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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
Michael Shaara
American writer (1928–1988).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 5th, 1988 at 58 years old in Tallahassee (myocardial infarction).
Girija Devi
Indian classical singer.
Born May 8th, 1929 in Varanasi.
Died October 24th, 2017 at 88 years old in Kolkata (myocardial infarction).
Mel Stewart
Actor, director, musician (1929-2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Cleveland.
Died February 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Pacifica (Alzheimer's disease).
Dobrica Ćosić
Serbian politician and writer (1921-2014).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Velika Drenova.
Died May 18th, 2014 at 84 years old in Belgrade.
Helen Rodríguez Trías
American pediatrician and activist (1929–2001).
Born July 7th, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 27th, 2001 at 72 years old in Santa Cruz.
Abdi İpekçi
Turkish journalist (1929–1979).
Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.
Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.
Patriarch Alexius II
15th patriarch of moscow and all the rus', the primate of the russian orthodox church (1929–2008).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died December 5th, 2008 at 79 years old in Peredelkino (heart failure).
Lee Fierro
American actress.
Born February 13th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]
Died April 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Aurora (COVID-19). [ref]
Helmut Rahn
German association football player (1929–2003).
Born August 16th, 1929 in Essen.
Died August 14th, 2003 at 73 years old in Essen.
Christoph von Dohnányi
German conductor (1929–2025).
Born September 8th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died September 6th, 2025 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]
Kicki Håkansson
Swedish beauty pageant contestant and first miss world winner (1929–2024).
Born July 23rd, 1929 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died November 4th, 2024 at 95 years old in California. [ref]
Michael Snow
Canadian artist (1928–2023).
Born December 10th, 1929 in Toronto. [ref]
Died January 5th, 2023 at 93 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Thom Gunn
English poet (1929-2004).
Born August 29th, 1929 in Gravesend.
Died April 25th, 2004 at 74 years old in San Francisco. [ref]
Christa Wolf
German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).
Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. [ref]
Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Betta St. John
American actress (1929–2023).
Born November 26th, 1929 in Hawthorne.
Died June 23rd, 2023 at 93 years old in Brighton. [ref]
Amitai Etzioni
German-israeli immigrant to the united states, sociologist and political theorist of communitarianism.
Born January 4th, 1929 in Cologne.
Died May 31st, 2023 at 94 years old in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Aleksandra Pakhmutova
Soviet and russian composer.
Born November 9th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Beketovka.
Paul Lauterbur
American chemist (1929–2007).
Born May 6th, 1929 in Sidney. [ref]
Died March 27th, 2007 at 77 years old in Urbana (kidney disease). [ref]
Gerald Edelman
American biologist (1929–2014).
Born July 1st, 1929 in Queens.
Died May 17th, 2014 at 84 years old in La Jolla (prostate cancer).
Bud Collins
Us sports journalist and tennis player (1929–2016).
Died March 4th, 2016 at 86 years old in Brookline. [ref]
Yacine Kateb
Algerian writer (1929-1989).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Constantine.
Died October 28th, 1989 at 60 years old in La Tronche (leukemia).
Lennart Johansson
Industrialist, swedish football administrator, president of uefa (1990 - 2007).
Born November 5th, 1929 in Bromma city district. [ref]
Died June 4th, 2019 at 89 years old in Stockholm. [ref]
Ed Shaughnessy
American jazz drummer (1929–2013).
Born January 29th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died May 24th, 2013 at 84 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction).
Camilo Torres Restrepo
Colombian theologian (1929-1966).
Born February 3rd, 1929 in Bogotá.
Died February 15th, 1966 at 37 years old in San Vicente de Chucurí.
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