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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
René Laloux
Animator, film director, and screenwriter (1929–2004).
Born July 13th, 1929 in 15th arrondissement of Paris.
Died March 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Angoulême (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Wayde Preston
American actor (1929-1992).
Born September 10th, 1929 in Denver.
Died February 6th, 1992 at 62 years old in Lovelock (colorectal cancer).
B. V. Karanth
Indian theatre personality, film director (1929–2002).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.
Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.
Nirmal Verma
Indian writer (1929–2005).
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Shimla.
Died October 25th, 2005 at 76 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Isamu Akasaki
Japanese engineer (1929-2021).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Chiran. [ref]
Died April 1st, 2021 at 92 years old in Nagoya (pneumonia). [ref]
Robert K. Massie
American historian (1929–2019).
Born January 5th, 1929 in Versailles.
Died December 2nd, 2019 at 90 years old in Irvington (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Ramon Bieri
American actor (1929-2001).
Born June 16th, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died May 27th, 2001 at 71 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Lennart Meri
Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; president of estonia in 1992–2001 (1929-2006).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Tallinn.
Died March 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer).
Antonio Carbajal
Mexican footballer (1929–2023).
Born June 7th, 1929 in Mexico City.
Died May 9th, 2023 at 93 years old in León de Los Aldama. [ref]
King Moody
American actor (1929-2001).
Born December 6th, 1929 in New York City.
Died February 7th, 2001 at 71 years old in Tarzana.
Jerome Kagan
American psychologist (1929–2021).
Born February 25th, 1929 in Newark.
Died May 10th, 2021 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
Andriyan Nikolayev
Soviet cosmonaut.
Born September 5th, 1929 in Shorshely.
Died July 3rd, 2004 at 74 years old in Cheboksary (myocardial infarction).
Věra Chytilová
Czech film director (1929–2014).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Kunčice. [ref]
Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]
Robin Hardy
British film director and writer (1929-2016).
Born October 2nd, 1929 in Wimbledon.
Died July 1st, 2016 at 86 years old in Reading. [ref]
al-Tayyib Salih
Sudanese novelist and short story writer (1929–2009).
Born July 12th, 1929 in Al Dabbah.
Died February 19th, 2009 at 79 years old in London (kidney failure). [ref]
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Actor (1929-1992).
Born September 1st, 1929 in Tokyo City.
Died April 2nd, 1992 at 62 years old in Kyoto (heart failure).
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
German writer and editor (1929–2022).
Born November 11th, 1929 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]
Died November 24th, 2022 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]
Karolos Papoulias
6th president of greece (1929–2021).
Born June 4th, 1929 in Ioannina.
Died December 26th, 2021 at 92 years old in Athens. [ref]
Francis Bebey
Cameroonian musician and writer (1929-2001).
Born July 15th, 1929 in Douala.
Died May 28th, 2001 at 71 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris.
James H. Billington
13th librarian of congress (1929–2018).
Born June 1st, 1929 in Bryn Mawr.
Died November 20th, 2018 at 89 years old in Washington, D.C. (pneumonia). [ref]
Nel Noddings
American philosopher (1929–2022).
Born January 19th, 1929 in Irvington.
Died August 25th, 2022 at 93 years old in Key Largo. [ref]
Tarak Mehta
Indian columnist, humorist, writer and playwright (1929-2017).
Born December 26th, 1929 in Ahmedabad.
Died March 1st, 2017 at 87 years old in Ahmedabad (disease).
China Machado
Former fashion model, editor and television producer.
Born December 25th, 1929 in Shanghai. [ref]
Died December 18th, 2016 at 86 years old in Stony Brook (disease).
Lynne Reid Banks
British writer (1929–2024).
Born July 31st, 1929 in Barnes.
Died April 4th, 2024 at 94 years old in Surrey. [ref]
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