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World-Famous Persons who were born on September 29
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Lech Walesa was born on September 29, 1943 in Popowo, Poland. After graduating from
vocational school, he worked as a car mechanic at a machine center from 1961 to 1965. He served in the army for two years,
rose to the rank of corporal, and in 1967 was employed in the Gdansk shipyards as an electrician. In 1969 he married Danuta
Golos and they have eight children.
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Madeline Kahn ( September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, known primarily for her comedic roles. Director Mel Brooks — who directed her in four films — said of her: "She is one of the most talented people that ever lived. I mean,
either in stand-up comedy, or acting, or whatever you want, you can't beat Madeline Kahn".
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Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg (born on September 29, 1931) is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol.Ekberg was born in 1931 in Malmö, Skåne, the oldest girl and the sixth of eight children. In her teens she worked as a fashion model. In 1950 Ekberg entered the
Miss Malmö competition at her mother's urging, leading to the Miss Sweden contest, which she won. She consequently went to
America to compete for Miss Universe in the United States despite not speaking English
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Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra[b] (IPA: [miˈɣel ðe θerˈβantes saaˈβeðra]
in modern Spanish; September 29, 1547 – April 23, 1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. Cervantes was one of the most important and influential persons in literature and the leading figure associated with the cultural flourishing of sixteenth century Spain (the Siglo de Oro). His novel, Don Quixote, is considered as a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written; it has been translated into more than sixty-five languages, while
editions continue regularly to be printed, and critical discussion of the work has persisted unabated since the 18th century. His work is considered among the most important in the universal literature[1]. He has been dubbed el Príncipe de los Ingenios (the Prince of Wits).
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World-Famous Persons who died on September 29
Roy Lichtenstein, pop artist, died September 29 at the age of 73.Roy Lichtenstein
was born in New York as the son of a realtor and a housewife. Next to Andy Warhol he is considered as THE great artist of
the Pop Art movement. The use of familiar subjects like comic strips, bank notes or advertising themes, makes the art of Roy
Lichtenstein easily accessible
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Carson McCullers was born Lula Carson Smith on February 19, 1917. Her parents were Lamar and Marguerite
Waters Smith. In 1930, she changed her name to Carson. She studied piano, and for a time planned to become a concert pianist.
She graduated from Columbus High School, and then attended Juilliard School of Music in New York City, New York. She explored
creative writing in night classes at Columbia and New York University.Carson McCullers was ill for much of her life--from
rheumatic fever to a series of strokes. After a final stroke, which caused a brain hemorrhage, McCullers died
in New York on September 29, 1967.
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Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858. His parents were Bavarian immigrants. Rudolf Diesel was educated at Munich Polytechnic. After graduation he was employed as a refrigerator engineer.
However, his true love lay in engine design. Rudolf Diesel designed many heat engines, including a solar-powered air engine.On 29 September 1913, Rudolf Diesel shipped on the "SS Dresden", a cross-channel ferry,
for a short trip to attend the opening of a new Carels factory in Ipswich. (Carels was a Belgian Diesel licensee.) However,
Diesel never showed up in England and his body was found a couple of days later by a coast guard boat
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