Born:
Booth Tarkington, U.S., novelist, 17, Magnificent Ambersons
More Notable Birthdays on July 29:
1966 - Martina McBride, born in Sharon, Kansas, singer, country music genre, songwriter, successful songs include, 'Happy Girl', 'A Broken Wing', 'Wrong Again', dubbed the, 'Celine Dion of Country Music'
1944 - Gary Busey, American Actor
1938 - Peter Jennings, born in Toronto, Canada, news anchor, ABC Evening News
1905 - Dag Hammarskjold, Sweden, 2nd United Nations Secretary-General, 1953-61, Nobel 1961
1878 - Don Marquis, Illinois, journalist/poet, archy and mehitabel
