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In the year 1929
351 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Maybach
German engine designer and industrialist (1846–1929).
Born February 9th, 1846 in Heilbronn.
Died December 29th, 1929 at 83 years old in Stuttgart.
Jan Karafiát
Czech religious writer and educator (1846-1929).
Born January 4th, 1846. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1929 at 83 years old in Ovenecká. [ref]
Wilhelm von Bode
German art historian and museum director (1845-1929).
Born December 10th, 1845 in Calvörde.
Died March 1st, 1929 at 83 years old in Berlin.
Ettore Ferrari
Italian sculptor (1845-1929).
Born March 25th, 1845 in Rome.
Died August 19th, 1929 at 84 years old in Rome.
Jan Baudouin de Courtenay
Polish linguist and slavist (1845-1929).
Born March 13th, 1846 in Radzymin.
Died November 3rd, 1929 at 83 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Rodolfo Lanciani
Italian archaeologist (1845–1929).
Born January 2nd, 1845 in Rome.
Died May 22nd, 1929 at 84 years old in Rome.
Carl Benz
German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929).
Born November 25th, 1844 in Mühlburg. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1929 at 84 years old in Ladenburg (hereditary cystatin C amyloid angiopathy). [ref]
Alexander von Zagareli
Georgian linguist (1844–1929).
Born December 9th, 1844 in Kaspi.
Died November 12th, 1929 at 84 years old in Tbilisi.
Gustave Schlumberger
French historian (1844–1929).
Born October 17th, 1844 in Guebwiller.
Died May 9th, 1929 at 84 years old in Paris.
Edward Carpenter
English utopian socialist, poet and activist (1844–1929).
Born August 29th, 1844 in Hove.
Died June 28th, 1929 at 84 years old in Surrey.
Francis E. Warren
American politician and civil war veteran (1844-1929).
Born June 20th, 1844 in Hinsdale.
Died November 24th, 1929 at 85 years old in Washington, D.C..
Hermann Grädener
German composer, conductor and teacher (1844–1929).
Died September 15th, 1929 at 85 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Elijah McCoy
American engineer (1844–1929).
Born May 2nd, 1844 in Colchester.
Died October 10th, 1929 at 85 years old in Detroit.
Alexander von Kaulbars
Baltic german noble, explorer, diplomat, and officer (1844-1929).
Born May 26th, 1844 in Estonia Governorate.
Died January 25th, 1929 at 84 years old in Paris.
Marie Hankel
German poet, writer and esperantist (1844-1929).
Born February 2nd, 1844 in Schwerin.
Died December 15th, 1929 at 85 years old in Dresden.
Étienne Aymonier
French linguist and explorer (1844–1929).
Born February 26th, 1844 in Le Châtelard.
Died January 21st, 1929 at 84 years old in Paris.
Ernest Mason Satow
British diplomat (1843-1929).
Born June 30th, 1843 in Upper Clapton. [ref]
Died August 29th, 1929 at 86 years old in Exeter. [ref]
Frederick Abberline
Former chief inspector for the london metropolitan police (1843-1929).
Born January 8th, 1843 in Blandford Forum.
Died December 10th, 1929 at 86 years old in Bournemouth.
Ödön Mihalovich
Hungarian composer and educator.
Born September 13th, 1842 in Feričanci.
Died April 22nd, 1929 at 86 years old in Budapest.
António Mendes Belo
Portuguese cardinal (1842–1929).
Born June 18th, 1842 in Gouveia.
Died August 5th, 1929 at 87 years old in Lisbon.
Joseph Valentin Boussinesq
French mathematician and physicist (1842-1929).
Born March 13th, 1842 in Saint-André-de-Sangonis.
Died February 19th, 1929 at 86 years old in Paris.
Rosina Heikel
Finnish doctor (1842–1929).
Born March 17th, 1842 in Kaskinen.
Died December 13th, 1929 at 87 years old in Helsinki.
Hans von Plessen
Prussian general (1841-1929).
Born November 26th, 1841 in Spandau.
Died January 28th, 1929 at 87 years old in Potsdam.
Georges Clemenceau
Prime minister of france, 1906–1909 and 1917–1920 (1841–1929).
Born September 28th, 1841 in Mouilleron-en-Pareds.
Died November 24th, 1929 at 88 years old in Paris.
Vespasiano Bignami
Italian painter, cartoonist, writer (1841-1929).
Born October 18th, 1841 in Cremona. [ref]
Died February 28th, 1929 at 87 years old in Milan.
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