January 29th
234 Notable deaths
Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen
Austrian academic, orientalist and historian (1894-1969).
Born July 26th, 1894 in Vienna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in Berkeley. [ref]
Jean-Marie Doré
Guinean prime minister (1938-2016).
Born June 12th, 1938 in Bossou.
Died January 29th, 2016 at 77 years old in Conakry. [ref]
Mustafa Suphi
Turkish politician (1882–1921).
Born August 4th, 1882 in Giresun.
Died January 29th, 1921 at 38 years old in Black Sea.
Ihsan Abbas
Palestinian literary scholar and arabist.
Born December 2nd, 1920 in Ayn Ghazal.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Amman.
Dmytro Pavlychko
Ukrainian writer, diplomat and dissident.
Born September 28th, 1929 in Stopchativ.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 93 years old
George Roux
French painter (1853-1929).
Born April 5th, 1853 in Ganges.
Died January 29th, 1929 at 75 years old in Versailles.
Osvaldo Soriano
Argentine writer and journalist (1943–1997).
Born January 6th, 1943 in Mar del Plata.
Died January 29th, 1997 at 54 years old in Buenos Aires (lung cancer).
Aurèle Nicolet
Swiss flautist (1926-2016).
Born January 22nd, 1926 in Neuchâtel.
Died January 29th, 2016 at 90 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau. [ref]
Roger Stanier
Canadian microbiologist (1916–1982).
Born October 22nd, 1916 in Victoria.
Died January 29th, 1982 at 65 years old in Bullion.
Julius Zeyer
Czech poet, playwright, bookwriter and historic literature writer (1841-1901).
Born April 26th, 1841 in Prague. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1901 at 59 years old in New Town. [ref]
Pearl Argyle
South african ballet dancer and actor (1910-1947).
Born November 7th, 1910 in Johannesburg.
Died January 29th, 1947 at 36 years old in New York City (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ilya Golosov
Russian architect (1883–1945).
Born July 31st, 1883 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1945 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Wilhelm Stieber
Prussian politician (1818–1882).
Born May 3rd, 1818 in Merseburg.
Died January 29th, 1882 at 63 years old in Berlin.
Carlo Cassola
Italian novelist (1917-1987).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Rome.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 69 years old in Montecarlo.
Jakub Karol Parnas
Polish biochemist and politician (1884–1949).
Born January 16th, 1884 in Ternopil, Mokriany. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1949 at 65 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Aniela Aszpergerowa
Polish actress.
Born November 27th, 1816 in Warsaw.
Died January 29th, 1902 at 85 years old in Lviv.
Thomas Ball Barratt
Norwegian pentecostal pastor (1862–1940).
Born July 22nd, 1862 in Albaston.
Died January 29th, 1940 at 77 years old in Oslo.
José María de Achá
President of bolivia (1810-1868).
Born July 8th, 1810 in Cochabamba.
Died January 29th, 1868 at 57 years old in Cochabamba.
Armando Palacio Valdés
Spanish writer (1853-1938).
Born October 4th, 1853 in Entrialgo.
Died January 29th, 1938 at 84 years old in Madrid.
Ignatius Gabriel I Tappouni
Catholic cardinal (1879–1968).
Born November 3rd, 1879 in Mosul.
Died January 29th, 1968 at 88 years old in Beirut.
Freddy Thielemans
Belgian politician (1944-2022).
Born September 11th, 1944 in Laeken. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2022 at 77 years old in Neder-Over-Heembeek. [ref]
Blagoja Georgievski
Macedonian basketball player (1950-2020).
Born October 15th, 1950 in Zelenikovo Municipality.
Died January 29th, 2020 at 69 years old in Skopje (traffic collision). [ref]
Stanisław Dygat
Polish writer (1914–1978).
Born December 5th, 1914 in Warsaw.
Died January 29th, 1978 at 63 years old in Warsaw.
Isaías de Noronha
President of brazil (1874-1963).
Born July 6th, 1874 in Rio de Janeiro.
Died January 29th, 1963 at 88 years old in Rio de Janeiro.
Ion Ciubuc
Moldovan politician (1943-2018).
Born May 29th, 1943 in Hădărăuți.
Died January 29th, 2018 at 74 years old in Chișinău. [ref]
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We owe respect to the living; to the dead we owe only truth. Voltaire