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In the year 1929
1,108 Notable birthdays
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.
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).
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]
Ilene Woods
American actress and singer (1929-2010).
Born May 5th, 1929 in Portsmouth.
Died July 1st, 2010 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (Alzheimer's 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]
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]
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]
Ruth Pfau
German-pakistani physician and member of a religious order.
Born September 9th, 1929 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2017 at 87 years old in Karachi (cardiovascular disease). [ref]
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]
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]
Johnny Ace
American singer.
Born June 9th, 1929 in Memphis. [ref]
Died December 25th, 1954 at 25 years old in Houston (ballistic trauma).
Joan Taylor
American actress.
Born August 18th, 1929 in Geneva.
Died March 4th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Monica (disease). [ref]
Scotty Beckett
Actor (1929-1968).
Born October 4th, 1929 in California.
Died May 10th, 1968 at 38 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).
Edgar Bronfman, Sr.
Canadian-american businessman.
Born June 20th, 1929 in Montreal.
Died December 21st, 2013 at 84 years old in New York City.
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).
Bob Denard
French mercenary (1929–2007).
Born April 7th, 1929 in Bordeaux.
Died October 13th, 2007 at 78 years old in Pontault-Combault (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Gerry Spence
American lawyer.
Born January 8th, 1929 in Laramie.
Died August 13th, 2025 at 96 years old in Montecito. [ref]
Sándor Kocsis
Hungarian footballer.
Born September 21st, 1929 in Budapest. [ref]
Died July 22nd, 1979 at 49 years old in Barcelona.
Shammi
Indian actress.
Born April 24th, 1929 in Mumbai.
Died March 6th, 2018 at 88 years old in Mumbai. [ref]
Elizabeth Spriggs
British actress (1929–2008).
Born September 18th, 1929 in Buxton.
Died July 2nd, 2008 at 78 years old in Oxford. [ref]
Benny Golson
American bebop/hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger (1929–2024).
Born January 25th, 1929 in Philadelphia.
Died September 21st, 2024 at 95 years old in New York City. [ref]
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