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In the year 1929
1,187 Notable birthdays
Peter Yates
British film director and producer (1929-2011).
Born July 24th, 1929 in Aldershot.
Died January 9th, 2011 at 81 years old in London (heart failure). [ref]
Liz Claiborne
American fashion designer (1929–2007).
Born March 31st, 1929 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died June 26th, 2007 at 78 years old in New York City (stomach cancer). [ref]
Menahem Golan
Israeli film director and producer (1929–2014).
Born May 31st, 1929 in Tiberias.
Died August 8th, 2014 at 85 years old in Jaffa (disease).
Betty Dodson
American sex educator (1929–2020).
Born August 24th, 1929 in Wichita.
Died October 31st, 2020 at 91 years old in Manhattan (liver cirrhosis). [ref]
William Safire
American journalist and presidential speechwriter (1929–2009).
Born December 17th, 1929 in New York City.
Died September 27th, 2009 at 79 years old in Rockville (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Violeta Chamorro
President of nicaragua from 1990 to 1997 (1929–2025).
Born October 18th, 1929 in Rivas.
Died June 14th, 2025 at 95 years old in San José. [ref]
Timothy Carey
American actor (1929-1994).
Born March 11th, 1929 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1994 at 65 years old in Los Angeles (stroke).
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. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1972 at 43 years old in Nairobi (myocardial infarction). [ref]
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 London Borough of Barnet. [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-songwriter (1928–2016).
Born May 1st, 1929 in Hackleburg.
Died February 22nd, 2016 at 86 years old in Nashville.
Ramfis Trujillo
Dominican republic general (1929–1969).
Born June 5th, 1929 in Dominican Republic.
Died December 28th, 1969 at 40 years old in Madrid (pneumonia).
K. Natwar Singh
Indian politician (1929–2024).
Born May 16th, 1929 in Bharatpur. [ref]
Died August 10th, 2024 at 95 years old in Gurgaon. [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 (1929–1984).
Died September 5th, 1984 at 55 years old in Elmira (arthritis).
Harvey Fuqua
American musician, record producer (1929–2010).
Born July 27th, 1929 in Louisville.
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).
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