October 29th
220 Notable deaths
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]
Woody Herman
American jazz musician and bandleader (1913–1987).
Born May 16th, 1913 in Milwaukee.
Died October 29th, 1987 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (pulmonary emphysema).
Georges Brassens
French singer-songwriter and poet (1921–1981).
Born October 22nd, 1921 in Sète.
Died October 29th, 1981 at 60 years old in Saint-Gély-du-Fesc (cancer).
Nikolay Chernyshevsky
Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889).
Born July 24th, 1828 in Saratov.
Died October 29th, 1889 at 61 years old in Saratov (stroke).
Graham Stark
British comedian, actor, writer and director (1922-2013).
Born January 20th, 1922 in Wallasey.
Died October 29th, 2013 at 91 years old in London (stroke).
Nigel Kneale
British screenwriter (1922–2006).
Born April 18th, 1922 in Barrow-in-Furness.
Died October 29th, 2006 at 84 years old in London (stroke). [ref]
Franco Corelli
Italian operatic tenor (1921-2003).
Born April 8th, 1921 in Ancona.
Died October 29th, 2003 at 82 years old in Milan (myocardial infarction).
Jean Heather
American actress (1921–1995).
Born February 21st, 1921 in Omaha.
Died October 29th, 1995 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.
Ninian Stephen
Australian jurist and former governor-general (1923-2017).
Born June 15th, 1923 in Nettlebed.
Died October 29th, 2017 at 94 years old in Melbourne. [ref]
Sisavang Vong
King of laos (1885-1959).
Born July 14th, 1885 in Luang Prabang.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 74 years old in Luang Prabang.
Russell L. Ackoff
American organizational theorist (1919–2009).
Born February 12th, 1919 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 2009 at 90 years old in Paoli (surgical complications). [ref]
John Leech
British caricaturist and illustrator (1817–1864).
Born August 29th, 1817 in London.
Died October 29th, 1864 at 47 years old in London.
Heath
Japanese musician (1968–2023).
Born January 22nd, 1968 in Amagasaki.
Died October 29th, 2023 at 55 years old (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Margaret Floy Washburn
American psychologist and scholar (1871-1939).
Born July 25th, 1871 in New York City.
Died October 29th, 1939 at 68 years old in Poughkeepsie.
Phan Bội Châu
19/20th-century vietnamese nationalist and revolutionary.
Born December 26th, 1867 in Nam Đàn.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Huế.
Albert Benjamin Simpson
Canadian theologian (1843–1919).
Born December 15th, 1843 in New York City.
Died October 29th, 1919 at 75 years old
John Davis Lodge
American politician (1903–1985).
Born October 20th, 1903 in Washington, D.C..
Died October 29th, 1985 at 82 years old in New York City.
Edith Clarke
American electrical engineer (1884–1959).
Born February 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 76 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Evgeny Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born October 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.
Kenneth MacMillan
British ballet dancer and choreographer (1929–1992).
Born December 11th, 1929 in Dunfermline.
Died October 29th, 1992 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Marina Berti
British italian actress (1924-2002).
Born September 29th, 1924 in London.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer).
Prince Christian Victor of Schleswig-Holstein
English cricketer (1867-1900).
Born April 14th, 1867 in Windsor Castle.
Died October 29th, 1900 at 33 years old in Pretoria (typhoid fever).
Takeshi Shudo
Japanese scriptwriter (1949–2010).
Born August 18th, 1949 in Fukuoka.
Died October 29th, 2010 at 61 years old in Nara (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917–1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
Paul Painlevé
French mathematician and politician (1863-1933).
Born December 5th, 1863 in Paris.
Died October 29th, 1933 at 69 years old in Paris.
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There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving