September 3, 1929

1929Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018)^[†]

James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish mob group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. He remained at large for 16 years. After his 2011 arrest, federal prosecutors tried Bulger for 19 murders based on grand jury testimony from Kevin Weeks and other former criminal associates.

1929Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007)^[†]

Carlo Clerici was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer.

1929Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)^[†]

Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt, best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. As a wrestler, he traveled throughout the world during the 1960s and 1970s, often visiting countries where professional wrestling was unknown such as southeast Asia, and was one of the top competitors to come from New Zealand during that era. Rickard was a frequent opponent for many foreign wrestlers travelling overseas including NWA World Heavyweight Champions such as Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He also had high-profile matches with Karl Gotch, Killer Kowalski, The Destroyer, André the Giant, Abe Jacobs and King Kong as well.

1929Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter^[†]

Joseph Armand Robert Vaillancourt is a Canadian sculptor, painter and performance artist from Quebec. He is known for his public art fountain entitled Vaillancourt Fountain located in San Francisco. He lives in Montreal.