Updated August 28, 2012, 2:28 pm
On Aug. 29, 1991, the Supreme Soviet, the parliament of the U.S.S.R., suspended all activities of the Communist Party, bringing an end to the institution.
On Aug. 29, 1915, Ingrid Bergman, the Swedish international film star, was born. Following her death on Aug. 29, 1982, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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1533 The last Incan king, Atahualpa, was murdered on orders from Spanish conqueror Francisco Pizarro. 1632 English philosopher John Locke was born in Somerset. 1877 Brigham Young, the second president of the Mormon Church, died in Salt Lake City at age 76. 1944 American troops marched down the Champs Elysees in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. 1957 Sen. Strom Thurmond, D-S.C., ended the longest filibuster in Senate history after talking for 24 hours, 18 minutes against a civil rights bill. 1958 Pop singer Michael Jackson was born in Gary, Ind. 1965 Gemini 5, carrying astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles “Pete” Conrad, splashed down in the Atlantic after eight days in space. 1966 The Beatles performed their last concert, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. 1996 President Bill Clinton’s chief political strategist, Dick Morris, resigned amid a scandal over his relationship with a prostitute. 2000 Pope John Paul II endorsed organ donation and adult stem cell study but condemned human cloning and embryo experiments. 2008 Republican John McCain picked Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin to be his vice-presidential running mate. 2009 Funeral services were held in Boston for Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, who was eulogized by President Barack Obama; hours later, Kennedy’s remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery outside Washington. 2011 In a sign Moammar Gadhafi had lost grip on his country, his wife and three of his children fled Libya to neighboring Algeria. Current Birthdays
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Actress Lea Michele (“Glee”) turns 26 years old today.
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Actress Carla Gugino turns 41 years old today.
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1923 Richard Attenborough, Actor, director, turns 89 1935 William Friedkin, Director, turns 77 1936 John McCain, U.S. senator, R-Ariz., turns 76 1938 Elliott Gould, Actor, turns 74 1938 Robert Rubin, Former treasury secretary, turns 74 1939 Joel Schumacher, Director, turns 73 1941 Robin Leach, TV host (“Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous”), turns 71 1955 Jack Lew, White House chief of staff, turns 57 1959 Rebecca DeMornay, Actress, turns 53 1977 Roy Oswalt, Baseball player, turns 35
Historic Birthdays
Ingrid Bergman 8/29/1915 – 8/29/1982 Swedish motion-picture and stage actress.Go to obituary »
64 Jean-Baptiste Colbert 8/29/1619 – 9/6/1683
French secretary under King Louis XlV72 John Locke 8/29/1632 – 10/28/1704
English philosopher86 Jean-Auguste Ingres 8/29/1780 – 1/14/1867
French Neoclassical painter85 Oliver Wendell Holmes 8/29/1809 – 10/7/1894
American physician, poet, essayist and humorist80 Albert Bartholome 8/29/1848 – 10/31/1928
French sculptor86 Maurice Maeterlinck 8/29/1862 – 5/6/1949
Belgian Nobel Prize-winning poet, playwright and essayist (1911)82 Charles Kettering 8/29/1876 – 11/25/1958
American automotive engineer60 Preston Sturges 8/29/1898 – 8/6/1959
American film director, screenwriter and playwright89 Lyman Lemnitzer 8/29/1899 – 11/12/1988
American army general and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1960-62)50 Michael Jackson 8/29/1958 – 06/25/2009
American pop singer34 Charlie Parker 8/29/1920 – 3/12/1955
American jazz saxophonist and composer39 Dinah Washington 8/29/1924 – 12/14/1963
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