John Brayford

English association football player.

Born December 29th, 1987 (age 38 years) in Stoke-on-Trent.

Jürgen Ehlers

German physicist (1929–2008).

Born December 29th, 1929 in Hamburg.

Died May 20th, 2008 at 78 years old in Potsdam.

Candido Portinari

Brazilian painter (1903–1962).

Born December 29th, 1903 in Brodowski. ^[ref]

Died February 6th, 1962 at 58 years old in Rio de Janeiro (intoxication).

Dome Karukoski

Finnish film director.

Born December 29th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Nicosia.

Nie Rongzhen

Marshal of the people's republic of china (1899-1992).

Born December 29th, 1899 in Wutan.

Died May 14th, 1992 at 92 years old in Beijing.

Savannah Phillips

Granddaughter of anne, princess royal; great-granddaughter of elizabeth ii.

Born December 29th, 2010 (age 15 years) in Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Josefa Iloilo

President of fiji (1920-2011).

Born December 29th, 1920 in Fiji.

Died February 6th, 2011 at 90 years old in Suva. ^[ref]

Holger Apfel

German politician.

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

Andreas Kotelnik

Boxer.

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

Gilbert Adair

Scottish writer, journalist, translator, film critic and poet (1944–2011).

Born December 29th, 1944 in Edinburgh, Kilmarnock.

Died December 8th, 2011 at 66 years old in London (stroke).