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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball coach (1929–2015).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Novo Miloševo.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
István Kertész
Hungarian orchestral and operatic conductor (1929–1973).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Budapest.
Died April 16th, 1973 at 43 years old in Herzliya (drowning).
Ana María
Salvadoran revolutionary (1929–1983).
Born May 17th, 1929 in Santiago Texacuangos.
Died April 6th, 1983 at 53 years old in Managua (stab wound).
Thomas Eisner
American chemical ecologist (1929-2011).
Born June 25th, 1929 in Berlin.
Died May 25th, 2011 at 81 years old in Ithaca (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Horst Frank
German actor (1929–1999).
Born May 28th, 1929 in Lübeck.
Died May 25th, 1999 at 69 years old in Heidelberg (heart failure, cerebral hemorrhage).
Vyacheslav Ivanov
Soviet linguist (1929-2017).
Born August 21st, 1929 in Moscow.
Died October 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
George Band
English mountain climber (1929–2011).
Born February 2nd, 1929 in Taiwan Island.
Died August 26th, 2011 at 82 years old in Hampshire (disease). [ref]
Doina Cornea
Romanian academic and activist (1929–2018).
Born May 30th, 1929 in Brașov.
Died May 4th, 2018 at 88 years old in Cluj-Napoca. [ref]
Ljuba Tadić
Serbian actor (1929–2005).
Born May 31st, 1929 in Ferizaj.
Died October 28th, 2005 at 76 years old in Belgrade.
Bobby Johnstone
Scottish footballer (1929–2001).
Born September 7th, 1929 in Selkirk. [ref]
Died August 22nd, 2001 at 71 years old in Selkirk. [ref]
William English
American computer engineer (1929–2020).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Lexington. [ref]
Died July 26th, 2020 at 91 years old in San Rafael (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ahmed Fouad Negm
Egyptian politician and poet (1929–2013).
Born May 22nd, 1929 in Sharqia Governorate.
Died December 3rd, 2013 at 84 years old in Cairo.
Fred Sinowatz
Austrian historian and chancellor (1929-2008).
Born February 5th, 1929 in Neufeld an der Leitha.
Died August 11th, 2008 at 79 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro
Russian mathematician (1929–2009).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died February 21st, 2009 at 79 years old in Tel Aviv. [ref]
Russell A. Kirsch
American computer scientist (1929-2020).
Born June 20th, 1929 in Manhattan. [ref]
Died August 11th, 2020 at 91 years old in Portland (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Klara Rumyanova
Soviet and russian actress and singer (1929–2004).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Saint Petersburg.
Died September 18th, 2004 at 74 years old in Moscow (breast cancer).
Ida Applebroog
American artist (1929–2023).
Born November 11th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died October 22nd, 2023 at 93 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Walter Kempowski
German writer (1929–2007).
Born April 29th, 1929 in Rostock.
Died October 5th, 2007 at 78 years old in Rotenburg an der Wümme (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Maarten Schmidt
Dutch astronomer (1929–2022).
Born December 28th, 1929 in Groningen.
Died September 17th, 2022 at 92 years old in Fresno. [ref]
Józef Glemp
Catholic cardinal, primate of poland (1981–2009).
Born December 18th, 1929 in Inowrocław.
Died January 23rd, 2013 at 83 years old in Warsaw (lung cancer).
Walasse Ting
Chinese-american artist (1929-2010).
Born October 13th, 1929 in Wuxi.
Died May 17th, 2010 at 80 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Marcelino dos Santos
Mozambican politician (1929-2020).
Died February 11th, 2020 at 90 years old in Maputo. [ref]
Don Candy
Australian tennis player.
Born March 31st, 1929 in Adelaide.
Died June 14th, 2020 at 91 years old in Adelaide. [ref]
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