29 August
Notable Births
Rio Ngumoha
b. 2008
English footballer (born 2008)
Daryll Neita
b. 1996
British sprinter (born 1996)
Ysaline Bonaventure
b. 1994
Belgian tennis player (born 1994)
Lucas Cruikshank
b. 1993
American YouTuber (born 1993)
Liam Payne
b. 1993
English singer and songwriter (1993–2024)
Mallu Magalhães
b. 1992
Musical artist
Noah Syndergaard
b. 1992
American baseball player (born 1992)
Néstor Araujo
b. 1991
Mexican footballer (born 1991)
Deshaun Thomas
b. 1991
American basketball player (born 1991)
Jakub Kosecki
b. 1990
Polish footballer (born 1990)
Chris Taylor (baseball)
b. 1990
American baseball player (born 1990)
Patrick van Aanholt
b. 1990
Dutch footballer (born 1990)
Hajime Isayama
b. 1986
Japanese manga artist (born 1986)
Lea Michele
b. 1986
American actress and singer (born 1986)
Antti Niemi (ice hockey)
b. 1983
Finnish ice hockey player (born 1983)
Anthony Recker
b. 1983
American baseball player (born 1983)
Carlos Delfino
b. 1982
Argentine basketball player (born 1982)
Yakhouba Diawara
b. 1982
French basketball player (born 1982)
Vincent Enyeama
b. 1982
Nigerian footballer (born 1982)
Martin Erat
b. 1981
Czech ice hockey player (born 1981)
Notable Deaths
Johnny Gaudreau
d. 2024
American ice hockey player (1993–2024)
Mike Enriquez
d. 2023
Filipino broadcast journalist and television presenter (1951–2023)
Ed Asner
d. 2021
American actor (1929–2021)
Lee "Scratch" Perry
d. 2021
Jamaican reggae singer and producer (1936–2021)
Jacques Rogge
d. 2021
President of the IOC from 2001 to 2013
James Mirrlees
d. 2018
British economist and Nobel Laureate (1936–2018)
Paul Taylor (choreographer)
d. 2018
American choreographer (1930–2018)
Gene Wilder
d. 2016
American actor (1933–2016)
Björn Waldegård
d. 2014
Swedish rally driver (1943–2014)
Joan L. Krajewski
d. 2013
Bruce C. Murray
d. 2013
American geologist and planetary scientist (1931–2013)
Ruth Goldbloom
d. 2012
Canadian philanthropist (1923–2012)
Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke
d. 2012
British historian (1953–2012)
Shoshichi Kobayashi
d. 2012
Japanese mathematician
Anne McKnight
d. 2012
Operatic soprano
Les Moss
d. 2012
American baseball player and manager (1925–2012)
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
d. 2011
American blues guitarist and singer (1915–2011)
Junpei Takiguchi
d. 2011
Japanese actor (1931–2011)
Geoffrey Perkins
d. 2008
British comedy writer, producer and actor
James Fletcher Jnr
d. 2007
New Zealand businessman