In the year 1929
271 Notable deaths
Ferdinand Foch
French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929).
Born October 2nd, 1851 in Tarbes.
Died March 20th, 1929 at 77 years old in Paris (myocardial infarction).
Patrick Joseph Kennedy
American businessman and massachusetts politician (1858–1929).
Born January 14th, 1858 in Boston.
Died May 18th, 1929 at 71 years old in Boston.
Lillie Langtry
British actress (1853-1929).
Born October 13th, 1853 in Saint Saviour.
Died February 12th, 1929 at 75 years old in Monte Carlo (pneumonia).
Asa Griggs Candler
American mayor and businessman (1851-1929).
Born December 30th, 1851 in Villa Rica. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1929 at 77 years old in Atlanta. [ref]
Thorstein Veblen
American academic.
Born July 30th, 1857 in Cato, Manitowoc County. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 72 years old in Menlo Park.
Rattanbai Jinnah
Wife of muhammad ali jinnah (1900–1929).
Born February 20th, 1902 in Mumbai.
Died February 20th, 1929 at 27 years old in Mumbai.
Karl Liebknecht
German socialist, editor, and co-founder of the spartacus league (1871-1919).
Born January 13th, 1871 in Leipzig. [ref]
Died January 15th, 1929 at 58 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, statesman, and nobel peace prize laureate (1878-1929).
Born May 10th, 1878 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1929 at 51 years old in Berlin (stroke). [ref]
Álvaro Obregón
Mexican politician, president of mexico.
Born February 19th, 1880 in Navojoa.
Died July 7th, 1929 at 49 years old in San Ángel.
Sergei Diaghilev
Russian art critic and impresario (1872–1929).
Born March 31st, 1872 in Selischi.
Died August 19th, 1929 at 57 years old in Venice (diabetes).
Herman Hollerith
American statistician and inventor（1860-1929）.
Born March 12th, 1860 in Buffalo.
Died November 17th, 1929 at 69 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Prince Maximilian of Baden
German chancellor (1867-1929).
Born July 10th, 1867 in Baden-Baden.
Died November 6th, 1929 at 62 years old in Salem.
Blind Lemon Jefferson
American blues singer and guitarist (1893–1929).
Born October 26th, 1894 in Wortham, Coutchman.
Died December 19th, 1929 at 35 years old in Chicago.
Maria Christina of Austria
Queen consort of spain (1858-1929).
Born July 21st, 1858 in Židlochovice Castle.
Died February 6th, 1929 at 70 years old in Madrid.
Prince Henry of Prussia
Prussian prince and admiral (1862-1929).
Born August 14th, 1862 in Berlin.
Died April 20th, 1929 at 66 years old in Gut Hemmelmark (esophageal cancer).
Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince Father
Thai prince (1892–1929).
Born January 1st, 1892 in Queen Savang Vadhana’s House.
Died September 24th, 1929 at 37 years old in Sa Pathum palace (dysentery, liver abscess).
Norman Pritchard
Indian athlete and the first olympic medal winner from india (1877-1929).
Born June 23rd, 1877 in Kolkata.
Died October 31st, 1929 at 52 years old in Norwalk.
Emile Berliner
German-born american inventor of the phonograph.
Born May 20th, 1851 in Hanover.
Died August 3rd, 1929 at 78 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction).
Jatindra Nath Das
Indian independence movement activist.
Born October 27th, 1904 in Kolkata.
Died September 13th, 1929 at 24 years old in Lahore (starvation).
Princess Viktoria of Prussia
Prussian princess (1866-1929).
Born April 12th, 1866 in Potsdam.
Died November 13th, 1929 at 63 years old in Bonn (pneumonia).
Katharine Lee Bates
American poet and songwriter (1859-1929).
Born October 16th, 1863 in Falmouth. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1929 at 65 years old in Wellesley. [ref]
Robert Henri
American painter (1865-1929).
Born June 24th, 1865 in Cincinnati. [ref]
Died July 12th, 1929 at 64 years old in New York City (prostate cancer). [ref]
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929).
Born February 1st, 1874 in Vienna. [ref]
Died July 15th, 1929 at 55 years old in Rodaun (stroke). [ref]
Otto Liman von Sanders
German general (1855–1929).
Born February 17th, 1855 in Słupsk.
Died August 22nd, 1929 at 74 years old in Munich.
Aletta Jacobs
Dutch physician and feminist, editor (1854–1929).
Born February 9th, 1854 in Sappemeer. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1929 at 75 years old in Baarn. [ref]
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It is not length of life, but depth of life. Ralph Waldo Emerson