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October 29th
220 Notable deaths
Arne Tiselius
Swedish biochemist and nobel prize laureate in chemistry.
Born August 10th, 1902 in Stockholm.
Died October 29th, 1971 at 69 years old in Helga Trefaldighet (myocardial infarction).
Luther Burden
American basketball player (1953-2015).
Born February 28th, 1953 in Haines City.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 62 years old in Winston-Salem. [ref]
Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of virginia (1940-2019).
Born July 8th, 1940 in Stuart.
Died October 29th, 2019 at 79 years old in Roanoke (pulmonary fibrosis). [ref]
John D. Roberts
American chemist (1918–2016).
Born June 8th, 1918 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2016 at 98 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
George Borg Olivier
Maltese politician and attorney (1911-1980).
Born July 5th, 1911 in Valletta.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 69 years old in Sliema (disease).
Muhammadu Maccido
Sultan of sokoto.
Born April 20th, 1926 in Dange Shuni. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 80 years old in Abuja. [ref]
William Kapell
American classical pianist and recording artist (1922-1953).
Born September 20th, 1922 in Manhattan.
Died October 29th, 1953 at 31 years old in Kings Mountain (aircraft crash).
Gaston Bussière
French painter (1862-1928).
Born April 24th, 1862 in Cuisery. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1928 at 66 years old in Saulieu.
Mkrtich Khrimian
Catholicoi of armenia (1820–1907).
Died October 29th, 1907 at 87 years old in Vagharshapat.
James Hannington
Anglican missionary and saint (1847-1885).
Born September 3rd, 1847 in Sussex.
Died October 29th, 1885 at 38 years old in Busoga (stab wound).
Ramiro de Maeztu
Spanish political theorist, journalist, and literary critic (1874–1936).
Born May 4th, 1874 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1936 at 62 years old in Aravaca (gunshot wound).
Alison Knowles
American artist (born 1933).
Born April 29th, 1933 in Scarsdale.
Died October 29th, 2025 at 92 years old in New York City. [ref]
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball coach (1929–2015).
Born November 17th, 1929 in Novo Miloševo.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 85 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Louis Rosier
French racing driver.
Born November 5th, 1905 in Chapdes-Beaufort.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 50 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Károly Huszár
Hungarian politician (1882-1941).
Born September 10th, 1882 in Nussdorf.
Died October 29th, 1941 at 59 years old in Budapest.
Mario Scelba
Italian politician (1901–1991).
Born September 5th, 1901 in Caltagirone.
Died October 29th, 1991 at 90 years old in Rome (thrombosis).
Maffeo Pantaleoni
Italian economist (1857-1924).
Born July 2nd, 1857 in Frascati.
Died October 29th, 1924 at 67 years old in Milan.
Carlos Guastavino
Argentine composer (1912–2000).
Born April 5th, 1912 in Santa Fe.
Died October 29th, 2000 at 88 years old in Santa Fe.
Angelika Amon
Austrian american molecular and cell biologist and academic.
Born January 10th, 1967 in Vienna.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 53 years old (ovarian cancer). [ref]
Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
President of costa rica (1907-1969).
Born March 10th, 1907 in San Ramón.
Died October 29th, 1969 at 62 years old in San José.
Charlie Aitken
Scottish footballer (1942-2023).
Born May 1st, 1942 in Edinburgh.
Died October 29th, 2023 at 81 years old [ref]
Peyo Yavorov
Bulgarian poet (1878–1914).
Born January 13th, 1878 in Chirpan.
Died October 29th, 1914 at 36 years old in Sofia (gunshot wound).
Yuliya Solntseva
Russian film director and actress (1901–1989).
Born August 20th, 1901 in Moscow.
Died October 29th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Leonard Nelson
German mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927).
Born July 11th, 1882 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1927 at 45 years old in Göttingen (pneumonia).
James C. Jones
American politician (1809-1859).
Born April 20th, 1809 in Davidson County.
Died October 29th, 1859 at 50 years old in Memphis.
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We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening. Zhuangzi