January 29th
234 Notable deaths
Melchior Neumayr
Austrian paleontologist (1845-1890).
Born October 24th, 1845 in Munich.
Died January 29th, 1890 at 44 years old in Vienna.
Jules Petiet
French mechanical engineer (1813–1871).
Born August 5th, 1813 in Florence.
Died January 29th, 1871 at 57 years old in Paris.
Raisa Akhmatova
Poet (1928–1992).
Born December 30th, 1928 in Grozny.
Died January 29th, 1992 at 63 years old in Grozny.
Klas Robert Elias Fries
Swedish biologist (1876-1966).
Born July 11th, 1876 in Uppsala Cathedral Assembly. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1966 at 89 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Viktor Bolkhovitinov
Soviet engineer (1899–1970).
Born February 4th, 1899 in Saratov.
Died January 29th, 1970 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Zahid Sheikh
Pakistani field hockey player (1949-2010).
Born December 14th, 1949 in Sialkot.
Died January 29th, 2010 at 60 years old in Lahore. [ref]
Bolesława Lament
Beatified polish nun (1862-1946).
Born July 3rd, 1862 in Łowicz.
Died January 29th, 1946 at 83 years old in Białystok.
Ole Sørensen
Danish footballer (1937-2015).
Born November 25th, 1937 in Copenhagen.
Died January 29th, 2015 at 77 years old in Copenhagen. [ref]
Edouard Rod
French-swiss writer (1857–1910).
Born March 29th, 1857 in Nyon.
Died January 29th, 1910 at 52 years old in Grasse.
Lajos Korányi
Hungarian footballer (1907-1981).
Born May 15th, 1907 in Szeged.
Died January 29th, 1981 at 73 years old in Budapest.
Vladimir Kirillin
Soviet politician (1913-1999).
Born January 20th, 1913 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 86 years old in Moscow.
Marten von Barnekow
German equestrian (1900-1967).
Born March 18th, 1900 in Kronburg.
Died January 29th, 1967 at 66 years old in Hof.
Désiré Bourgeois
Belgian footballer (1908-1996).
Born December 13th, 1908 in Mechelen.
Died January 29th, 1996 at 87 years old [ref]
Yevgeniya Sidorova
Alpine skier (1930–2003).
Born December 13th, 1930 in Moscow.
Died January 29th, 2003 at 72 years old in Moscow.
Hiroaki Zakōji
Japanese pianist (1958–1987).
Born January 20th, 1958 in Tokyo.
Died January 29th, 1987 at 29 years old in Tokyo.
Lars Larsson
Olympic athlete (1911–1993).
Born June 17th, 1911 in Lidingö.
Died January 29th, 1993 at 81 years old in Lidingö.
Bernard Quilfen
French road bicycle racer (1949–2022).
Born April 20th, 1949 in Argenteuil.
Died January 29th, 2022 at 72 years old in Saint-Amand-Montrond. [ref]
Ernest Chambers
Cyclist (1907–1985).
Born April 7th, 1907 in London Borough of Hackney.
Died January 29th, 1985 at 77 years old in Worthing.
Willy Bandholz
German handball player (1912–1999).
Born July 28th, 1912 in Schenefeld.
Died January 29th, 1999 at 86 years old in Minden.
José Naya
Uruguayan footballer (1896-1977).
Born July 25th, 1896 in Montevideo.
Died January 29th, 1977 at 80 years old
António Gomes Leal
Poet (1848–1921).
Born June 6th, 1848 in Lisbon. [ref]
Died January 29th, 1921 at 72 years old in Lisbon. [ref]
Johan Greter
Dutch military equestrian and veteran (1900–1975).
Born October 25th, 1900 in Amsterdam.
Died January 29th, 1975 at 74 years old in Ede.
Bénédict Pierre Georges Hochreutiner
Swiss botanist (1873-1959).
Born March 3rd, 1873 in Geneva.
Died January 29th, 1959 at 85 years old in Geneva.
Arnfinn Heje
Norwegian sailor (1877-1958).
Born October 26th, 1877 in Oslo.
Died January 29th, 1958 at 80 years old
Willy Fossli
Norwegian association football player (1931-2017).
Died January 29th, 2017 at 85 years old [ref]
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He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan