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In the year 1929

989 Notable birthdays

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.

Born September 8th, 1929 (age 95 years) in Berlin.

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]

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.

Born December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City. [ref]

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

Neil Johnston

American hall of fame basketball player.

Born February 4th, 1929 in Chillicothe.

Died September 28th, 1978 at 49 years old in Bedford (myocardial infarction).

Lewis Wolpert

British biologist.

Born October 19th, 1929 in Johannesburg.

Died January 28th, 2021 at 91 years old (COVID-19). [ref]

Roger Shepard

American psychologist.

Born January 30th, 1929 in Palo Alto.

Died May 30th, 2022 at 93 years old in Tucson. [ref]

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