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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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