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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
Dita Kraus
Israeli teacher born in czechoslovakia, holocaust survivor.
Born July 12th, 1929 in Prague. [ref]
Died October 18th, 2025 at 96 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak
Polish distance runner.
Born August 3rd, 1929 in Wielichowo.
Died March 24th, 2003 at 73 years old in Warsaw.
Goffredo Parise
Italian writer and journalist (1929–1986).
Born December 8th, 1929 in Vicenza.
Died August 31st, 1986 at 56 years old in Treviso.
Manuel Olivencia Ruiz
Spanish lawyer.
Born July 25th, 1929 in Ronda.
Died January 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in Seville (prostate 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]
Dane Zajc
Slovenian poet, playwright, and writer (1929–2005).
Born October 26th, 1929 in Zgornja Javoršica.
Died October 20th, 2005 at 75 years old in Golnik (cancer).
Birgitta Trotzig
Swedish writer, member of the swedish academy (1929-2011).
Born September 11th, 1929 in Gothenburg.
Died May 14th, 2011 at 81 years old in Lund. [ref]
Ivan Ivanji
Serbian writer.
Born January 24th, 1929 in Zrenjanin.
Died May 9th, 2024 at 95 years old in Weimar.
John S. Waugh
American chemist (1929–2014).
Born April 25th, 1929 in Willimantic.
Died August 22nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Concord (Alzheimer's disease).
Gallieno Ferri
Italian comic book artist (1929-2016).
Born March 21st, 1929 in Genoa.
Died April 2nd, 2016 at 87 years old in Genoa. [ref]
Jean Desforges
British track and field athlete (1929-2013).
Born July 4th, 1929 in London Borough of Newham.
Died March 25th, 2013 at 83 years old in Welwyn. [ref]
Karl Koller
Austrian footballer (1929–2009).
Born February 8th, 1929 in Matzendorf-Hölles.
Died January 24th, 2009 at 79 years old in Baden. [ref]
Rhadi Ben Abdesselam
Moroccan long-distance runner (1929–2000).
Born February 28th, 1929 in Errachidia.
Died October 4th, 2000 at 71 years old in Fez (arteriosclerotic heart disease).
Archibald Clark Robertson
Scottish footballer and manager (1929-1978).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Busby.
Died January 28th, 1978 at 48 years old in Scotland.
Jesús de Polanco
Spanish businessman (1929–2007).
Born November 7th, 1929 in Madrid.
Died July 21st, 2007 at 77 years old in Madrid (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Lev Okun
Russian physicist (1929–2015).
Born July 7th, 1929 in Sukhinichi.
Died November 23rd, 2015 at 86 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Arrigo Petacco
Italian historian and journalist (1929–2018).
Born August 7th, 1929 in Castelnuovo Magra. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 2018 at 88 years old in Porto Venere (liver cancer). [ref]
George Sullivan
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born December 24th, 1929 in Peterborough.
Died January 19th, 2019 at 89 years old in Peterborough (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Philaret
The patriarch of kyiv and all rus’-ukraine, the head of the ukrainian orthodox church — kyiv patriarchate (1929-2026).
Born January 23rd, 1929 in Blahodatne.
Died March 20th, 2026 at 97 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Alla Horska
Soviet painter, ukrainian dissident (1929-1970).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Yalta.
Died November 28th, 1970 at 41 years old in Vasylkiv. [ref]
Alan M. Lovelace
Nasa administrator (1929-2018).
Born September 4th, 1929 in St. Petersburg.
Died April 18th, 2018 at 88 years old in Melbourne.
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