October 29th
169 Notable deaths
Tiny Sandford
American actor (1894-1961).
Born February 26th, 1894 in Osage.
Died October 29th, 1961 at 67 years old in Los Angeles.
John D. Roberts
American chemist.
Born June 8th, 1918 in Los Angeles. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2016 at 98 years old in Pasadena. [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]
Ramiro de Maeztu
Spanish political theorist, journalist, and literary critic.
Born May 4th, 1874 in Vitoria-Gasteiz. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1936 at 62 years old in Aravaca (ballistic trauma). [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. [ref]
Muhammadu Maccido
Sultan of sokoto.
Born April 20th, 1926 in Dange Shuni. [ref]
Died October 29th, 2006 at 80 years old in Abuja. [ref]
Ranko Žeravica
Serbian basketball coach.
Born November 17th, 1929 in Novo Miloševo.
Died October 29th, 2015 at 85 years old in Belgrade.
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).
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]
Deaths 61 to 70 of 169
Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams