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June 2, 1929

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1929Norton Juster, American architect, author, and academic (died 2021)[โ€ ]

Norton Juster was an American academic, architect, and writer. He was best known as an author of children's books, notably for The Phantom Tollbooth (1961) and The Dot and the Line (1963).

Ken McGregor

1929Ken McGregor, Australian tennis player (died 2007)[โ€ ]

Kenneth Bruce McGregor was an Australian tennis player from Adelaide who won the Men's Singles title at the Australian Championships in 1952. He and his longtime doubles partner, Frank Sedgman, are generally considered one of the greatest men's doubles teams of all time and won the doubles Grand Slam in 1951. McGregor was also a member of three Australian Davis Cup winning teams in 1950โ€“1952. In 1953, Jack Kramer induced both Sedgman and McGregor to turn professional. He was ranked as high as World No. 3 in 1952.

Notable Deaths

Enrique Gorostieta

1929Enrique Gorostieta, Mexican general (born 1889)[โ€ ]

Enrique Gorostieta Velarde was a Mexican soldier best known for his leadership as a general during the Cristero War.