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In the year 1929

1,042 Notable birthdays

Régine Zylberberg

Franco-belgian actor and nightclub entrepreneur.

Born December 26th, 1929 in Etterbeek. [ref]

Died May 1st, 2022 at 92 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Keith Waterhouse

British writer.

Born February 6th, 1929 in Leeds. [ref]

Died September 4th, 2009 at 80 years old in London. [ref]

Art Taylor

American jazz drummer (1929-1995).

Born April 6th, 1929 in New York City. [ref]

Died February 6th, 1995 at 65 years old in New York City. [ref]

Earl Hooker

American chicago blues guitarist.

Born January 15th, 1929 in Clarksdale. [ref]

Died April 21st, 1970 at 41 years old in Chicago (tuberculosis). [ref]

Christoph von Dohnányi

German conductor (1929–2025).

Born September 8th, 1929 in Berlin.

Died September 6th, 2025 at 95 years old in Munich. [ref]

Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie

French historian and writer.

Born July 19th, 1929 in Les Moutiers-en-Cinglais. [ref]

Died November 22nd, 2023 at 94 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

William M. Gray

American meteorologist (1929–2024).

Born October 9th, 1929 in Detroit. [ref]

Died April 16th, 2016 at 86 years old in Fort Collins. [ref]

Claude Rich

French actor (1929-2017).

Born February 8th, 1929 in Strasbourg. [ref]

Died July 20th, 2017 at 88 years old in Orgeval (cancer). [ref]

Lennie Niehaus

American saxophonist and composer.

Born June 1st, 1929 in St. Louis. [ref]

Died May 28th, 2020 at 90 years old in Redlands. [ref]

Bob Brookmeyer

American jazz valve trombonist, pianist, arranger, and composer (1929–2011).

Born December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City.

Died December 16th, 2011 at 81 years old in New London (heart failure). [ref]

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