Eva Schloss

Austrian‑british holocaust survivor and memoirist (1929–2026).

Born May 11th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died January 3rd, 2026 at 96 years old in London. ^[ref]

Murray Gell-Mann

American physicist (1929–2019).

Born September 15th, 1929 in Lower Manhattan.

Died May 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Santa Fe. ^[ref]

Moses Gunn

American actor (1929–1993).

Born October 2nd, 1929 in St. Louis.

Died December 17th, 1993 at 64 years old in Guilford (asthma).

Alasdair MacIntyre

Scottish-american philosopher (1929–2025).

Born January 12th, 1929 in Glasgow.

Died May 21st, 2025 at 96 years old in South Bend. ^[ref]

Hafizullah Amin

Afghan communist revolutionary, politician and teacher (1929–1979).

Born August 1st, 1929 in Paghman.

Died December 27th, 1979 at 50 years old in Tajbeg Palace (shot to the head).

Thomas Eagleton

American politician (1929–2007).

Born September 4th, 1929 in St. Louis.

Died March 4th, 2007 at 77 years old in St. Louis (heart failure). ^[ref]

Rebecca Schull

American actress.

Born February 22nd, 1929 (age 97 years) in New York City.

Hal Ashby

American film director and film editor (1929-1988).

Born September 2nd, 1929 in Ogden.

Died December 27th, 1988 at 59 years old in Malibu (pancreatic cancer).

Bob Orton

American professional wrestler (1929–2006).

Born July 21st, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died July 16th, 2006 at 76 years old in Las Vegas (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

P. Ramlee

Malaysian singer, actor and film director (1929–1973).

Born March 22nd, 1929 in George Town.

Died May 29th, 1973 at 44 years old in Kuala Lumpur (cardiovascular disease).

Ira Levin

American novelist, playwright (1929–2007).

Born August 27th, 1929 in The Bronx.

Died November 12th, 2007 at 78 years old in Manhattan (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Prahlad Jani

Indian sadhu (1929-2020).

Born August 13th, 1929 in Mehsana district.

Died May 26th, 2020 at 90 years old in Charada. ^[ref]

Syed Ali Shah Geelani

Kashmiri politician, separatist leader (1929–2021).

Born September 29th, 1929 in Kashmir.

Died September 1st, 2021 at 91 years old in Hyderpora. ^[ref]

Joe Meek

English record producer (1929–1967).

Born April 5th, 1929 in Newent.

Died February 3rd, 1967 at 37 years old in London (shot to the head).

Pat Harrington Jr.

American emmy award-winning stage and television actor (1929–2016).

Born August 13th, 1929 in Manhattan.

Died January 6th, 2016 at 86 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's disease).

Oriana Fallaci

Italian journalist (1929–2006).

Born June 29th, 1929 in Florence.

Died September 15th, 2006 at 77 years old in Florence (lung cancer).

James Shigeta

American actor (1929–2014).

Born June 17th, 1929 in Honolulu.

Died July 28th, 2014 at 85 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure).

Claes Oldenburg

American sculptor and printmaker (1929–2022).

Born January 28th, 1929 in Stockholm, Malmö.

Died July 18th, 2022 at 93 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Don Larsen

American professional baseball player, pitcher (1929–2020).

Born August 7th, 1929 in Michigan City.

Died January 1st, 2020 at 90 years old in Hayden (esophageal cancer). ^[ref]

Joseph Mascolo

American actor (1929–2016).

Born March 13th, 1929 in West Hartford.

Died December 8th, 2016 at 87 years old in Santa Clarita (Alzheimer's disease). ^[ref]

James Last

German musician (1929-2015).

Born April 17th, 1929 in Bremen.

Died June 9th, 2015 at 86 years old in Palm Beach Gardens (disease). ^[ref]

Dick Button

American figure skater, sports personality, actor, lawyer (1929–2025).

Born July 18th, 1929 in Englewood.

Died January 30th, 2025 at 95 years old in North Salem. ^[ref]

Miyoshi Umeki

Japanese-american actress and singer (1929–2007).

Born May 8th, 1929 in Otaru.

Died August 28th, 2007 at 78 years old in Licking (cancer). ^[ref]

Babrak Karmal

3rd general secretary of the people's democratic party of afghanistan (1929–1996).

Born January 6th, 1929 in Kabul.

Died December 3rd, 1996 at 67 years old in Moscow (liver cancer).

Tom Foley

American politician from washington (1929–2013).

Born March 6th, 1929 in Spokane.

Died October 18th, 2013 at 84 years old in Washington, D.C. (stroke).