July 27, 1929

1929Jean Baudrillard, French sociologist and philosopher (died 2007)^[†]

Jean Baudrillard was a French sociologist and philosopher with an interest in cultural studies. He is best known for his analyses of media, contemporary culture, and technological communication, as well as his formulation of concepts such as hyperreality. Baudrillard wrote about diverse subjects, including consumerism, critique of economy, social history, aesthetics, Western foreign policy, and popular culture. Among his best-known works are Forget Foucault (1977), Seduction (1978), Simulacra and Simulation (1981), America (1986), and The Gulf War Did Not Take Place (1991). His work is frequently associated with modern and specifically post-structuralism. Nevertheless, Baudrillard had also opposed post-structuralism, and had distanced himself from postmodernism.

1929Harvey Fuqua, American singer-songwriter and producer (died 2010)^[†]

Harvey Fuqua was an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and record label executive.

1929Jack Higgins, English author and academic (died 2022)^[†]

Henry Patterson, commonly known by his pen name Jack Higgins, was a British author. He was a best-selling author of popular thrillers and espionage novels. His novel The Eagle Has Landed (1975) sold more than 50 million copies and was adapted into a successful 1976 movie of the same title.

1929Marc Wilkinson, French-Australian composer and conductor (died 2022)^[†]

Marc Wilkinson was an Australian-British composer and conductor best known for his film scores, including Blood on Satan's Claw, and incidental music for the theatre, most notably for Peter Shaffer's The Royal Hunt of the Sun. His compositional approach has combined traditional techniques with elements of the avant-garde. After residing for most of his life in the United Kingdom, he retired from composition and lived in France.