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January 29th
234 Notable deaths
Gerhard Klopfer
Official of the nazi party and assistant to martin bormann in the office of the party chancellery (1905-1987).
Born February 18th, 1905 in Pisarzowice.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 81 years old in Ulm.
Charles Fox Parham
American charismatic preacher (1873–1929).
Born June 4th, 1873 in Muscatine.
Died January 29th, 1929 at 55 years old in Kansas.
H. E. Bates
British writer (1905–1974).
Born May 16th, 1905 in Rushden.
Died January 29th, 1974 at 68 years old in Canterbury.
Milton Babbitt
American composer (1916–2011).
Born May 10th, 1916 in Philadelphia.
Died January 29th, 2011 at 94 years old in Princeton. [ref]
Pedro de Alcantara, Prince of Grão-Pará
(1875-1940).
Born October 15th, 1875 in Petrópolis.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 64 years old in Petrópolis.
Gustav Hasford
United states marine (1947-1993).
Born November 28th, 1947 in Russellville.
Died January 29th, 1993 at 45 years old in Aegina (heart failure).
Jamie Uys
South african film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor (1921-1996).
Born May 30th, 1921 in Boksburg.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 74 years old in Johannesburg (myocardial infarction).
George R. Robertson
Canadian actor (1933–2023).
Born April 20th, 1933 in Brampton.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 89 years old in Toronto. [ref]
Evgenia Shishkova
Russian pair skater.
Born December 18th, 1972 in Saint Petersburg.
Died January 29th, 2025 at 52 years old in Washington, D.C. (aircraft crash). [ref]
Sandra Milo
Italian actress (1933–2024).
Born March 11th, 1933 in Tunis.
Died January 29th, 2024 at 90 years old in Rome (lung cancer). [ref]
Oskar Homolka
Austrian actor (1898–1978).
Born August 12th, 1898 in Vienna.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 79 years old in Royal Tunbridge Wells (pneumonia).
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer
British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841-1917).
Born February 26th, 1841 in Cromer.
Died January 29th, 1917 at 75 years old in London.
Sir William Gull, 1st Baronet
Physician (1816–1890).
Born December 31st, 1816 in Colchester.
Died January 29th, 1890 at 73 years old in 74, Brook Street W1.
Tim McCoy
American actor and television host (1891–1978).
Born April 10th, 1891 in Saginaw.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 86 years old in Fort Huachuca (myocardial infarction).
Qasim al-Raymi
Yemeni al-qaeda member.
Born June 5th, 1978 in As Salafiyah District.
Died January 29th, 2020 at 41 years old in Wald Rabi' District. [ref]
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
9th president of italy (1918–2012).
Born September 9th, 1918 in Novara.
Died January 29th, 2012 at 93 years old in Rome. [ref]
Ulrike Maier
Austrian alpine skier (1967-1994).
Born October 22nd, 1967 in Rauris.
Died January 29th, 1994 at 26 years old in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Vadim Naumov
Russian pair skater.
Born April 7th, 1969 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2025 at 55 years old in Washington, D.C. (aviation accident). [ref]
R. M. Hare
British moral philosopher (1919–2002).
Born March 12th, 1919 in Somerset.
Died January 29th, 2002 at 82 years old in Ewelme (stroke).
Christian IX of Denmark
King of denmark from 1863 to 1906.
Born April 8th, 1818 in Gottorf Castle.
Died January 29th, 1906 at 87 years old in Amalienborg.
Theodore Millon
American psychologist & academic (1928-2014).
Born August 18th, 1928 in Brooklyn.
Died January 29th, 2014 at 85 years old in Greenville.
Jim Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness
Scottish politician (1954–2026).
Born August 25th, 1954 in Annan.
Died January 29th, 2026 at 71 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Louis Jean Heydt
American actor (1903-1960).
Born April 17th, 1903 in Montclair.
Died January 29th, 1960 at 56 years old in Boston (myocardial infarction).
Maitreyi Devi
Bengali poet and novelist (1914–1989).
Born September 10th, 1914 in Chittagong.
Died January 29th, 1989 at 74 years old in Kolkata.
Henriette Caillaux
Second wife of the former prime minister of france (1874-1943).
Born December 5th, 1874 in avenue Paul-Doumer. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Mamers.
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A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day. Emily Dickinson