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In the year 1929
1,187 Notable birthdays
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]
Joan Ganz Cooney
American television producer (born 1929).
Born November 30th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Phoenix.
Jack Higgins
British novelist (1929–2022).
Born July 27th, 1929 in Newcastle upon Tyne. [ref]
Died April 9th, 2022 at 92 years old in Jersey. [ref]
Fernanda Montenegro
Brazilian actress and writer.
Born October 16th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]
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]
John Julius Norwich
British historian (1929–2018).
Born September 15th, 1929 in Oldham.
Died June 1st, 2018 at 88 years old in London. [ref]
Ralph McQuarrie
American conceptual designer and illustrator (1929-2012).
Died March 3rd, 2012 at 82 years old in Los Angeles (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Elston Howard
American baseball player and coach (1929-1980).
Born February 23rd, 1929 in St. Louis.
Died December 14th, 1980 at 51 years old in New York City.
John Woodvine
British actor (1929–2025).
Born July 21st, 1929 in South Shields.
Died October 6th, 2025 at 96 years old [ref]
Magnus Magnusson
Icelandic television presenter, journalist, translator and writer..
Born October 12th, 1929 in Reykjavík.
Died January 7th, 2007 at 77 years old in Balmore (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Bill Cunningham
American photographer (1929–2016).
Born March 13th, 1929 in Boston.
Died June 25th, 2016 at 87 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Kathleen Crowley
American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017).
Born December 26th, 1929 in Green Bank.
Died April 23rd, 2017 at 87 years old in Green Bank (disease). [ref]
Gordon Hunt
Voice, television and stage director.
Born April 26th, 1929 in Sherman Oaks. [ref]
Died December 19th, 2016 at 87 years old in Sherman Oaks (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
John Edward Mack
American psychiatrist (1929–2004).
Born October 4th, 1929 in Manhattan.
Died September 27th, 2004 at 74 years old in London (struck by vehicle).
Bernard Williams
English moral philosopher (1929–2003).
Born September 21st, 1929 in Westcliff-on-Sea. [ref]
Died June 11th, 2003 at 73 years old in Rome (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Beverly Sills
American operatic soprano (1929-2007).
Born May 25th, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died July 2nd, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Nikolai Ryzhkov
Soviet-russian politician (1929–2024).
Born September 28th, 1929 in Toretsk, Diliyivka.
Died February 28th, 2024 at 94 years old in Moscow. [ref]
Susie Garrett
American actress (1929–2002).
Born December 29th, 1929 in Detroit.
Died May 24th, 2002 at 72 years old in Southfield (cancer).
Fali Sam Nariman
Indian politician.
Born January 10th, 1929 in Yangon.
Died February 21st, 2024 at 95 years old in New Delhi.
Pat Cooper
American comedian.
Born July 31st, 1929 in Brooklyn.
Died June 6th, 2023 at 93 years old in Las Vegas. [ref]
Evgeny Primakov
4th russian prime minister (1929–2015).
Born October 29th, 1929 in Kyiv.
Died June 26th, 2015 at 85 years old in Moscow (liver cancer). [ref]
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