Abdi İpekçi

Turkish journalist.

Born August 9th, 1929 in Istanbul.

Died February 1st, 1979 at 49 years old in Istanbul.

Christa Wolf

German novelist and essayist (1929–2011).

Born March 18th, 1929 in Gorzów Wielkopolski. ^[ref]

Died December 1st, 2011 at 82 years old in Berlin. ^[ref]

Yacine Kateb

Algerian writer (1929-1989).

Born August 2nd, 1929 in Constantine.

Died October 28th, 1989 at 60 years old in Grenoble (leukemia). ^[ref]

Gerald Edelman

American biologist.

Born July 1st, 1929 in Queens.

Died May 17th, 2014 at 84 years old in La Jolla (prostate cancer).

Paul Lauterbur

American chemist.

Born May 6th, 1929 in Sidney. ^[ref]

Died March 27th, 2007 at 77 years old in Urbana (kidney disease). ^[ref]

Ed Shaughnessy

American jazz drummer (1929–2013).

Born January 29th, 1929 in Jersey City.

Died May 24th, 2013 at 84 years old in Calabasas (myocardial infarction).

Aleksandra Pakhmutova

Soviet and russian composer.

Born November 9th, 1929 (age 96 years) in Volgograd.

Lee Fierro

American actress.

Born February 13th, 1929 in New York City. ^[ref]

Died April 5th, 2020 at 91 years old in Aurora (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Jerome Kagan

American psychologist (1929–2021).

Born February 25th, 1929 in Newark.

Died May 10th, 2021 at 92 years old in Chapel Hill. ^[ref]

B. V. Karanth

Indian theatre personality, film director (1929–2002).

Born September 19th, 1929 in Dakshina Kannada district.

Died September 1st, 2002 at 72 years old in Bengaluru.