January 29th
234 Notable deaths
Gustav Flatow
German gymnast (1875-1945).
Born January 7th, 1875 in Kościerzyna. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1945 at 70 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
William Windom
American politician (1827-1891).
Born May 10th, 1827 in Belmont County.
Died January 29th, 1891 at 63 years old in New York City.
François Villiers
French director (1920-2009).
Born March 2nd, 1920 in 10ᵗʰ arrondissement of Paris.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 88 years old in Boulogne-Billancourt. [ref]
Veikko Huhtanen
Finnish artistic gymnast (1919–1976).
Born June 5th, 1919 in Vyborg.
Died January 29th, 1976 at 56 years old in Helsinki.
Pyotr Bagration
Russian general.
Born September 24th, 1818 in Kizlyar.
Died January 29th, 1876 at 57 years old in Saint Petersburg.
Sidney Jones
British composer (1861-1946).
Born June 17th, 1861 in Islington, London Borough of Islington. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1946 at 84 years old in Kew. [ref]
João Canijo
Portuguese film director and screenwriter (1957–2026).
Born December 10th, 1957 in Porto. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2026 at 68 years old in Vila Viçosa. [ref]
Giuseppe Giovanni Antonio Meneghini
Italian naturalist and politician (1811-1889).
Born August 1st, 1811 in Padua.
Died January 29th, 1889 at 77 years old in Pisa.
Krister Kristensson
Swedish footballer and manager (1942–2023).
Born July 25th, 1942 in Malmö.
Died January 29th, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]
Pauline Smith
South african novelist (1882–1959).
Born April 2nd, 1882 in Oudtshoorn.
Died January 29th, 1959 at 76 years old in Dorset.
Sjur Refsdal
Norwegian astrophysicist.
Born December 30th, 1935 in Oslo.
Died January 29th, 2009 at 73 years old in Oslo.
Israel Yinon
Israeli conductor (1956–2015).
Born January 11th, 1956 in Kfar Saba.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 59 years old in Lucerne.
Dukinfield Henry Scott
British botanist (1854-1934).
Born November 28th, 1854 in London. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1934 at 79 years old in Basingstoke. [ref]
Bronisław Markiewicz
Polish priest.
Born July 13th, 1842 in Gmina Pruchnik.
Died January 29th, 1912 at 69 years old in Miejsce Piastowe (tuberculosis).
Lee Yoo-hyung
Japanese and south korean association football player (1911-2003).
Born January 21st, 1911 in Sinchon County. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2003 at 92 years old in Seoul.
George S. Robertson
British tennis player (1872–1967).
Born May 25th, 1872 in London.
Died January 29th, 1967 at 94 years old in London.
Reginald Delargey
Catholic cardinal (1914–1979).
Born December 10th, 1914 in Timaru.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 64 years old in Auckland.
Anthony Coldeway
American screenwriter (1887-1963).
Born August 1st, 1887 in Louisville.
Died January 29th, 1963 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Ugo Ferrante
Italian footballer (1945-2004).
Born July 18th, 1945 in Vercelli.
Died January 29th, 2004 at 58 years old in Vercelli (laryngeal cancer).
Tetiana Markus
Ukrainian member of the anti-nazi underground in kiev (1921-1943).
Born September 21st, 1921 in Romny.
Died January 29th, 1943 at 21 years old in Kyiv. [ref]
Josep Vicenç Foix
Writer and poet.
Born January 28th, 1893 in Sarrià.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 94 years old in Barcelona.
Yusuke Hagihara
Japanese astronomer (1897–1979).
Born March 28th, 1897 in Osaka.
Died January 29th, 1979 at 81 years old in Tokyo.
Robert Fruin
Dutch historian (1823-1899).
Born November 14th, 1823 in Rotterdam.
Died January 29th, 1899 at 75 years old in Leiden.
Ernest Esclangon
French astronomer and mathematician (1876–1954).
Born March 17th, 1876 in Mison.
Died January 29th, 1954 at 77 years old in Eyrenville.
Boris Nikolov
Bulgarian boxer (1929–2017).
Born March 6th, 1929 in Dobrich. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2017 at 87 years old in Sofia. [ref]
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin