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In the year 1929
1,188 Notable birthdays
Fernanda Montenegro
Brazilian actress and writer.
Born October 16th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
Tigran Petrosian
Soviet armenian grandmaster and world chess champion.
Born June 17th, 1929 in Tbilisi.
Died August 13th, 1984 at 55 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
A. K. Ramanujan
Indian linguist (1929-1993).
Born March 16th, 1929 in Mysore.
Died July 13th, 1993 at 64 years old in Chicago.
Richard Dysart
American actor (1929–2015).
Born March 30th, 1929 in Augusta.
Died April 5th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santa Monica (disease).
Joe Pass
American jazz guitarist.
Born January 13th, 1929 in New Brunswick.
Died May 23rd, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer).
Acker Bilk
English recording artist; clarinetist and vocalist (1929-2014).
Born January 28th, 1929 in Pensford.
Died November 2nd, 2014 at 85 years old in Bath.
Nusrat Bhutto
Iranian-born pakistani politician (1929-2011).
Born March 23rd, 1929 in Isfahan. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 2011 at 82 years old in Dubai (stroke). [ref]
Gertrude Baniszewski
American murderer (1929–1990).
Born September 19th, 1929 in Indianapolis.
Died June 16th, 1990 at 60 years old in Laurel (lung cancer).
Elizabeth Allen
American actress (1929-2006).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Jersey City.
Died September 19th, 2006 at 77 years old in Fishkill (kidney failure). [ref]
Michael Atiyah
British mathematician.
Born April 22nd, 1929 in Hampstead.
Died January 11th, 2019 at 89 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Michael Ende
German writer of fantasy and children's fiction (1929-1995).
Born November 12th, 1929 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. [ref]
Died August 28th, 1995 at 65 years old in Filderstadt (stomach cancer). [ref]
Jacques Plante
Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1986).
Born January 17th, 1929 in Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel. [ref]
Died February 27th, 1986 at 57 years old in Geneva (stomach cancer).
Sam Nujoma
President of namibia from 1990 to 2005 (1929–2025).
Born May 12th, 1929 in Ongandjera.
Died February 8th, 2025 at 95 years old in Windhoek. [ref]
Abdelhalim Hafez
Egyptian singer and actor (1929–1977).
Born June 21st, 1929 in Elhallawat.
Died March 30th, 1977 at 47 years old in London (liver cirrhosis).
Gerry Spence
American lawyer.
Born January 8th, 1929 in Laramie.
Died August 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Milton Glaser
American graphic designer (1929–2020).
Born June 26th, 1929 in The Bronx. [ref]
Died June 26th, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (stroke, kidney failure). [ref]
Princess Dina bint Abdul-Hamid Hashem
Queen consort of jordan.
Born December 15th, 1929 in Cairo.
Died August 21st, 2019 at 89 years old in Amman. [ref]
Omar Torrijos
Panamanian dictator who ruled panama 1968–1981 (1929–1981).
Born February 13th, 1929 in Santiago de Veraguas.
Died July 31st, 1981 at 52 years old in Penonomé (aviation accident).
Joan Taylor
American actress (1929–2012).
Born August 18th, 1929 in Geneva.
Died March 4th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Johnny Ace
American r&b singer (1929–1954).
Born June 9th, 1929 in Memphis.
Died December 25th, 1954 at 25 years old in Houston (gunshot wound).
Ruth Pfau
German-pakistani physician and catholic nun (1929–2017).
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
John Woodvine
British actor (1929–2025).
Born July 21st, 1929 in South Shields.
Died October 6th, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Canadian-american businessman (1929–2013).
Born June 20th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 84 years old in New York City.
Scotty Beckett
Actor (1929-1968).
Born October 4th, 1929 in California.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
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