Chaim Potok

American rabbi and author (1929–2002).

Born February 17th, 1929 in The Bronx. ^[ref]

Died July 23rd, 2002 at 73 years old in Merion Station (brain cancer). ^[ref]

Ray Barretto

American percussionist and bandleader of puerto rican ancestry.

Born April 29th, 1929 in Brooklyn. ^[ref]

Died February 17th, 2006 at 76 years old in Hackensack. ^[ref]

Ivar Giaever

Norwegian physicist.

Born April 5th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Bergen.

Vang Pao

Laotian-american soldier and former drug smuggler.

Born December 8th, 1929 in Xiangkhouang Province.

Died January 6th, 2011 at 81 years old in Clovis (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Perry Lopez

American actor (1929-2008).

Born July 22nd, 1929 in New York City.

Died February 14th, 2008 at 78 years old in Beverly Hills (lung cancer). ^[ref]

Victor Spinetti

Welsh actor and theatre director.

Born September 2nd, 1929 in Cwm.

Died June 18th, 2012 at 82 years old in Monmouth (prostate cancer).

Gastone Moschin

Italian actor.

Born June 8th, 1929 in San Giovanni Lupatoto.

Died September 4th, 2017 at 88 years old in Terni (kidney failure). ^[ref]

Bernard Haitink

Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021).

Born March 4th, 1929 in Amsterdam.

Died October 22nd, 2021 at 92 years old in London. ^[ref]

Ralf Dahrendorf

German-british sociologist, politician (1929-2009).

Born May 1st, 1929 in Hamburg. ^[ref]

Died June 17th, 2009 at 80 years old in Cologne (cancer). ^[ref]

Nicholas Courtney

British actor (1929–2011).

Born December 16th, 1929 in Cairo.

Died February 22nd, 2011 at 81 years old in London (cancer). ^[ref]