Discover the most famous people who died on December 29. The list includes people like Thomas Becket, Jacques-Louis David, Rainer Maria Rilke, William Osler, Don Marquis. Famous personalities featured on this list, include poets, artists, mathematicians and journalists and from other domains of life. This list includes people from United Kingdom, United States, Germany & Switzerland and many more countries.
This ranking is based on an algorithm that combines various factors, including the votes of our users and search trends on the internet.
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Birthdate: December 21, 1118
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cheapside, London, England
Died: 1170
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Rainer Maria Rilke(Austrian Poet and Novelist Known for His Poetry Collections ‘Duino Elegies’ and ‘Sonnets to Orpheus’)
Birthdate: December 4, 1875
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czech Republic
Died: 1926
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Andrei Tarkovsky(One of the Greatest and Most Influential Filmmakers in Soviet and World Cinema)
Birthdate: April 4, 1932
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Zavrazh'ye, Russia
Died: 1986
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Pierre Cardin(Known for what were his avant-garde style and Space Age designs.)
Birthdate: July 2, 1922
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: San Biagio di Callalta, Italy
Died: 2020
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: February 10, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cadogan Place, London
Died: 1986
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: August 30, 1748
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: 1825
Birthdate: October 20, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bisbee, Arizona, USA
Died: 2003
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Birthdate: December 5, 1830
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: London
Died: 1894
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Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: 1995
Birthdate: July 12, 1849
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bradford West Gwillimbury, Canada
Died: 1919
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Bob Monkhouse(Former host of television game shows including The Golden Shot, Celebrity Squares, Family Fortunes and Wipeout)
Birthdate: June 1, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Beckenham, Bromley, Kent, England
Died: 2003
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 8, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Clarksville, Texas, United States
Died: 1975
Birthdate: April 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Died: 2008
Birthdate: April 27, 1925
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York, United States
Died: 1991
Birthdate: May 14, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Lakewood, Colorado, United States
Died: 2009
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
Birthdate: December 18, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales
Died: 2017
Birthdate: February 6, 1664
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Died: 1703
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Shabba Doo(Former Actor whose famous role was in the 1984 dance film Breakin')
Birthdate: May 11, 1955
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: 2020
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: December 24, 1903
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nyack
Died: 1972
Birthdate: May 8, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Died: 2020
Birthdate: February 9, 1846
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Heilbronn
Died: 1929
Birthdate: March 28, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Died: 1967
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Félix Vallotton(Former artist and painter known for his paintings of nudes and interiors and in particular for his distinctive woodcuts)
Birthdate: December 28, 1865
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Lausanne, Switzerland
Died: 1925
Birthdate: July 14, 1928
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bristol, England
Died: 2012
Birthdate: December 23, 1941
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Eugene
Died: 1980
Birthdate: October 17, 1895
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1958
Birthdate: December 7, 1823
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Legnica
Died: 1891
Birthdate: September 14, 1926
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Oviedo, Spain
Died: 2017
Birthdate: 1924 AD
Birthplace: Ashford
Died: 2012
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Fletcher Henderson(Former pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music)
Birthdate: December 18, 1897
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cuthbert, Georgia, United States
Died: 1952
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: July 7, 1893
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia
Died: 1981
Birthdate: March 29, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Padua
Died: 1941
Birthdate: May 11, 1926
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Melbourne
Died: 1994
Birthdate: February 22, 1735
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: 1806
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Wojciech Kilar(Polish Classical and Film Composer Known for His Score to Films: 'The Pianist' and 'Bram Stoker's Dracula')
Birthdate: July 17, 1932
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lwów, Poland
Died: 2013
Birthdate: December 13, 1931
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died: 2016
Birthdate: May 30, 1912
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York, United States
Died: 2004
Birthdate: October 30, 1899
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saratov, Russia
Died: 1980
Birthdate: July 29, 1878
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Walnut, Illinois
Died: 1937
Birthdate: May 20, 1899
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago
Died: 1971
Birthdate: November 28, 1685
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: France
Died: 1755
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Hyacinthe Rigaud(Former Catalan-French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of Louis XIV and other members of the French nobility)
Birthdate: July 18, 1659
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Perpignan, France
Died: 1743
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Alasdair Gray(Former Writer best known for his surreal atmospheric novel Lanark (1981))
Birthdate: December 28, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 2019
Birthdate: September 10, 1624
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Wynford Eagle
Died: 1689
Birthdate: June 25, 1837
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: 1905
Birthdate: August 18, 1685
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Edmonton
Died: 1731
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Shu Uemura(Japanese Make-up Artist, Founder of the Cosmetics Line Which Bears His Name)
Birthdate: June 19, 1928
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 2007
Birthdate: November 1, 1885
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hattersheim am Main, Germany
Died: 1961
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Neil Innes(Comedic Performer Known for Helping to Create the Avant-Garde Comedy Musical Group 'Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah' Band)
Birthdate: December 9, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Danbury, Essex, England
Died: 2019
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: February 25, 1670
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: 1720