On This Day:
April 29th
Birthdays:
1830 - Adolph Sutro (engineer / politician / 24th mayor of San Francisco from 1895 - 1897).
1863 - William Randolph Hearst (newspaper publisher / businessman / politician).
1899 - Duke Ellington (jazz pianist / composer / leader of his jazz orchestra).
1917 - Celeste Holm (actor).
1947 - Jim Ryun (Olympic track and field athlete / politician).
1947 - Johnny Miller (golfer).
1954 - Jerry Seinfeld (actor / comedian / Seinfeld).
1957 - Daniel Day-Lewis (actor).
1958 - Michelle Pfeiffer (actor).
1970 - Uma Thurman (model / actor).
Events:
1857 - Headquarters for the US Army division of the Pacific is established (The Presidio).
1913 - The all-purpose zipper is patented.
