Birthdays occurring on April, 29

Deaths occurring on April, 29

1707

George Farquhar died on April 29, 1707 Irish poet and dramatist, 1677-1707 When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into / matrimony. More quotations from George Farquhar

1947

Irving Fisher died on April 29, 1947 American economist, 1867-1947 Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau. More quotations from Irving Fisher

1980

Alfred Hitchcock died on April 29, 1980 English film director, 1899-1980 Luck is everything... My good luck in life was to be a really frightened person. I'm fortunate to be a coward, to have a low threshold of fear, because a hero couldn't make a good suspense film. More quotations from Alfred Hitchcock

1997

Mike Royko died on April 29, 1997 American journalist. 1932-1997 It's been my policy to view the Internet not as an 'information highway,' but as an electronic asylum filled with babbling loonies. More quotations from Mike Royko