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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
Luc Ferrari
French composer (1929–2005).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Paris.
Died August 22nd, 2005 at 76 years old in Arezzo.
Norman Cantor
Canadian historian (1929-2004).
Born November 19th, 1929 in Winnipeg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Miami.
Jahanara Imam
Bangladeshi writer (1929–1994).
Born May 3rd, 1929 in Murshidabad.
Died June 26th, 1994 at 65 years old in Detroit (cancer).
Héctor Alterio
Argentine actor (1929–2025).
Born September 21st, 1929 in Buenos Aires.
Died December 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Madrid. [ref]
Bernard L. Kowalski
Director (1929-2007).
Born August 2nd, 1929 in Brownsville.
Died October 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in Los Angeles.
Adelaide Tambo
South african politician (1929-2007).
Born July 18th, 1929 in Vereeniging.
Died January 31st, 2007 at 77 years old in Johannesburg.
Michael D. Coe
American mesoamericanist (1929-2019).
Born May 14th, 1929 in New York City.
Died September 25th, 2019 at 90 years old in New Haven.
Elaine Edwards
American politician (1929-2018).
Born March 8th, 1929 in Marksville. [ref]
Died May 14th, 2018 at 89 years old in Denham Springs. [ref]
Albert Azaryan
Soviet-armenian artistic gymnast (1929–2023).
Born February 11th, 1929 in Ganja.
Died September 5th, 2023 at 94 years old in Yerevan. [ref]
Guillermo Cabrera Infante
Cuban writer.
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Gibara.
Died February 21st, 2005 at 75 years old in London (sepsis).
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]
Evangelina Elizondo
Mexican actress (1929-2017).
Born April 28th, 1929 in Mexico City. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 2017 at 88 years old in Mexico City. [ref]
Antonino Zichichi
Italian nuclear physicist (1929-2026).
Born October 15th, 1929 in Trapani.
Died February 9th, 2026 at 96 years old [ref]
Leticia Ramos-Shahani
Filipino politician (1929-2017).
Born September 30th, 1929 in Lingayen.
Died March 20th, 2017 at 87 years old in Metro Manila (pneumonia). [ref]
David Finkelstein
American physicist (1929-2016).
Born July 19th, 1929 in New York City.
Died January 24th, 2016 at 86 years old in Atlanta.
Erik Carlsson
Swedish rally driver.
Born March 5th, 1929 in Trollhättan. [ref]
Died May 27th, 2015 at 86 years old in England.
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
Canadian medical doctor and surgeon who worked in uganda (1929–1996).
Born January 30th, 1929 in Montreal. [ref]
Died August 1st, 1996 at 67 years old in Besana in Brianza (death from AIDS-related complications).
Ted Lapidus
French fashion designer (1929-2008).
Born June 23rd, 1929 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died December 29th, 2008 at 79 years old in Mougins (leukemia). [ref]
Nicolai Ghiaurov
Opera singer (1929-2004).
Born September 13th, 1929 in Velingrad.
Died June 2nd, 2004 at 74 years old in Modena.
Lennart Skoglund
Swedish association football player (1929-1975).
Born December 24th, 1929 in Stockholm.
Died July 8th, 1975 at 45 years old in Stockholm.
A. James Gregor
American political scientist (1929–2019).
Born April 2nd, 1929 in New York City.
Died August 30th, 2019 at 90 years old in Berkeley.
Fazil Iskander
Soviet and russian writer (1929-2016).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Sukhumi.
Died July 31st, 2016 at 87 years old in Peredelkino (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Jacques Deray
French film director (1929–2003).
Born February 19th, 1929 in 3rd arrondissement of Lyon.
Died August 10th, 2003 at 74 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt (cancer).
Larry Collins
American journalist (1929–2005).
Born September 14th, 1929 in West Hartford.
Died June 20th, 2005 at 75 years old in Fréjus (cerebral hemorrhage).
Rajendra Yadav
Indian writer (1929-2013).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Agra.
Died October 28th, 2013 at 84 years old in New Delhi.
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