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Nagarjuna has also won ten Nandi Awards and three Filmfare Awards South.
Famous Birthdays on August 29
1959 — Nagarjuna
Indian film actor, Producer and Businessman
August 29 has 217 recorded notable births across history, from 979 to 2008. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on August 29
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- 1842 Treaty of Nanking signing ends the First Opium War. Source
- 1825 Portuguese and Brazilian diplomats sign the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, which has Portugal recognise Brazilian independence, formally ending the Brazilian War of Independence. The treaty will be ratified by the King of Portugal three months later. Source
- 1758 The Treaty of Easton establishes the first American Indian reservation, at Indian Mills, New Jersey, for the Lenape. Source
- 1475 Hundred Years' War: The Treaty of Picquigny formally ends the war between the kingdoms of France and England. Source
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Elizabeth Fraser achieved worldwide success as the vocalist for the band Cocteau Twins from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.
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John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
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Without any education past high school, Thomas rose above poverty to become a cardiac surgery pioneer and a teacher of operative techniques to many of the country's most prominent surgeons.
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Born in Rye, New York, Fendler, at the age of 12, became separated from his family and was lost on Maine's Mount Katahdin in July 1939.
More major people born on August 29
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1963
Elizabeth Fraser
Scottish singer-songwriter
Elizabeth Davidson Fraser is a Scottish singer. She achieved worldwide success as the vocalist for the band Cocteau Twins from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.
1632
John Locke
English physician and philosopher (died 1704)
John Locke was an English philosopher and physician, widely regarded as one of the most influential of the Enlightenment thinkers and commonly known as the "father of liberalism".
1910
Vivien Thomas
American surgeon and academic (died 1985)
Vivien Theodore Thomas was an American laboratory supervisor who, in the 1940s, played a major role in developing a procedure now called the Blalock–Thomas–Taussig shunt used to treat blue baby syndrome along with…
1926
Donn Fendler
American author and speaker (died 2016)
Donn Charles Fendler was an American author and public speaker. Born in Rye, New York, Fendler, at the age of 12, became separated from his family and was lost on Maine's Mount Katahdin in July 1939.
1921
Iris Apfel
American businesswoman, interior designer, and philanthropist (died 2024)
Iris Apfel was an American businesswoman, interior designer, and fashion designer, known for her flamboyant style, outspoken personality and oversized eyeglasses.
1862
Maurice Maeterlinck
Belgian poet and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949)
Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, also known as Count/Comte Maeterlinck from 1932, was a Belgian playwright, poet, and essayist who was Flemish but wrote in French.
1876
Charles F. Kettering
American engineer and businessman, founded Delco Electronics (died 1958)
Charles Franklin Kettering sometimes known as Charles Fredrick Kettering was an American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 186 patents.
1942
Gottfried John
German actor (died 2014)
Gottfried John was a German stage, screen, and voice actor. A longtime collaborator of Rainer Werner Fassbinder, John appeared in nine of his films between 1975 and 1981, the year before Fassbinder's death, including…
1922
Richard Blackwell
American actor, fashion designer, and critic (died 2008)
Richard Blackwell, also known as Mr. Blackwell, was an American fashion critic, journalist, television and radio personality, artist, former child actor, and former fashion designer.
1962
Hiroki Kikuta
Japanese game designer and composer
Hiroki Kikuta is a Japanese composer and game designer. His major works are Secret of Mana, Trials of Mana, Soukaigi, and Koudelka, for which he also acted as producer and concept designer.
1347
John Hastings
2nd Earl of Pembroke, English nobleman and soldier (died 1375)
John Hastings, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, was a fourteenth-century English nobleman and soldier. He also held the titles of Baron Abergavenny and Lord of Wexford.
1969
Lucero
Mexican singer, songwriter, actress, and television host
Lucero Hogaza León is a Mexican singer, actress, and television personality.
1958
Lenny Henry
English comedian, actor, and screenwriter
Sir Lenworth George Henry is a British comedian, actor, presenter and writer.
1842
Alfred Shaw
English cricketer, rugby player, and umpire (died 1907)
Alfred Shaw was a Victorian cricketer and rugby footballer, who bowled the first ball in Test cricket and was the first to take five wickets in a Test innings (5/35).
1971
Henry Blanco
Venezuelan baseball player and coach
Henry Ramón Blanco is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher who currently serves as the manager for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League.
1996
Daryll Neita
British sprinter
Daryll Saskia Neita is a British sprinter. She won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2024 European Championships along with bronze in the 100 metres at the 2022 European Championships, 2022 Commonwealth Games and…
1934
Dimitris Papamichael
Greek actor and director (died 2004)
Dimitris Papamichael was a popular Greek actor and director. In 1965, he married Aliki Vougiouklaki, the so-called "national star" of Greece, whom he met at the National Theatre of Greece Drama School.
1969
Joe Swail
Northern Irish snooker player
Joe Swail is a Northern Irish former professional snooker player from Belfast. He retired in May 2019 after being relegated from the tour.
1876
Kim Koo
South Korean politician, 6th President of The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (died 1949)
Kim Ku, also known by his art name Paekpŏm, was a Korean independence activist and statesman.