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In the year 1929

978 Notable birthdays

Martin Luther King Jr.

American civil-rights activist and leader (1929–1968).

Born January 15th, 1929 in Atlanta. [ref]

Died April 4th, 1968 at 39 years old in Memphis (ballistic trauma). [ref]

Audrey Hepburn

British actress and humanitarian (1929-1993).

Born May 4th, 1929 in Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat. [ref]

Died January 20th, 1993 at 63 years old in Tolochenaz (colorectal cancer). [ref]

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

First lady of the united states (1961—1963).

Born July 28th, 1929 in Southampton.

Died May 19th, 1994 at 64 years old in New York City (non-Hodgkin lymphoma).

Anne Frank

German-born dutch jewish diarist and holocaust victim (1929-1945).

Born June 12th, 1929 in Frankfurt am Main. [ref]

Died March 31st, 1945 at 15 years old in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (typhus). [ref]

Whitey Bulger

American gangster and crime boss (1929-2018).

Born September 3rd, 1929 in Boston.

Died October 30th, 2018 at 89 years old in United States Penitentiary, Hazelton (lynching, blunt trauma). [ref]

Grace Kelly

American actress and princess consort of monaco (1929–1982).

Born November 12th, 1929 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died September 14th, 1982 at 52 years old in Commune of Monaco (traffic collision). [ref]

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor (1929–2021).

Born December 13th, 1929 in Toronto.

Died February 5th, 2021 at 91 years old in Weston. [ref]

Lata Mangeshkar

Indian singer (1929–2022).

Born September 28th, 1929 in Indore.

Died February 6th, 2022 at 92 years old in Mumbai (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome). [ref]

June Carter Cash

American singer, songwriter and actress (1929-2003).

Born June 23rd, 1929 in Maces Spring. [ref]

Died May 15th, 2003 at 73 years old in Nashville (heart failure). [ref]

Bob Newhart

American stand-up comedian and actor.

Born September 5th, 1929 (age 94 years) in Oak Park.

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