926 until his death in 1989.
Famous Birthdays on April 29
1901 — Hirohito
Japanese emperor (died 1989)
April 29 has 186 recorded notable births across history, from 1469 to 2007. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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1469 – 2007
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Major events on April 29
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- 1864 Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War. Source
- 1916 World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. Source
- 1946 The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes. Source
- 1985 Space Shuttle Challenger is launched on STS-51-B. Source
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Seinfeld gained stardom playing a fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David.
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Toews won the Stanley Cup in 2010, along with the Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs.
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In 2005, Babcock signed with the Detroit Red Wings, winning the Stanley Cup with them in 2008, and helping them to the Stanley Cup playoffs every year during his tenure and setting a record for most wins in Red Wings history.
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God Shammgod played in the NBA with the Washington Wizards during 1997–98 after being drafted by them in the second round of the 1997 NBA draft.
More major people born on April 29
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1954
Jerry Seinfeld
American comedian, actor and producer
Jerome Allen Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and television producer specializing in observational comedy.
1988
Jonathan Toews
Canadian ice hockey player
Jonathan Bryan Toews is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
1963
Mike Babcock
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Babcock Jr. is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former player who is the head coach for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1976
God Shammgod
American basketball player and coach
God Shammgod, formerly known as Shammgod Wells, is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
1978
Mike Bryan
American tennis player
Michael Carl Bryan is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No.
1978
Bob Bryan
American tennis player
Robert Charles Bryan is an American former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all time, Bryan was ranked as the world No.
1909
Tom Ewell
American actor (died 1994)
Tom Ewell was an American film, stage and television actor, and producer.
1978
Javier Colon
American singer-songwriter and musician
Javier Colon is an American singer-songwriter. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul". He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band, and worked with many musicians before going solo.
1929
Peter Sculthorpe
Australian composer and conductor (died 2014)
Peter Joshua Sculthorpe FAHA was a distinguished Australian composer and music educator.
1895
Malcolm Sargent
English organist, composer and conductor (died 1967)
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works.
1981
George McCartney
Northern Irish footballer
George McCartney is a Northern Irish former footballer who is a coach at Linfield. He began his career at Sunderland in 1998 before having two spells each with West Ham United and Leeds United.
1933
Rod McKuen
American singer-songwriter and poet (died 2015)
Rodney Marvin McKuen was an American poet, singer-songwriter and composer. He was one of the best-selling poets in the United States during the late 1960s.
1918
George Allen
American football player and coach (died 1990)
George Herbert Allen was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 to 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 to 1977.
1957
Joseph Morelle
American politician
Joseph D. Morelle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 25th congressional district since 2018.
1955
Leslie Jordan
American actor, comedian, writer and singer (died 2022)
Leslie Allen Jordan was an American actor, comedian, writer, and singer.
1986
Lee Chae-young
South Korean actress
Lee Chae-young is a South Korean actress. She debuted in a music video called "Come On" by the Hip-hop group Turtles in 2003.
1934
Luis Aparicio
Venezuelan-American baseball player
Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel, nicknamed "Little Louie", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player.
1951
Dale Earnhardt
American race car driver (died 2001)
Ralph Dale Earnhardt was an American professional stock car driver and racing team owner, who raced from 1975 to 2001 in the former NASCAR Winston Cup Series, most notably driving the No.
1970
Andre Agassi
American tennis player
Andre Kirk Agassi is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end No.