January 29th
186 Notable deaths
Harry Hopkins
American politician, 8th united states secretary of commerce, assistant to president franklin delano roosevelt (1890-1946).
Born August 17th, 1890 in Sioux City.
Died January 29th, 1946 at 55 years old in New York City (stomach cancer).
Nam June Paik
American video art pioneer (1932-2006).
Born July 20th, 1932 in Seoul. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2006 at 73 years old in Miami. [ref]
Joe Viterelli
American actor (1937–2004).
Born March 10th, 1937 in The Bronx.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 66 years old in Las Vegas.
Rod McKuen
American poet, songwriter, composer, and singer (1933-2015).
Born April 29th, 1933 in Oakland.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 81 years old in Beverly Hills (pneumonia).
Colleen McCullough
Australian author (1937-2015).
Born June 1st, 1937 in Wellington. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Norfolk Island (kidney failure). [ref]
Hazel McCallion
Canadian politician (1921–2023).
Born February 14th, 1921 in Port-Daniel.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 101 years old in Mississauga. [ref]
Janet Frame
New zealand author.
Born August 28th, 1924 in Dunedin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2004 at 79 years old in Dunedin (leukemia, acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]
Richard Williamson
Catholic traditionalist bishop, formerly member of the sspx, holocaust denier.
Born March 8th, 1940 in London.
Died January 29th, 2025 at 84 years old in Margate. [ref]
Hilton Valentine
British guitarist (1943–2021).
Born May 21st, 1943 in North Shields.
Died January 29th, 2021 at 77 years old in Wallingford. [ref]
Fritz Kreisler
Austrian violinist and composer (1875-1962).
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Vienna.
Died January 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital.
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It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again. Ralph Waldo Emerson