Maceo Baston

American basketball player.

Born May 29th, 1976 (age 49 years) in Corsicana.

Zhou Fohai

Chinese politician (1897–1948).

Born May 29th, 1897 in Yuanling County.

Died February 28th, 1948 at 50 years old in Nanjing Prison (heart disease).

Albert Apponyi

Hungarian politician (1846-1933).

Born May 29th, 1846 in Vienna.

Died February 7th, 1933 at 86 years old in Geneva.

Herbert Selpin

German film director (1904–1942).

Born May 29th, 1904 in Berlin.

Died August 1st, 1942 at 38 years old in Berlin (hanging to death).

Kyril Bonfiglioli

British art dealer (1928–1985).

Born May 29th, 1928 in Eastbourne.

Died March 3rd, 1985 at 56 years old in Jersey (liver cirrhosis).

Lin Xiaojun

Chinese short track speed skater.

Born May 29th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Daegu. ^[ref]

Anita Strindberg

Swedish film actress.

Born May 29th, 1938 (age 87 years) in Sweden. ^[ref]

Thanasis Veggos

Greek actor and film director (1927–2011).

Born May 29th, 1927 in Piraeus.

Died May 3rd, 2011 at 83 years old in Athens. ^[ref]

Nikolay Bauman

Russian revolutionary (1873–1905).

Born May 29th, 1873 in 16/5, Musa Cälil Street.

Died October 31st, 1905 at 32 years old in Moscow (cranial trauma).

Jana Čepelová

Slovak female tennis player.

Born May 29th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Košice.

Rodolphe Salis

French theatre director (1851-1897).

Born May 29th, 1851 in Châtellerault.

Died March 20th, 1897 at 45 years old in Naintré.

Thierry Frémaux

French film critic (born 1960).

Born May 29th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Tullins.

Charles Denner

French actor (1926-1995).

Born May 29th, 1926 in Tarnów. ^[ref]

Died September 10th, 1995 at 69 years old in Dreux (cancer). ^[ref]

Halvor Egner Granerud

Norwegian ski jumper.

Born May 29th, 1996 (age 29 years) in Oslo.

Fernanda Motta

Brazilian model and television host.

Born May 29th, 1981 (age 44 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Håkan Ericson

Swedish association football player.

Born May 29th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Åby.

Nicole El Karoui

French mathematician.

Born May 29th, 1944 (age 81 years) in Paris.

Martha Roth

Italian-born mexican film and television actress.

Born May 29th, 1932 in Padua.

Died October 7th, 2016 at 84 years old in Mexico City (disease).

Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau

German diplomat (1869-1928).

Born May 29th, 1869 in Schleswig.

Died September 8th, 1928 at 59 years old in Berlin (esophageal cancer).

Catherine Lara

French musician.

Born May 29th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Poissy.

Robert C. Tucker

Sovietologist (1918–2010).

Born May 29th, 1918 in Kansas City.

Died July 29th, 2010 at 92 years old in Princeton. ^[ref]

Andreea Munteanu

Romanian artistic gymnast.

Born May 29th, 1998 (age 27 years) in Bustuchin.

Freddie Redd

American jazz pianist (1928–2021).

Born May 29th, 1928 in New York City.

Died March 17th, 2021 at 92 years old in New York City. ^[ref]

Helmuth Rilling

German choral conductor (1933–2026).

Born May 29th, 1933 in Stuttgart.

Died February 11th, 2026 at 92 years old in Leonberg. ^[ref]

David Bruce

Australian-british physician, pathologist and microbiologist (1855–1931).

Born May 29th, 1855 in Melbourne.

Died November 27th, 1931 at 76 years old in London.