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October 29th
163 Notable deaths
Jane Toppan
American serial killer.
Born March 31st, 1854 in Boston.
Died October 29th, 1938 at 84 years old in Taunton.
Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay
Indian freedom fighter (1903-1988).
Born April 3rd, 1903 in Mangalore.
Died October 29th, 1988 at 85 years old in Mumbai.
Glenn McQueen
Canadian animator (1960-2002).
Born December 24th, 1960 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 41 years old in Berkeley (melanoma).
Adolphe Menjou
American actor (1890-1963).
Born February 18th, 1890 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1963 at 73 years old in Beverly Hills (hepatitis). [ref]
Lloyd Bochner
Canadian actor (1924-2005).
Born July 29th, 1924 in Toronto.
Died October 29th, 2005 at 81 years old in Santa Monica (cancer). [ref]
Keshubhai Patel
Indian politician (1928-2020).
Born July 24th, 1928 in Visavadar.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 92 years old in Ahmedabad (respiratory failure). [ref]
Sindika Dokolo
Congolese businessman.
Born March 16th, 1972 in Kinshasa. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2020 at 48 years old in Dubai (drowning). [ref]
Gustaf V of Sweden
King of sweden from 1907 to 1950.
Born June 16th, 1858 in Drottningholm Palace. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1950 at 92 years old in Drottningholm Palace (influenza). [ref]
Terry Southern
American author (1924-1995).
Born May 1st, 1924 in Alvarado. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1995 at 71 years old in Manhattan.
Dennis Banks
Ojibwe co-founder of the american indian movement (1937-2017).
Born April 12th, 1937 in Leech Lake Indian Reservation. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 80 years old in Mayo Clinic (pneumonia). [ref]
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Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender