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In the year 1929

1,042 Notable birthdays

Heiner Müller

German writer, poet, and theatre director (1929-1995).

Born January 9th, 1929 in Eppendorf, Saxony. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1995 at 66 years old in Berlin (laryngeal cancer). [ref]

Lennart Meri

Estonian writer, filmmaker and politician; president of estonia in 1992–2001.

Born March 29th, 1929 in Tallinn. [ref]

Died March 14th, 2006 at 76 years old in Tallinn (brain cancer). [ref]

Hans Magnus Enzensberger

German writer and editor (1929–2022).

Born November 11th, 1929 in Kaufbeuren. [ref]

Died November 24th, 2022 at 93 years old in Munich. [ref]

Ágnes Heller

Hungarian philosopher and academic.

Born May 12th, 1929 in Budapest.

Died July 19th, 2019 at 90 years old in Balatonalmádi (drowning). [ref]

Manuel Contreras

Chilean general (1929-2015).

Born May 4th, 1929 in Santiago.

Died August 7th, 2015 at 86 years old in Santiago (multiple organ dysfunction syndrome).

Antonio Carbajal

Mexican footballer (1929–2023).

Born June 7th, 1929 in Mexico City.

Died May 9th, 2023 at 93 years old in Guanajuato. [ref]

Mariama Bâ

Senegalese writer.

Born April 17th, 1929 in Dakar. [ref]

Died August 17th, 1981 at 52 years old in Dakar (cancer). [ref]

Lynne Reid Banks

British writer.

Born July 31st, 1929 in Barnes. [ref]

Died April 4th, 2024 at 94 years old in Surrey. [ref]

Richard E. Taylor

Canadian physicist (1929-2018).

Born November 2nd, 1929 in Medicine Hat.

Died February 22nd, 2018 at 88 years old in Stanford.

Věra Chytilová

Czech director, professor and university educator (1929-2014).

Born February 2nd, 1929 in Ostrava, Kunčice. [ref]

Died March 12th, 2014 at 85 years old in Prague. [ref]

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