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In the year 1929

1,184 Notable birthdays

Meredith Gourdine

American long jumper and engineer (1929–1998).

Born September 26th, 1929 in Newark.

Died November 20th, 1998 at 69 years old in Houston.

Norbert Gastell

German actor and voice actor (1929–2015).

Born October 14th, 1929 in Buenos Aires.

Died November 26th, 2015 at 86 years old in Ramersdorf-Perlach (stroke). [ref]

Margarita Carrera

Guatemalan writer.

Born September 16th, 1929 in Guatemala City. [ref]

Died March 31st, 2018 at 88 years old in Guatemala City.

Ian Stewart

British racecar driver.

Born July 15th, 1929 in Edinburgh. [ref]

Died March 19th, 2017 at 87 years old in Crieff. [ref]

Pete George

American weightlifter (1929–2021).

Born June 29th, 1929 in Akron.

Died July 28th, 2021 at 92 years old [ref]

Rob Slotemaker

Dutch racing driver (1929–1979).

Born June 13th, 1929 in Jakarta.

Died September 16th, 1979 at 50 years old in Zandvoort.

Werner Tübke

German artist (1929-2004).

Born July 30th, 1929 in Schönebeck.

Died May 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in Leipzig.

Omar Borrás

Uruguayan football manager (1929–2022).

Born June 15th, 1929 in Montevideo.

Died October 19th, 2022 at 93 years old [ref]

Carlo Ripa di Meana

Italian politician (1929-2018).

Born August 15th, 1929 in Pietrasanta.

Died March 2nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Rome (skin cancer).

Yvonne Young Clark

Mechanical engineer (1929-2019).

Born April 13th, 1929 in Houston.

Died January 27th, 2019 at 89 years old in Nashville.

Isa Barzizza

Italian actress (1929–2023).

Born November 22nd, 1929 in Sanremo.

Died May 28th, 2023 at 93 years old in Palau. [ref]

Albert H. Crews

American astronaut and test pilot.

Born March 23rd, 1929 in El Dorado.

Died June 7th, 2025 at 96 years old

Grigoriy Krivosheyev

Soviet general and historian.

Born September 15th, 1929 in Kinterep.

Died April 29th, 2019 at 89 years old in Moscow.

Paek Nam-sun

North korean diplomat (1929-2007).

Born March 13th, 1929 in Kilju County, North Hamgyong Province.

Died January 2nd, 2007 at 77 years old in Pyongyang (kidney disease). [ref]

Manuel Olivencia Ruiz

Spanish lawyer.

Born July 25th, 1929 in Ronda.

Died January 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Seville (prostate cancer).

Luciana Castellina

Italian politician and journalist.

Born August 9th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Rome.

Hanns Lothar

Actor (1929-1967).

Born April 10th, 1929 in Hanover.

Died March 11th, 1967 at 37 years old in Hamburg (renal colic).

Petr Shelokhonov

Russian actor and director.

Born August 15th, 1929 in Hajduki.

Died September 15th, 1999 at 70 years old in Saint Petersburg.

Peter-Lukas Graf

Swiss flutist.

Born January 5th, 1929 in Zurich, Schlieren.

Died December 31st, 2025 at 96 years old in Binningen. [ref]

Grisélidis Réal

Writer and prostitute (1929-2005).

Born August 11th, 1929 in Lausanne.

Died May 31st, 2005 at 75 years old in Collonge-Bellerive (cancer).

Paolo Ferrari

Italian actor, voice actor and television presenter (1929-2018).

Born February 26th, 1929 in Brussels.

Died May 6th, 2018 at 89 years old in Monterotondo (pneumonia). [ref]

Tonino Cervi

Italian film director and producer (1929–2002).

Born June 15th, 1929 in Rome.

Died April 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Siena (myocardial infarction).

Bibi Johns

Swedish singer and actress.

Born January 21st, 1929 (age 97 years) in Arboga.

Sidney van den Bergh

Canadian astronomer.

Born May 20th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Wassenaar.

Aureliano Chaves

Brazilian politician (1929–2003).

Born January 13th, 1929 in Três Pontas.

Died April 30th, 2003 at 74 years old in Belo Horizonte.

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