Günter Schabowski

German politician (1929-2015).

Born January 4th, 1929 in Anklam.

Died November 1st, 2015 at 86 years old in Berlin (stroke). ^[ref]

Jigme Dorji Wangchuck

King of bhutan (1929-1972).

Born May 2nd, 1929 in Thimphu.

Died July 21st, 1972 at 43 years old in Nairobi (myocardial infarction).

James McDivitt

American astronaut and test pilot (1929-2022).

Born June 10th, 1929 in Chicago. ^[ref]

Died October 13th, 2022 at 93 years old in Tucson. ^[ref]

Cecil Taylor

American jazz pianist and poet (1929–2018).

Born March 25th, 1929 in New York City.

Died April 5th, 2018 at 89 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Shane Rimmer

Canadian actor (1929-2019).

Born May 28th, 1929 in Toronto. ^[ref]

Died March 29th, 2019 at 89 years old in Potters Bar. ^[ref]

Isabel Sarli

Argentine actress (1929-2019).

Born July 9th, 1929 in Concordia. ^[ref]

Died June 25th, 2019 at 89 years old in Buenos Aires (cardiac arrest). ^[ref]

Maggie McNamara

American actress (1928-1978).

Born June 18th, 1929 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died February 18th, 1978 at 48 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

Fred Hollows

New zealand–australian ophthalmologist (1929-1993).

Born April 9th, 1929 in Dunedin. ^[ref]

Died February 10th, 1993 at 63 years old in Sydney (kidney cancer). ^[ref]

Edith Windsor

American lgbt rights activist and a technology manager at ibm.

Born June 20th, 1929 in Philadelphia.

Died September 12th, 2017 at 88 years old in Manhattan. ^[ref]

Sonny James

American country music singer and songwriter.

Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.

Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.

Ramfis Trujillo

Dominican republic general.

Born June 5th, 1929.

Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).

K. Natwar Singh

Indian politician.

Born May 16th, 1929 in Bharatpur. ^[ref]

Died August 10th, 2024 at 95 years old in Gurgaon. ^[ref]

Harbhajan Singh Yogi

Indian-american sikh yogi (1929-2004).

Born August 26th, 1929 in Gujranwala.

Died October 6th, 2004 at 75 years old in Española. ^[ref]

Haruo Nakajima

Japanese actor (1929–2017).

Born January 1st, 1929 in Yamagata Prefecture, Sakata.

Died August 7th, 2017 at 88 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). ^[ref]

George Steiner

American writer (1928–2020).

Born April 23rd, 1929 in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Died February 3rd, 2020 at 90 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Ahmed Kathrada

South african politician (1929-2017).

Born August 21st, 1929 in Schweizer-Reneke.

Died March 28th, 2017 at 87 years old in Johannesburg. ^[ref]

Jane Roberts

American writer and poet.

Born May 8th, 1929 in Saratoga Springs.

Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).

Harvey Fuqua

American musician, record producer.

Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville. ^[ref]

Died July 6th, 2010 at 80 years old in Detroit (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

James R. Schlesinger

United states secretary of defense; united states secretary of energy; economist, academic and educator (1929-2014).

Born February 15th, 1929 in New York City.

Died March 27th, 2014 at 85 years old in Baltimore (pneumonia).

Peter L. Berger

American sociologist (1929–2017).

Born March 17th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died June 27th, 2017 at 88 years old in Brookline (heart failure). ^[ref]

Ingrid Thulin

Swedish actress (1926-2004).

Born January 27th, 1929 in Sollefteå. ^[ref]

Died January 7th, 2004 at 74 years old in Stockholm (cancer).

Imre Kertész

Hungarian author (1929-2016).

Born November 9th, 1929 in Budapest. ^[ref]

Died March 31st, 2016 at 86 years old in Budapest (Parkinson's disease). ^[ref]

Hubert Dreyfus

American philosopher (1929–2017).

Born October 15th, 1929 in Terre Haute.

Died April 22nd, 2017 at 87 years old in Berkeley (cancer). ^[ref]

James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife

Scottish noble (1929-2015).

Born September 23rd, 1929 in London.

Died June 22nd, 2015 at 85 years old in Angus.

Rachel Ames

American soap opera actor, emmy winner.

Born November 2nd, 1929 (age 96 years) in Portland.