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October 29th
181 Notable deaths
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).
Paul Painlevé
French mathematician and politician (1863-1933).
Born December 5th, 1863 in Paris.
Died October 29th, 1933 at 69 years old in Paris.
Linda Nochlin
American art historian (1931–2017).
Born January 30th, 1931 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2017 at 86 years old [ref]
Albert Calmette
French scientist (1863-1933).
Born July 12th, 1863 in Nice. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1933 at 70 years old in Paris. [ref]
Juan Yagüe Blanco
Spanish legion general (1891-1952).
Born November 9th, 1891 in San Leonardo de Yagüe.
Died October 29th, 1952 at 60 years old in Burgos (lung cancer). [ref]
Pen Sovan
Prime minister of the hanoi-backed people's republic of kampuchea (1936-2016).
Born April 15th, 1936 in Tram Kak District.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 80 years old in Takéo. [ref]
Gerhard von Schwerin
German general.
Born June 23rd, 1899 in Hanover.
Died October 29th, 1980 at 81 years old in Rottach-Egern.
Joseph Babinski
French neurologist (1857-1932).
Born November 17th, 1857 in former 11th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1932 at 74 years old in Paris (Parkinson's disease).
Klas Ingesson
Swedish footballer and manager (1968-2014).
Born August 20th, 1968 in Ödeshög.
Died October 29th, 2014 at 46 years old in Ödeshög (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Roland Dyens
French composer (1955–2016).
Born October 19th, 1955 in Tunis.
Died October 29th, 2016 at 61 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Deaths 41 to 50 of 181
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