BIRTHDAYS AND EVENTS
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Notable Birthdays for April 29
Lorado Taft (1860-1936) - Sculptor who created some of the most monumental sculptures which include the Fountain of Time, Spirit of the Great Lakes, and The Eternal Indian.
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) - Founder of the Hearst Corporation.
Harold Urey (1893-1981) - Chemist who was a pioneer in the study of isotopes.
Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974) - Musician fondly remembered for his It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing).
Tom Ewell (1909-1994) - Actor fondly remembered for his role as Richard Sherman in The Seven Year Itch (1955).
Iwao Takamoto (1925-2007) - Animator for Cinderella (1950), Lady and the Tramp (1955), and designer of the character Scooby-Doo and Astro.
Betsy Ancker-Johnson (1927-2020) - Physicist and inventor (high-frequency signal generator).
Carl Gardner (1928-2011) - Singer and founder of The Coasters.
Willie Nelson (1933-Still Living) - Country music legend.
Tommy James (1947-Still Living) - Singer of the song Crimson and Clover.
Jake Burton Carpenter (1954-2019) - One of the inventors of the modern day snowboard.
Jerry Seinfeld (1954-Still Living) - Comedian and actor.
Michelle Pfeiffer (1958-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress.
Eve Plumb (1958-Still Living) - Actress who played Jan in the sitcom the Brady Bunch.
Marc Randolph (1958-Still Living) - Co-founder of Netflix.
Memorable Events for April 29
1813 - Jacob Hummel receives the first rubber patent.
1845 - Macon Allen and Robert Morris Jr become the first Black Americans to open a law practice in the U.S.
1945 - U.S. military liberates 31,601 prisoners at the Dachau concentration camp.
1945 - Desmond Doss saves 75 wounded soldiers in the Battle of Okinawa at Hacksaw Ridge.
1953 - The first experimental 3D broadcast shows on the ABC sitcom Space Patrol.
1974 - President Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the Watergatescandal.
2004 - The final Oldsmobile is built (Lansing, MI), ending 107 years of production.