October 29th
175 Notable deaths
Yuliya Solntseva
Russian film director and actress.
Born August 20th, 1901 in Moscow. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1989 at 88 years old in Moscow.
Vasily Agapkin
Author, composer, conductor.
Born February 3rd, 1884 in Shancherovo.
Died October 29th, 1964 at 80 years old in Moscow.
Leonard Nelson
German mathematician and philosopher (1882-1927).
Born July 11th, 1882 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1927 at 45 years old in Göttingen (pneumonia).
Walter Evans Edge
American politician (1873-1956).
Born November 20th, 1873 in Philadelphia.
Died October 29th, 1956 at 82 years old in Manhattan.
Johan Gunnar Andersson
Swedish archeologist and geologist (1874–1960).
Born July 3rd, 1874 in Knista parish. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1960 at 86 years old in Hägerstens församling.
Zoë Akins
Playwright, poet, author.
Born October 30th, 1886 in Humansville.
Died October 29th, 1958 at 71 years old in Los Angeles.
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]
Slaven Zambata
Yugoslavian footballer (1940–2020).
Born September 24th, 1940 in Sinj.
Died October 29th, 2020 at 80 years old in Zagreb. [ref]
Juha Vainio
Finnish singer-songwriter, lyricist and teacher.
Died October 29th, 1990 at 52 years old in Gryon (myocardial infarction).
Lipman Bers
Latvian-american mathematician.
Born May 22nd, 1914 in Riga. [ref]
Died October 29th, 1993 at 79 years old in New Rochelle.
Deaths 81 to 90 of 175
I shall not die of a cold. I shall die of having lived. Willa Cather