Walter Gillik (85)
July 29th, 1938

German bobsledder – Walter Gillik was born in Opava (City in the Czech Republic) on July 29th, 1938 and is 85 years old today.

Other personalities born on July 29

80

David Warner

British actor (1941–2022)

*July 29th, 1941, Manchester †July 24th, 2022, Northwood

37

Kim Min-jung

South Korean badminton player

*July 29th, 1986, Jeju

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

83

Harry Mulisch

Dutch writer

*July 29th, 1927, Haarlem †October 30th, 2010, Amsterdam

38

Simon Santoso

Badminton player

*July 29th, 1985, Tegal City

61

Benito Mussolini

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party

*July 29th, 1883, Predappio †April 28th, 1945, Giulino

68

Ryutaro Hashimoto

82nd and 83rd Prime Minister of Japan (1937-2006)

*July 29th, 1937, Sōja †July 1st, 2006, National Center for Global Health and Medicine

77

Bill Forsyth

British film director

*July 29th, 1946, Glasgow

42

Fernando Alonso

Spanish racing driver

*July 29th, 1981, Oviedo City

60

Caroline Paul

American writer

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

56

Dag Hammarskjöld

Swedish diplomat, economist, and author (1905-1961)

*July 29th, 1905, Jönköping †September 18th, 1961, Ndola

51

Joe Vaz

South African actor

*July 29th, 1972, Johannesburg

91

Nancy Kassebaum

American politician

*July 29th, 1932, Topeka

86

Daniel McFadden

American economist

*July 29th, 1937, Raleigh

67

Neal Walk

American basketball player, center

*July 29th, 1948, Cleveland †October 4th, 2015, Phoenix

36

Genesis Rodriguez

American actress (b. 1987)

*July 29th, 1987, Miami

84

Jan Notermans

Dutch footballer and manager (1932-2017)

*July 29th, 1932, Sittard †June 8th, 2017, Sittard

96

Mikis Theodorakis

Greek composer (1925–2021)

*July 29th, 1925, Chios †September 2nd, 2021, Athens

52

Dana Morávková

Czech actress, choreographer, figure skater and television presenter

*July 29th, 1971, Písek

77

Aleksei Tammiste

Estonian basketball player

*July 29th, 1946, Tartu

34

Jake Smollett

American actor

*July 29th, 1989, New York City

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

79

Tony Sirico

American film and television actor (1942-2022)

*July 29th, 1942, Brooklyn †July 8th, 2022, Fort Lauderdale

93

Manuel Mantero

Spanish writer and literary critic

*July 29th, 1930, Seville

72

Dean Pitchford

American songwriter, screenwriter, director, actor, and novelist

*July 29th, 1951, Honolulu

63

Didier Van Cauwelaert

French writer

*July 29th, 1960, Nice

84

Annea Lockwood

American composer

*July 29th, 1939, Christchurch

80

Michael Holm

German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer

*July 29th, 1943, Szczecin

78

Sharon Creech

American writer of children's novels

*July 29th, 1945, South Euclid

91

Chris Marker

French filmmaker

*July 29th, 1921, Neuilly-sur-Seine †July 29th, 2012, 20th arrondissement of Paris

Also born in 1938

85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Derek Jacobi

English actor (born 1938)

*October 22nd, 1938, Leytonstone

86

Frank Langella

American actor

*January 1st, 1938, Bayonne

85

Dolores Hart

American Roman Catholic religious sister, and former actress

*October 20th, 1938, Chicago

39

Michael Findlay

Film director, producer

*January 1st, 1938, United States of America †May 16th, 1977, New York City

73

Jean Giraud

French comics author (1938–2012)

*May 8th, 1938, Nogent-sur-Marne †March 10th, 2012, Montrouge

85

Richard Benjamin

American actor and film director

*May 22nd, 1938, New York City

85

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

24th president of Liberia

*October 29th, 1938, Monrovia

85

Heinz Fischer

8th president of Austria

*October 9th, 1938, Graz

85

Enrico Macias

French recording artist; singer,(Born on December 11, 1938 he is an Algerian-born French Jewish singer.He was born in Constantine, Algeria.)

*December 11th, 1938, Constantine

86

Duane Eddy

American guitarist

*April 26th, 1938, Corning

Walter Gillik