Ulu Grosbard

Theatre & film director (1929-2012).

Born January 9th, 1929 in Antwerp.

Died March 19th, 2012 at 83 years old in Manhattan (disease). ^[ref]

Jürgen Ehlers

German physicist (1929–2008).

Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.

Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.

Peter Sculthorpe

Australian composer (1929-2014).

Born April 29th, 1929 in Launceston.

Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Woollahra.

Eugene Braunwald

American cardiologist.

Born August 15th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died April 22nd, 2026 at 96 years old ^[ref]

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian (1929–2003).

Born September 30th, 1929 in Cologne.

Died April 27th, 2003 at 73 years old in Göppingen (myocardial infarction).

Alexis Weissenberg

Bulgarian musician (1929–2012).

Born July 26th, 1929 in Sofia.

Died January 8th, 2012 at 82 years old in Lugano.

Rudolf Mössbauer

German nuclear physicist and noble prize in physics.

Born January 31st, 1929 in Munich.

Died September 14th, 2011 at 82 years old in Grünwald. ^[ref]

Oliver Penrose

British physicist, mathematician.

Born June 6th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Colchester.

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, actress and singer (1929–2012).

Born March 8th, 1929 in Taubaté.

Died September 29th, 2012 at 83 years old in São Paulo, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital (peritoneal mesothelioma).

Werner Arber

Swiss microbiologist and geneticist.

Born June 3rd, 1929 (age 96 years) in Gränichen.

Per-Ingvar Brånemark

Swedish anatomist (1929-2014).

Born May 3rd, 1929 in Sweden.

Died December 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.

Brigid Brophy

British novelist, literary critic, polemicist (1929–1995).

Born June 12th, 1929 in Ealing.

Died August 7th, 1995 at 66 years old in Louth (multiple sclerosis).

David McReynolds

American activist (1929-2018).

Born October 25th, 1929 in Los Angeles.

Died August 17th, 2018 at 88 years old in New York City (falling from height).

Jahanara Imam

Bangladeshi writer (1929–1994).

Born May 3rd, 1929 in Murshidabad.

Died June 26th, 1994 at 65 years old in Detroit (cancer).

Marcia Henderson

American actress (1929-1987).

Born July 22nd, 1929 in Andover.

Died November 23rd, 1987 at 58 years old in Yakima.

Mel Lewis

American musician (1929–1990).

Born May 10th, 1929 in Buffalo.

Died February 2nd, 1990 at 60 years old in New York City (lung cancer, melanoma, brain tumor).

Milorad Pavić

Serbian writer (1929–2009).

Born October 15th, 1929 in Belgrade.

Died November 30th, 2009 at 80 years old in Belgrade (myocardial infarction, cardioplegia). ^[ref]

William M. Gray

American meteorologist (1929–2024).

Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. ^[ref]

Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. ^[ref]

Helen Singer Kaplan

Austrian-american psychiatrist and sex therapist.

Born February 6th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died August 17th, 1995 at 66 years old in New York City (cancer).

Norman Cantor

Canadian historian (1929-2004).

Born November 19th, 1929 in Winnipeg.

Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Miami.

Andrew Bertie

Grand master of the knights hospitaller and servant of god (1929–2008).

Born May 15th, 1929 in London.

Died February 7th, 2008 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer). ^[ref]

Adelaide Tambo

South african politician (1929-2007).

Born July 18th, 1929 in Vereeniging.

Died January 31st, 2007 at 77 years old in Johannesburg.

Bernard L. Kowalski

Director (1929-2007).

Born August 2nd, 1929 in Brownsville.

Died October 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.

Jacqueline Harpman

Belgian psychologist (1929–2012).

Born July 5th, 1929 in Etterbeek.

Died May 24th, 2012 at 82 years old in Brussels (cancer). ^[ref]

Luc Ferrari

French composer (1929–2005).

Born February 5th, 1929 in Paris.

Died August 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in Arezzo.