Cornelio Sommaruga

Swiss diplomat and president of the international committee of the red cross (1932-2024).

Born December 29th, 1932 in Rome.

Died February 18th, 2024 at 91 years old in Geneva. ^[ref]

Orit Farkash-HaCohen

Israeli politician.

Born December 29th, 1970 (age 55 years) in Petah Tikva.

Francisco Palau

Beatified spanish discalced carmelite friar and priest (1811-1872).

Born December 29th, 1811 in Aitona.

Died March 20th, 1872 at 60 years old in Tarragona (pneumonia).

Gilson Tavares

Cape verdean association football player.

Born December 29th, 2001 (age 24 years) in Praia. ^[ref]

Nahum Sonenberg

Canadian microbiologist.

Born December 29th, 1946 (age 79 years) in Wetzlar. ^[ref]

Annie Montague Alexander

American paleontologist, zoologist, botanist and philanthropist (1867-1950).

Born December 29th, 1867 in Honolulu.

Died September 10th, 1950 at 82 years old in Berkeley. ^[ref]

Bobby Weaver

Olympic wrestler.

Born December 29th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Rochester.

Musa Otieno

Kenyan footballer.

Born December 29th, 1973 (age 52 years) in Nairobi.

Jan Sýkora

Czech association football player (1993-).

Born December 29th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Plzeň.

Tomás Bretón

Spanish conductor and composer (1850-1923).

Born December 29th, 1850 in Salamanca. ^[ref]

Died December 24th, 1923 at 72 years old in Madrid. ^[ref]

Heimo Pfeifenberger

Austrian footballer.

Born December 29th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Zederhaus.

Laurent Boudouani

Boxer.

Born December 29th, 1966 (age 59 years) in Sallanches.

Kayoko Kishimoto

Japanese actress.

Born December 29th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Shimada.

Claire Booth

British physician and countess of ulster (born 1977).

Born December 29th, 1977 (age 48 years) in Sheffield.

Anton Dohrn

German zoologist (1840-1909).

Born December 29th, 1840 in Szczecin.

Died September 26th, 1909 at 68 years old in Munich.

Francisco Gavidia García

Salvadoran writer.

Born December 29th, 1863 in San Miguel.

Died September 24th, 1955 at 91 years old in San Salvador.

Andy Stanfield

American athletics competitor (1927–85).

Born December 29th, 1927 in Washington, D.C..

Died June 15th, 1985 at 57 years old in Livingston.

Georg August Schweinfurth

German explorer and scientist (1836-1925).

Born December 29th, 1836 in Riga.

Died September 19th, 1925 at 88 years old in Berlin.

Kirill Prigoda

Russian swimmer.

Born December 29th, 1995 (age 30 years) in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Fred Hansen

American athlete (born 1940).

Born December 29th, 1940 (age 85 years) in Cuero.

Giuseppe Motta

Member of the swiss federal council (1871-1940).

Born December 29th, 1871 in Airolo.

Died January 23rd, 1940 at 68 years old in Bern (stroke).

Yves Nat

French musician (1890–1956).

Born December 29th, 1890 in Béziers.

Died August 31st, 1956 at 65 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.

William J. Fields

American politician (1874-1954).

Born December 29th, 1874 in Willard.

Died October 21st, 1954 at 79 years old in Grayson.

Miklós Kovács

Romanian footballer (1911–1977).

Born December 29th, 1911 in Plugova.

Died July 7th, 1977 at 65 years old in Timișoara.

Brigitte Kronauer

German writer (1940-2019).

Born December 29th, 1940 in Essen. ^[ref]

Died July 22nd, 2019 at 78 years old in Hamburg. ^[ref]