Robert S. Langer, Jr.

American biomedical engineer.

Born August 29th, 1948 (age 77 years) in Albany.

Juan Diego Botto

Argentine-spanish actor (born 1975).

Born August 29th, 1975 (age 50 years) in Buenos Aires.

Harry Aikines-Aryeetey

British sprinter.

Born August 29th, 1988 (age 37 years) in Carshalton.

Preston Sturges

American film director and screenwriter (1898-1959).

Born August 29th, 1898 in Chicago.

Died August 6th, 1959 at 60 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Viv Anderson

English footballer (born 1956).

Born August 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Clifton.

Ian James Corlett

Canadian voice actor.

Born August 29th, 1962 (age 63 years) in Burnaby.

George Macready

American actor (1899-1973).

Born August 29th, 1899 in New York City.

Died July 2nd, 1973 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).

Diamanda Galás

American singer-songwriter.

Born August 29th, 1955 (age 70 years) in San Diego.

Celestine Babayaro

Nigerian association football player (born 1978).

Born August 29th, 1978 (age 47 years) in Kaduna.

Mick Harvey

Australian musician.

Born August 29th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Rochester.

Dave Reichert

Former united states representative from washington.

Born August 29th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Detroit Lakes.

Amanda Marshall

Canadian singer and musician.

Born August 29th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Toronto.

In Gyo-jin

South korean actor.

Born August 29th, 1980 (age 45 years) in Daegu.

Albert François Lebrun

15th president of the french republic (1871–1950).

Born August 29th, 1871 in Mercy-le-Haut.

Died March 6th, 1950 at 78 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia).

Werner Forssmann

German physician, nobel prize winner (1904-1979).

Born August 29th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died June 1st, 1979 at 74 years old in Schopfheim (myocardial infarction).

Roy Oswalt

American professional baseball player and pitcher.

Born August 29th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Weir.

Charles F. Kettering

American inventor, engineer, businessman, and the holder of 140 patents (1876–1958).

Born August 29th, 1876 in Loudonville.

Died November 25th, 1958 at 82 years old in Dayton. ^[ref]

Ramón Díaz

Argentine association football player and coach.

Born August 29th, 1959 (age 66 years) in La Rioja.

Steve Morison

British footballer (born 1983).

Born August 29th, 1983 (age 42 years) in London.

Edmundo González

Venezuelan politician.

Born August 29th, 1949 (age 76 years) in La Victoria.

Maurice Maeterlinck

Belgian playwright and essayist (1862–1949).

Born August 29th, 1862 in Ghent.

Died May 6th, 1949 at 86 years old in Nice.

Will Perdue

American basketball player.

Born August 29th, 1965 (age 60 years) in Melbourne.

Toni Kalem

American actress.

Born August 29th, 1956 (age 69 years) in Springfield Township.

Edward Carpenter

English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929).

Born August 29th, 1844 in Hove.

Died June 28th, 1929 at 84 years old in Surrey.

Diana Cooper

Noblewoman; english social figure, actress and memoirist, editor (1892–1986).

Born August 29th, 1892 in Bruton Street. ^[ref]

Died June 16th, 1986 at 93 years old in London. ^[ref]