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January 29th
158 Notable deaths
Frank Press
American scientist.
Born December 4th, 1924 in Brooklyn.
Died January 29th, 2020 at 95 years old in Chapel Hill. [ref]
François Cavanna
French writer, journalist, cartoonist, publisher and press owner (1923-2014).
Born February 22nd, 1923 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2014 at 90 years old in Créteil (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
Max Weinreich
American/latvian linguist.
Born April 22nd, 1894 in Kuldīga. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1969 at 74 years old in New York City. [ref]
Will McBride
American photographer (1931-2015).
Born January 10th, 1931 in St. Louis. [ref]
Died January 29th, 2015 at 84 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Yaakov Dori
Israeli general (1899-1973).
Born October 8th, 1899 in Odesa.
Died January 29th, 1973 at 73 years old in Haifa.
Herman Bang
Danish writer (1857-1912).
Born April 20th, 1857 in Sønderborg. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1912 at 54 years old in Ogden. [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
Natalia Dudinskaya
Russian ballet dancer.
Born August 21st, 1912 in Kharkiv.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 90 years old in Saint Petersburg.
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).
Deaths 71 to 80 of 158
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