April 5, 1929

1929Hugo Claus, Belgian author, poet, and painter (died 2008)^[†]

Hugo Maurice Julien Claus was a leading Belgian author who published under his own name as well as various pseudonyms. Claus' literary contributions spanned the genres of drama, novels, and poetry; he also left a legacy as a painter and film director. He wrote primarily in Dutch, although he also wrote some poetry in English. He won the 2000 International Nonino Prize in Italy.

1929Ivar Giaever, Norwegian-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2025)^[†]

Ivar Giaever was a Norwegian–American experimental physicist who shared the 1973 Nobel Prize in Physics with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson. One half of the prize was jointly awarded to Esaki and Giaever "for their experimental discoveries regarding tunneling phenomena in semiconductors and superconductors, respectively".

1929Nigel Hawthorne, English actor and producer (died 2001)^[†]

Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne was an English actor. He is known for his stage acting and his portrayal of Sir Humphrey Appleby, the permanent secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. For this role, he won four BAFTA TV Awards for Best Light Entertainment Performance.

1929Joe Meek, English songwriter and producer (died 1967)^[†]

Robert George "Joe" Meek was an English record producer and songwriter considered one of the most influential sound engineers of all time, being one of the first to develop ideas such as the recording studio as an instrument, and becoming one of the first producers to be recognised for his individual identity as an artist. Meek pioneered space age and experimental pop music, and assisted in the development of recording practices like overdubbing, sampling and reverberation.

1929Francis Aidan Gasquet, English Benedictine monk (born 1846)^[†]

Francis Aidan Cardinal Gasquet was an English Benedictine monk and historical scholar. He controversially challenged what he regarded as the anti-Catholic narrative of the English history of his age, and uncovered the extent of the Black Death in England. He was created Cardinal in 1914.

1929Ludwig von Sybel, German archeologist (born 1846)^[†]

Ludwig von Sybel was a German archaeologist.