January 29th
168 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]
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]
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]
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).
Fritz Kreisler
Austrian violinist and composer.
Born February 2nd, 1875 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1962 at 86 years old in New York City, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital. [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]
Hazel McCallion
Canadian politician.
Born February 14th, 1921 in Port-Daniel.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 101 years old in Mississauga. [ref]
Jacques Rivette
French film director, screenwriter and film critic.
Born March 1st, 1928 in Rouen. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2016 at 87 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
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Our dead are never dead to us, until we have forgotten them. George Eliot