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In the year 1929
1,108 Notable birthdays
Martin Luther King Jr.
American baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968).
Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in Memphis, St. Joseph's Hospital (gunshot wound). [ref]
Audrey Hepburn
British actress and humanitarian (1929-1993).
Born May 4th, 1929 in Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat. [ref]
Died January 20th, 1993 at 63 years old in Tolochenaz (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
First lady of the united states (1961—1963).
Born July 28th, 1929 in Southampton.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 64 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).
Anne Frank
German-born dutch jewish diarist and holocaust victim (1929-1945).
Born June 12th, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]
Died March 31st, 1945 at 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]
Grace Kelly
American actress and princess consort of monaco (1929–1982).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died September 14th, 1982 at 52 years old in Commune of Monaco (traffic collision).
Whitey Bulger
American gangster and crime boss (1929-2018).
Born September 3rd, 1929 in Boston.
Died October 30th, 2018 at 89 years old in United States Penitentiary, Hazelton (lynching, blunt trauma). [ref]
Christopher Plummer
Canadian actor (1929–2021).
Born December 13th, 1929 in Toronto.
Died February 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in Weston (falling from height). [ref]
Lata Mangeshkar
Indian singer (1929–2022).
Born September 28th, 1929 in Indore.
Died February 6th, 2022 at 92 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Mohamed Al-Fayed
Egyptian businessman and billionaire (1929–2023).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Ras el-Tin.
Died August 30th, 2023 at 94 years old in London. [ref]
Bob Newhart
American stand-up comedian and actor (1929–2024).
Born September 5th, 1929 in Oak Park.
Died July 18th, 2024 at 94 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
June Carter Cash
American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Maces Spring. [ref]
Died May 15th, 2003 at 73 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]
Kishore Kumar
Indian singer and actor (1929-1987).
Born August 4th, 1929 in Khandwa.
Died October 13th, 1987 at 58 years old in Mumbai (cardiovascular disease).
Barbara Walters
American broadcast journalist (1929–2022).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Boston.
Died December 30th, 2022 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Ed Asner
American actor (1929–2021).
Born November 15th, 1929 in Kansas City.
Died August 29th, 2021 at 91 years old in Tarzana.
Yasser Arafat
Former palestinian president, and nobel peace prize recipient (1929-2004).
Born August 4th, 1929 in Amman.
Died November 11th, 2004 at 75 years old in Clamart (poisoning, autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Max von Sydow
Swedish-french actor (1929–2020).
Born April 10th, 1929 in Lund.
Died March 8th, 2020 at 90 years old in Seillans. [ref]
Shakuntala Devi
Indian writer and mental calculator (1929-2013).
Born November 4th, 1929 in Bengaluru.
Died April 21st, 2013 at 83 years old in Bengaluru.
Berry Gordy
American record producer, founder of motown records.
Born November 28th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Detroit.
John Cassavetes
Greek-american actor, film director, and screenwriter (1929–1989).
Born December 9th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 3rd, 1989 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (liver cirrhosis).
Arnold Palmer
American golfer (1929–2016).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Latrobe. [ref]
Died September 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in Pittsburgh (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
Milkha Singh
Indian track and field athlete (1935–2021).
Born November 20th, 1929 in Govindpura. [ref]
Died June 18th, 2021 at 91 years old in Chandigarh (COVID-19). [ref]
Nargis
Indian actress (1929-1981).
Born June 1st, 1929 in Kolkata.
Died May 3rd, 1981 at 51 years old in Mumbai (pancreatic cancer).
Vic Morrow
American actor (1929–1982).
Born February 14th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died July 23rd, 1982 at 53 years old in Valencia (decapitation).
Anne Meara
American comedian and actress (1929–2015).
Born September 20th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died May 23rd, 2015 at 85 years old in Upper West Side (cancer).
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