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September 29, 1933

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Notable Births

Samora Machel

1933Samora Machel, Mozambican commander and politician, 1st President of Mozambique (died 1986)[†]

Samora Moisés Machel was a Mozambican politician and revolutionary. A socialist in the tradition of Marxism–Leninism, he served as the first President of Mozambique from the country's independence in 1975 until his death in a plane crash in 1986.

Mars Rafikov

1933Mars Rafikov, Soviet pilot and cosmonaut (died 2000)[†]

Mars Zakirovich Rafikov was a Soviet cosmonaut who was dismissed from the Soviet space program for disciplinary reasons.

Notable Deaths

Jean-François Delmas (bass-baritone)

1933Jean-François Delmas, French bass-baritone (born 1861)[†]

Jean-François Delmas, or Francisque Delmas was a French bass-baritone who created roles in many French operas including Athanaël in Thaïs.