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In the year 1929
1,184 Notable birthdays
Robert D. Fulton
American politician (1929–2024).
Born May 13th, 1929 in Waterloo.
Died February 21st, 2024 at 94 years old in Minneapolis. [ref]
Samson Burke
Canadian professional wrestler and actor.
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist (1929–2012).
Born April 14th, 1929 in Helsinki.
Died January 25th, 2012 at 82 years old in Helsinki. [ref]
Muhamed Filipović
Bosnia and herzegovina philosopher (1929-2020).
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Banja Luka.
Died February 25th, 2020 at 90 years old in Sarajevo. [ref]
Valentin Prokopov
Soviet water polo player (1929–2016).
Born June 10th, 1929 in Moscow.
Died November 5th, 2016 at 87 years old [ref]
Horst Janssen
German printmaker and draftsman (1929-1995).
Born November 14th, 1929 in Hamburg.
Died August 31st, 1995 at 65 years old in Hamburg.
Arthur Bisguier
American chess player (1929-2017).
Born October 8th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 5th, 2017 at 87 years old in Framingham (respiratory failure). [ref]
Ezra T. Newman
American theoretical physicist (1929–2021).
Born October 17th, 1929 in The Bronx.
Died March 24th, 2021 at 91 years old in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Bryce Bayer
American physicist and inventor of the bayer filter.
Born August 15th, 1929 in Portland.
Died November 13th, 2012 at 83 years old in Bath.
Alberto De Martino
Italian film director, screenwriter (1929–2015).
Died June 2nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Rome.
Sharan Rani Backliwal
Indian singer (1929-2008).
Born April 9th, 1929 in Delhi.
Died April 8th, 2008 at 78 years old in Delhi.
Ferdinand Oyono
Cameroonian diplomat (1929-2010).
Born September 14th, 1929 in Ngoulemakong.
Died June 10th, 2010 at 80 years old in Yaoundé. [ref]
Stanisław Bareja
Polish film director (1929-1987).
Born December 5th, 1929 in Warsaw.
Died June 14th, 1987 at 57 years old in Essen (myocardial infarction).
Halina Birenbaum
Polish-born holocaust survivor, israeli writer, poet, translator and activist (b. 1929).
Born September 15th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Warsaw.
Hans Berliner
American chess player and computer scientist (1929–2017).
Born January 27th, 1929 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 13th, 2017 at 87 years old in Riviera Beach. [ref]
Dave Hickson
English footballer (1929-2013).
Born October 30th, 1929 in Salford. [ref]
Died July 8th, 2013 at 83 years old in Chester. [ref]
Delia Scala
Italian actress, dancer and singer (1929–2004).
Born September 25th, 1929 in Bracciano.
Died January 15th, 2004 at 74 years old in Livorno (breast cancer).
Alun Hoddinott
Welsh composer (1929–2008).
Born August 11th, 1929 in Bargoed.
Died March 12th, 2008 at 78 years old in Swansea. [ref]
François Leterrier
French film director and actor (1929-2020).
Born May 26th, 1929 in Margny-lès-Compiègne.
Died December 4th, 2020 at 91 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Sheila Kitzinger
British midwife, anthropologist and activist (1929-2015).
Born March 29th, 1929 in Taunton.
Died April 11th, 2015 at 86 years old in Oxfordshire.
Dan Morgenstern
American jazz historian (1929–2024).
Born October 24th, 1929 in Munich.
Died September 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]
Stephen M. Schwebel
American judge.
Born March 10th, 1929 in New York City.
Died April 9th, 2026 at 97 years old [ref]
Kim Ki Nam
North korean official (1929–2024).
Born August 28th, 1929 in Kumya County.
Died May 7th, 2024 at 94 years old in Pyongyang (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]
Oleg Borisov
Soviet and russian film and theatre actor (1929–1994).
Born November 8th, 1929 in Privolzhsk.
Died April 28th, 1994 at 64 years old in Moscow (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Rolando Alarcón
Chilean teacher, folklorist, soloist, composer (1929–1973).
Born August 5th, 1929 in Santiago.
Died February 4th, 1973 at 43 years old in Santiago (cardiac arrest).
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