Notable deaths on December 29

American journalist (1948–2024)

President of the United States from 1977 to 1981

American actress and singer (1937–2024)

Japanese supercentenarian (1908–2024)

Brazilian racecar driver and team owner (1967–2023)

Estonian politician (1950–2022)

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

British fashion designer (1941–2022)

South African composer (1945–2021)

Finnish musician (1979–2020)

American educator (1938–2020)

Italian-French fashion designer (1922–2020)

Scottish writer and artist (1934–2019)

English songwriter, writer, comedian, and musician (1944–2019)

American writer (1939–2018)

Mexican actress (1935–2018)

American architect (1924–2017)

British actress (1925–2017)

American football player (1977–2016)

American football player and coach (1930–2016)

North Korean politician (1942–2015)

Indian Army general (1922–2015)

Czech footballer (1968–2015)

Businessman, hotelier and philanthropist