October 29th
169 Notable deaths
Phan Bội Châu
Vietnamese revolutionary (1867-1940).
Born December 26th, 1867 in Nghệ An.
Died October 29th, 1940 at 72 years old in Huế.
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.
Kenneth MacMillan
British ballet dancer and choreographer.
Born December 11th, 1929 in Dunfermline.
Died October 29th, 1992 at 62 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Evgeny Lifshitz
Soviet physicist (1915-1985).
Born October 21st, 1915 in Kharkiv.
Died October 29th, 1985 at 70 years old in Moscow.
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.
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).
Marina Berti
British italian actress (1924-2002).
Born September 29th, 1924 in London.
Died October 29th, 2002 at 78 years old in Rome (cancer).
Edith Clarke
American engineer.
Born February 10th, 1883 in Baltimore.
Died October 29th, 1959 at 76 years old in Baltimore (myocardial infarction).
Linda Nochlin
American art historian.
Born January 30th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
William French Smith
Attorney general of the united states (1917-1990).
Born August 26th, 1917 in New York City, Wilton.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 73 years old in Glendale (cancer).
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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