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In the year 1929

1,079 Notable birthdays

Usha Kiran

Indian actress (1929-2000).

Born April 22nd, 1929 in Vasai-Virar.

Died March 9th, 2000 at 70 years old in Nashik.

Georgi Markov

Bulgarian dissident writer (1929-1978).

Born March 1st, 1929 in Sofia.

Died September 11th, 1978 at 49 years old in Balham (intoxication).

Adrienne Rich

American poet, essayist and feminist.

Born May 16th, 1929 in Baltimore. [ref]

Died March 27th, 2012 at 82 years old in Santa Cruz (rheumatoid arthritis). [ref]

Hal Blaine

American drummer (1929–2019).

Born February 5th, 1929 in Holyoke.

Died March 11th, 2019 at 90 years old in Palm Desert.

Len Deighton

English writer.

Born February 18th, 1929 in Marylebone.

Died March 15th, 2026 at 97 years old in Guernsey. [ref]

Gaston Glock

Austrian engineer and ceo of firearms manufacturer glock.

Born July 19th, 1929 in Vienna.

Died December 27th, 2023 at 94 years old in Klagenfurt. [ref]

John Osborne

English playwright (1929-1994).

Born December 12th, 1929 in London.

Died December 24th, 1994 at 65 years old in Shropshire (diabetes).

Gerry Anderson

English television creator and filmmaker, known for his "supermarionation" puppet animated works.

Born April 14th, 1929 in Bloomsbury. [ref]

Died December 26th, 2012 at 83 years old in Henley-on-Thames (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Terry Sawchuk

Canadian ice hockey player (1929–1970).

Born December 28th, 1929 in Winnipeg.

Died May 31st, 1970 at 40 years old in New York City (embolism).

Murray Gell-Mann

American physicist (1929–2019).

Born September 15th, 1929 in Lower Manhattan.

Died May 24th, 2019 at 89 years old in Santa Fe. [ref]

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