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January 29th
186 Notable deaths
Will McBride
American photographer (1931-2015).
Born January 10th, 1931 in St. Louis.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Yasushi Inoue
Japanese writer.
Born May 6th, 1907 in Hokkaido. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1991 at 83 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Hironori Ōtsuka
Martial artist.
Born June 1st, 1892 in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 89 years old
Herman Bang
Danish writer (1857-1912).
Born April 20th, 1857 in Sønderborg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1912 at 54 years old in Ogden. [ref]
Merritt Ruhlen
American linguist.
Born May 10th, 1944 in Washington, D.C..
Died January 29th, 2021 at 76 years old in Palo Alto.
Hans Hedtoft
Prime minister of denmark (1903-1955).
Born April 21st, 1903 in Aarhus. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1955 at 51 years old in Stockholm (myocardial infarction).
Ko Ni
Burmese constitutional lawyer (1953-2017).
Born February 11th, 1953 in Katha Township. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 63 years old in Yangon International Airport (gunshot wound, assassination).
Butch Morris
American cornetist (1947–2013).
Born February 10th, 1947 in Long Beach. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 65 years old in Brooklyn (lung cancer).
Frank Hahn
British economist.
Born April 26th, 1925 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2013 at 87 years old in Cambridge. [ref]
Camilla Williams
American operatic soprano (1919-2012).
Born October 18th, 1919 in Danville.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 92 years old in Bloomington. [ref]
Deaths 91 to 100 of 186
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